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Dream Country

Neil Gaiman · 160 pages

Presents four Sandman stories, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in which Shakespeare's company, at the instigation of the Lord of Dreams, gives an open-air performance of the play to an audience of fairies.

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In the Night Garden

Catherynne M. Valente · 496 pages

A Book of Wonders for Grown-Up ReadersEvery once in a great while a book comes along that reminds us of the magic spell that stories can cast over us--to dazzle, entertain, and enlighten. Welcome to the Arabian Nights for our time--a lush and fantastical epic guaranteed to spirit you away from the very first page....Secreted away in a garden, a lonely girl spins stories to warm a curious prince: p

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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Grace Lin · 282 pages

In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her

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Tanglewood Tales

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 190 pages

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The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Katherine Woods · 87 pages

A pilot forced to land in the Sahara meets a little prince. The wise and enchanting stories the prince tells of his own planet with its three volcanoes and a haughty flower are unforgettable. A strange and wonderful parable for all ages, with superb illustrations by the author.

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Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Marlon James · 640 pages

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Metamorphoses

Ovid · 394 pages

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The Little Prince & Letter to a Hostage

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Fruits Basket, Vol. 1

Natsuki Takaya · 196 pages

Tohru Honda was an orphan when one day fate kicked her out of the house and on to land belonging to the mysterious Sohma family. Everything goes well until she discovers the Sohma family's secret, when hugged by members of the opposite sex, they turn into their Chinese Zodiac animal!

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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

Axie Oh · 325 pages

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The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo · 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 Arabian Nights

Anonymous · 912 pages

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. This volume

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The Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis · 121 pages

"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is the enchanting first installment in C.S. Lewis's timeless fantasy series, "The Chronicles of Narnia." The story unfolds with the discovery of a magical world beyond the back of a wardrobe, where four siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—stumble upon the wondrous land of Narnia. In Narnia, the land is under the oppressive rule of the White Witch

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The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree

Bill Brittain · 181 pages

A children's novel in a folk tale style. A mysterious stranger offers to grant the wishes of the inhabitants of the New England village of Coven Tree. The loose wording of the wishes of some villagers causes their wishes to go awry.

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Redemption in Indigo

Karen Lord · 258 pages

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Moominland Midwinter

Tove Jansson · 165 pages

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The Starless Sea

Erin Morgenstern · 512 pages

**FAR BENEATH** the surface of the earth, upon the shores of the Starless Sea, there is a labyrinthine collection of tunnels and rooms filled with stories. The entryways that lead to this sanctuary are often hidden, sometimes on forest floors, sometimes in private homes, sometimes in plain sight. But those who seek will find. Their doors have been waiting for them. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is searc

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The Complete Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen · 286 pages

Sixteen tales including "Little Claus and Big Claus," "Father's Always Right," and "The Goblin and the Grocer."

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Iron Hearted Violet

Kelly Barnhill · 448 pages

"Princess Violet is the complete opposite of most fairy-tale princesses -- plain, adventurous, and quite possibly too clever for her own good. One day, while exploring her castle, Violet and her best friend, Demetrius, stumble upon a hidden passage, which leads to a secret room, which houses a peculiar book, which tells a story that has long been forbidden. A story about an evil being trapped in t

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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti

Gerald McDermott · 41 pages

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky

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Summerlong

Peter S. Beagle · 246 pages

"It was a typically unpleasant Puget Sound winter before the arrival of Lioness Lazos. An enigmatic young waitress with strange abilities, when the lovely Lioness comes to Gardner Island even the weather takes notice."--Goodreads.

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The Demigod Files

Rick Riordan · 163 pages

In these top-secret files, Rick Riordan, Camp Half-Blood's senior scribe, gives you an inside look at the world of demigods that NO regular human child is allowed to see.These highly classified archives include three of Percy Jackson's most perilous adventures, a Spotter's Guide to Monsters, a Who's Who in Greek mythology, Percy's Summer Camp report and much more.So, if you're armed with this book

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What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy

Gregory Maguire · 320 pages

A terrible storm is raging, and ten-year-old Dinah is huddled by candlelight with her brother, sister, and cousin Gage, who is telling a very unusual tale. It's the story of What-the-Dickens, a newly hatched orphan creature who finds he has an attraction to teeth, a crush on a cat named McCavity, and a penchant for getting into trouble. One day he happens upon a feisty girl skibberee who is workin

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