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Pinocchio

Carlo Collodi Β· 205 pages

"First published in serial form from 1881 to 1883 in Il Giornale dei bambini, the many adventures of Pinocchio, Geppetto's wooden puppet who came to life to laugh, cry, and dance like a real boy, garnered immediate acclaim as a children's story. Today Italians consider the novel, along with The Divine Comedy and The Decameron, one of their most important works of literature. Readers familiar only

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Firewing

Kenneth Oppel Β· 318 pages

Griffin, a young bat, is sucked into the "Underworld," and his father follows to rescue him.

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Gregor the Overlander

Suzanne Collins Β· 311 pages

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Stargazer

Patrick Carman

Twelve-year-old Alexa and her companions unwittingly lead Abaddon, now in the form of an enormous, horrible sea monster, to the secret community known as the Five Stone Pillars when they go to bring the people living there home.

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The Rescue

Kathryn Lasky Β· 197 pages

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The Chronicles of Narnia

C.S. Lewis Β· 768 pages

Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battle between good and evil - what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, written in 1919 by C.S. Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia. For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of

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James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl Β· 143 pages

***Roald Dahl's first and most widely celebrated book for young people continues to thrill readers around the world.*** **When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen.** The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. When James discovers a secret entrance-way into the fruit and crawls inside, he

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (full color)

C. S. Lewis Β· 260 pages

The Dawn Treader will take you places you never dreamed existed.

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The Odyssey

Homer, E.V. Rieu Β· 373 pages

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The Neverending Story

Michael Ende Β· 396 pages

From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life. When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica--so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in g

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The Mouse and His Child

Russell Hoban Β· 181 pages

Two discarded toy mice survive perilous adventures in a hostile world before finding security and happiness with old friends and new.

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Impossible Creatures

Katherine Rundell Β· 358 pages

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Firestar's Quest

Erin Hunter Β· 536 pages

There is peace at last between the warrior Clans, and Firestar is proud of the strength and unity of the cats he leads in ThunderClan. All four forest Clans are thriving, training new warriors and keeping their boundaries without conflict. Firestar's dreams are haunted by wailing cats fleeing a terrible disaster. With unexpected help from an old friend, Smudge the kittypet, he discovers a shoc

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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Akira Himekawa Β· 187 pages

After Tetra is captured aboard the Ghost Ship, Link races to save her but quickly discovers he must embark on a new quest to collect the Sand of Hours to fill the Phantom Hourglass and break the curse that has been placed on the Temple of the Ocean King before Tetra can be freed.

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Stuart Little

E.B. White Β· 131 pages

This is the first children's book by the distinguished author E. B. White. Stuart Little, the hero, is a mouse in the family of Frederick C. Little and is a pleasantly debonair little character, with a shy, engaging manner and a somewhat philosophical turn of mind. He is a great help around the house, and everybody except Snowbell the cat likes him a great deal. In spite of his small size, Stuart

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Secrets of the Crown

Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson

As their old mentor Kalstaff was dead, the six loyals and familiars are completing their studies with Sorceress Edna. All of a sudden, when human magic mysteriously disappears from the land, Queen Loranella is rendered powerless, and is thus unable to stop the impending army of the Dead lead by Paksahara which is about to invade the land. Hence, it is once more up to the familiars to save the land

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Drowned Wednesday

Garth Nix Β· 389 pages

This is Book Three in Garth Nix's blockbuster fantasy-adventure series, The Keys to the Kingdom, following the best-selling Mister Monday and Grim Tuesday.Arthur Penhaligon has a broken leg and a bad attack of asthma, but there's no time for recovery. Drowned Wednesday has sent a ship to pluck him from the safety of his bed, miles from any ocean, and sail him back to the House.From hospital room t

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The Chronicles of Narnia

Clive Staples Lewis Β· 68 pages

Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures and epic battles between good and evil.

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Luka and the Fire of Life

Salman Rushdie Β· 221 pages

One day, twelve-year-old Luka's storyteller father, Rashid, falls into a sleep so deep that no-one can rouse him. Luka must undertake a dangerous quest through the Magic World to steal the Fire of Life and save his father.

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The Sea of Trolls

Nancy Farmer Β· 459 pages

After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.

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The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo Β· 270 pages

The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

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The Truth

Zizou Corder Β· 272 pages

Charlie Ashanti, the hero of LIONBOY, speaks cat - the language of all cats wild and domestic alike. His unusual talent helps him on his quest to find his kidnapped parents who have discovered a cure for asthma. The local cats of his home town (a futuristic London) start him on his search to solve the mystery of his missing parents, which leads him across the channel on board a circus ship bound f

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The Icebound Land

John Flanagan Β· 266 pages

Kidnapped after the fierce battle with Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as captives aboard a fearsome wolfship. Halt has sworn to rescue Will, and he will do anything to keep his promise-–even defy his King. Expelled from the Rangers he has served so loyally, Halt is joined by Will's friend Horace as he travels toward Skandia. On their way, they are challenged constantly by f

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The Dark Tower

Stephen King Β· 845 pages

"Roland's ka-tet remains intact, though scattered over wheres and whens. Susannah-Mia has been carried from the Dixie Pig (in the summer of 1999) to a birthing room - really a chamber of horrors - in Thunderclap's Fedic; Jake and Father Callahan, with Oy between them, have entered the restaurant on Lex and Sixty-first with weapons drawn, little knowing how numerous and noxious are their foes. Rola

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