7.3/9 The Abhorsen Trilogy ­ Nix, Garth. Contains the books Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen. SABRIEL and her companions must travel deep into the Old Kingdom toward a battle that will pit them against the true forces of life and death. LIRAEL holds the fate of the Old Kingdom in her hands. She must find the courage to seek her own hidden destiny. ABHORSEN: Only Lirael, Abhorsen-in-Waiting, and her companions hanve any chance of stopping the Destroyer of All Life, though they do not know how. She must search in both Life and Death for some means to defeat the him - before it is too late.

5.3/7 Above the Veil ­ Nix, Garth. Tal and Milla are no longer alone in their quest for the truth about their world. They have been joined by Crow, a rebel Underfolk, and his band of conspirators. They know many secrets about the Castle - and are on the verge of uncovering the greatest secret of all.

7.7/10 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ­ Carroll, Lewis. A young boy discovers that his magic cupboard and key can turn toys into live people and animals.

6.7/26 The Amber Spyglass ­ Pullman, Philip. (#3) Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.

5.8/17 Amy's Eyes ­ Kennedy, Richard. A girl who has changed into a doll and a doll who has changed into a sea captain sail the pirate-ridden high seas with a crew of Mother Goose animals, in search of gold treasure.

6.4/8 Anna of Byzantium ­ Barrett, Tracy. In the eleventh century the teenage princess Anna Comnena fights for her birthright, the throne to the Byzantine Empire, which she fears will be taken from her by her younger brother because he is a boy.

4.8/12 Archer's Goon ­ Jones, Diana Wynne. After the Goon moves into the Sykes's house and refuses to budge, thirteen-year-old Howard learns some startling information about his family, including the fact that he is adopted and that his father is connected with seven wizards who run their town.

5.0/9 Artemis Fowl ­ Colfer, Eoin. When a twelve-year-old genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a paticularly nasty troll

5.5/4 Artemis Fowl Files ­ Colfler, Eoin. After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to retrieve it.

5.0/9 Artemis Fowl: the Arctic Incident ­ Colfer, Eoin. Artemis receives an urgent e-mail from his father, who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya. While rushing to his rescue, Artemis finds he must join forces with the fairies if he wants to save him.

5.0/10 Artemis Fowl: the Eternity Code ­ Colfer, Eoin. After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try to retrieve it.

5.3/13 Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony ­ Colfler, Eoin. Artemis Fowl-Book 5. Once again, Artemis will have to pair up with his old comrade, captain Holly Short, to track down the missing demon and rescue him before the time spell dissolves and the lost demon colony returns violently to Earth.

5.7/12 Artemis Fowl: the Opal Deception ­ Colfer, Eoin. Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has no memory of the fairy people and his dangerous enemy, Opal Koboi escapes from jail and is planning revenge. Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl is back and so is his brilliant and dangerous enemy, Opal Koboi. At the start of the story, Artemis has no memory of the fairy people and has returned to his unlawful ways. In Berlin, he is preparing to steal a famous Impressionist painting from a German bank. He doesn't know that his old rival, Opal, has escaped from prison by cloning herself. She's left her double behind in jail and, now free, is exacting her revenge on all those who put here there, including Artemis. Meanwhile in the lower elements, Captain Holly Short of the fairy police is framed for a heinous crime, yet she manages to elude her captors and escape to the surface to rescue Artemis. But before Holly and Artemis can get away, Opal arrives and abducts them both, forcing Artemis to go head to head with an enemy who plans on destroying the fairy world forever.

4.4/12 At the Crossing Places ­ Crossley-Holland, Kevin. Sequel to The Seeing Stone. In late twelfth-=century England, the thirteen-year-old Arthur goes to begin his new life as squire to Lord Stephen at Holt, where crusaders ready themselves.

5.1/10 Avalon High Having moved to Annapolis, Maryland, with her medievalist parents, high school junior Ellie enrolls at Avalon High School where several students may or may not be reincarnations of King Arthur and his court.

6.2/11 Beauty: a Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast ­ McKinley, Robin. A daughter gives her life to save her father and is doomed to live in a monster's castle. This much-loved retelling of the classic French tale Beauty and the Beast elicits the familiar magical charm, but is more believable and complex than the traditional story.

5.3/9 The Beggar Queen ­ Alexander, Lloyd. In this continuation of Westmark and The Kestrel, Mickle, once a common street urchin, now rules Westmark as the wise Queen Augusta.

6.2/8 Beyond the Valley of Thorns ­ Carman, Patrick. Land of Elyon: Book 2. When thirteen-year-old Alexa embarks on a mysterious quest, she finds her old friends Yipes the little man, Murphy the squirrel, Odessa the wolf, and Squire the hawk have been designated to help her.

5.2/7 The Black Cauldron ­ Alexander, Lloyd. The Black Cauldron must be destroyed. In this cauldron, evil Arawn has created his terrible army of deathless warriors from the stolen bodies of the slain. For each of those chosen to journey to Arawn's domain, the quest has a special meaning, and to Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, the adventure becomes a glorious opportunity to wear his first sword and prove himself a man among men.

5.9/14 The Blue Djinn of Babylon ­ Kerr, P.B. Book 2. Twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John have more adventures when they become involved in an international adventure involving the Blue Djinn, the supreme arbiter of all Djinn.

6.8/17 The Blue Sword ­ McKinley, Robin. Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.

4.5/10 Book of Story Beginnings ­ Kladstrup, Kristin. After moving with her parents to Iowa, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers a mysterious notebook that can bring stories to life and which has a link to the 1914 disappearance of her great uncle.

6.9/8 Book of the Lion ­ Cadnum, Michael. n twelfth-century England, afater his master, a maker of coins for the king, is brutally punished for alleged cheating, seventeen-year-old Edmund finds himself traveling to the Holy Land as squire to a knight crusader on his way to join the forces of Richard Lionheart.

5.3/7 Book of Three ­ Alxander, Lloyd. Taran, assistant pig-keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil

5.3/10 The Borrowers Avenged ­ Norton, Mary. Escaping from an attic where they had been held captive over the long, dark winter, a family of tiny people set up house in an old rectory.

5.5/11 Buried Fire ­ Stroud, Jonathan. When the unearthing of a broken, ancient cross unleashes the power of a long-buried dragon, Stephen and Sarah MacIntyre and their friend, Tom Aubrey, try to stop the dragon's awakening--even though it means fighting their own brother, Michael, who has fallen under the dragon's evil spell.

5.7/6 Castle - Nix, Garth. From the deadly halls of Nightmares to the magical chambers of Talis, great-uncle Ebbit, Tal and Milla must navigate the Castle without being discovered.

6.0/11 Castle in the Air ­ Jones, Diana Wynne. Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come true and dangerous adventures become daily fare.

5.4/7 Castle of Llyr ­ Alexander, Lloyd. Sequel to The Black Cauldron. Princess Eilonwy possesses magical powers sought by Achren, the most evil enchantress in all of Prydain. When shortly after her arrival at the Isle of Mona something sinister and secret befalls the princess, her loyal friends set out on a mission to rescue her.

6.4/8 Catherine, Called Birdy ­ Cushman, Karen. Catherine is destined to marry a rich man no matter how she feels about it. She manages to send several would-be husbands packing, but when a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call, will she lose the battle?

4.8/5 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ­ Dahl, Roald. Willy Wonka's Famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fasted jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest an kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!

4.9/10 Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors ­ Nimmo, Jenny. Children of the Red King: Book 4. Charlie and his magically gifted friends and relatives work together to rescue Billy Raven, a young orphan, from a mysterious and dangerous couple who have adopted him.

4.6/10 Charlie Bone and the Hidden King ­ Nimmo, Jenny. Children of the Red King: Book 5. When an ancient enchanter is released from the grounds of Bloor's Academy, threatening both of Charlie Bone's parents, the only way Charlie and his friends can defeat him is by finding the red king himself.

4.9/10 Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy ­ Nimmo, Jenny. Children of the Red King: Book 3. Charlie and his friends unite to rescue Ollie, a boy who was turned invisible and made to live in the attics at Bloor's Academy more than a year ago, but they are hindered by a mysterious new student who lives with Charlie's aunts.

4.7/9 Charlie Bone and the Time Twister ­ Nimmo, Jenny. Children of the Red King: Book 2. In January 1916 Henry Yewbeam and his younger brother, James, have been sent to stay with their cousins at the Bloor's Academy. It is one of the coldest days of the year, and all Henry wants to do is hide from his mean cousins and play marbles. He finds a nice, long hall and begins to roll his marbles. Then he discovers a marble that doesn't look familiar to him. Suddenly a series of strange events takes place. Henry begins to disappear. He quickly scribbles on the floor Give The Marble To James, and then he vanishes from the year 1916.

4.4/5 Charlotte's Web ­ White, E. B. Wilbur was lovingly raised by a girl named Fern. But now he's a barn pig. He's bored and lonely--until he meets Charlotte, the beautiful grey spider who also lives in the barn. Charlotte thinks of a wonderful way to save Wilbur from a pig's unhappy fate. Her cleaver plan will delight you, in this famous story.

4.7/2 The Chocolate Touch ­ Catling, Patrick. Instead of gold, everything John Midas touched turns to precious chocolate.

5.8/?? Chronicles of Chrestomanci ­ Jones, Diana Wynne. Adventures of the Chrestomanci, an enchanter with nine lives, whose job is to control the practice of magic in the infinite parallel universes of the Twe lve Related Worlds. Includes the books Charmed Life and The Lives of Christoher Chant.

5.1/4 City of the Rats ­ Rodda, Emily. Lief, Barda, and Jasmine have succeeded in finding the golden topaz and the great ruby gems of the magic Belt of Deltora. The gems have strengthened them and given them courage to move on to find the third stone. But none of them knows the horrors that await them in the forbidden City of the Rats.

5.2/6 Coming of Hoole ­ Lasky, Kathryn. Guardians of Ga'Hoole. Book 10. Soren and Coryn read the ancient legends of Ga'Hoole in order to find a way to prevent the victory of evil in their present world.

4.9/4 Cricket in Times Square ­ Selden, George. Chester the cricket resides in a newsstand in Times Square. He has many adventures, climaxing with the rescue of the newsstand owner from financial disaster.

5.0/7 Crispin: the Cross of Lead ­ Avi. Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.

6.2/7 Crooked House - Duncan, David. When the King's friend Digby dies mysteriously in the midst of a royal ceremony, Sir Stalwart and Emerald, a White Sister, are dispatched to investigate the evil lurking at the heart of the King's chambers. The two set off for an ancient lord's house where they believe the source of evil lies. Stalwart invites Badger, a surly Blade-in-training, to join them on their journey, and the three must survive harsh terrain, sorcery, swordplay, and the company of a traitor. . .or another day may not dawn for the King's Daggers.

8.0/24 Cry of the Icemark ­ Hill, Stuart. After the death of her beloved father, headstrong princess Thirrin Freer Strong-In-The-Arm becomes warrior queen of her homeland, Icemark, defending it from a formidable invader. Despite Thirrin's bravery and the support of Oskan, the Witch's son, the task proves more difficult than Thirrin ever dreamed. She must assemble a force to rival her opponent. And, in the chill winter of Icemark, she only has until spring to unite the strange beasts and frightening creatures who live just outside her country. Ultimately, it is Thirrin's vision and determination that will see her through to victory.

6.1/10 Dark Hills Divide ­ Carman, Patrick. Land of Elyon: Book 1. When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the walled city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa realizes her lifelong wish to explore the mysterious forests and mountains that lie beyond the wall.

6.2/13 The Dark is Rising ­ Cooper, Susan. On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark

.5.5/8 Dark Lord of Derkholm ­ Jones, Diana Wynne. Derk, an unconventional wizard, and his magical family become involved in a plan to put a stop to the devastating tours of their world arranged by the tyrannical Mr. Chesney.

5.3/10 Dark Portal ­ Jarvis, Robin. While on a rescue mission, a few daring mice journey below to the sewers to an evil world populated by rats who peel mice before eating them and worship the Dark Lord.

5.5/8 Dealing with Dragons ­ Wrede, Patricia C. Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom.

6.2/4 Door in the Wall ­ DeAngeli, Marguerite. This Newbery Medal winning story, set in medieval times, is about a boy who learns his own strength when he saves the castle and discovers there is more than one way to serve his king.

7.4/7 Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz ­ Baum, Frank L. Dorothy and the Wizard are sucked into the center of the Earth.

5.4/12 Dragon Keeper ­ Wilkinson, Carole. An orphan slave girl becomes a Dragon Keeper when she heroically comes to the aid of an aging dragon and both go on a dangerous journey across China to protect a mysterious stone vital to the dragon's legacy.

5.8/8 Dragon's Blood ­ Yolen, Jane. Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom.

4.4/8 Ella Enchanted ­ Levine, Gail Carson. In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.

5.0/5 The Eye of the Stone ­ Birdseye, Tom. When he is pulled into another world called Timmra, thirteen-year-old Jackson finds he must fight the horrible monster Baen and arbitrate a mounting struggle between the Timmran and Yakonan peoples.

5.9/6 The Fall ­ Nix, Garth. #1. Tal has lived his whole life in darkness. He has nver left his home, a mysterious castle of seven towers. He does not see the threat that will tear apart his family hand his world. But Tal cannot stay safe forever. When danger strikes, he must desperately climb the Red Tower to steal a Sunstone. He reacher the top. . .and then he falls into a strange and unknown world of warriors, iceships, and hidden magic. There Tal makes an enemy who will save his life-and holds the key to his future.

8.8/2 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ­ Rowling, J. K. A copy of this book resides almost every wizarding household in the country. Now for a limited period only, Muggles too have the chance to discover where the Quintaped lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why it is best not to leave milk out for a Knarl.

6.0/10 Fantastic Voyage ­ Asimov, Isaac. Four men and one woman reduced to a microscopic fraction of their original size, boarding a miniaturized atomic sub and being injected into a dying man's carotid artery. Passing through the heart, entering the inner ear where even the slightest sound would destroy them, battling relentlessly into the cranium. Their objective: to reach a blood clot and destroy it with the piercing rays of a laser. At stake: the fate of the entire world.

4.1/7 The Fire Within ­ D'Lacey, Chris. When college student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, he has no idea that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career.

5.5/7 Fire and Hemlock ­ Jones, Diana Wynne. At nineteen, Polly has two sets of sometimes overlapping, sometimes conflicting memories, the real-life ones of school days and her parents' divorce, and the heroic adventure ones that began the day she accidentally gate-crashed a funeral.

6.2/14 Fire Arrow: the Second Song of Eirren ­ Pattou, Edith. While on the trail of her father's murderers, the young archer from "Hero's Song" discovers her birthright--a magical arrow--and the sinister doings of an evil sorcerer.

5.0/9 Fires of Merlin ­ Barron, T. A.5. Having voyaged to the Otherworld in his quest to find himself, the young wizard Merlin must face fire in many different forms and deal with the possibility of losing his own magical power.

5.5/6 First Collier ­ Lasky, Kathryn. Guardians of Ga'Hoole-Book 9. Soren and Coryn read the ancient legends of Ga'Hoole in order to find a way to prevent the victory of evil in their present world.

7.1/19 Fly by Night ­ Hardinge, Frances. A twelve-year-old orphan, Mosca Mye, and her homicidal goose, Saracen, travel to the city of Mandelion on the heels of smooth-talking con-man Eponymous Clent, driven by her love of language to find a better life.

3/6 The Folk Keeper ­ Billingsley, Franny. Orphan Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her heritage as a seal maiden when she is taken to live with a wealthy family in their manor by the sea.

4.7/5 Forest ­ Lisle, Janet Taylor. Amber likes spending time in the forest. But there are others who want to destroy it.

6.4/13 Freeglader - Stewart, Paul. Edge Chronicles-Book 7. Fleeing from the ruins of New Undertown, Rook Barkwater and the librarian knights and Felix Lodd and his banderbear friends must lead the escaping population to a new life in the Free Glades.

5.3/3 From the Dust Returned: A Family Remembrance ­ Bradbury, Ray. This is the story of an Eternal Family. They have lived for centuries in a house of legend and mystery in upper Illinois - and they are not like other midwesterners. The house is being readied in anticipation of the gala homecoming that will gather together the branches of this family. But a sense of doom pervades, for the world is changing. One boy, Timothy, the foundling son must one day age and wither and die.

4.5/6 The Gathering ­ Hamilton, Virginia. When Justice and her brothers travel to a high-tech city of domes, they must use their supernatural power to fight a force of evil that threatens the future of earth.

7.9/7 Glinda of Oz ­ Baum, Frank L. Ozma and Dorothy attempt to prevent a battle between the Skeezers and the Flatheads.

7.5/22 The Golden Compass ­ Pullman, Philip. Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.

5.4/9 The Grave ­ Heneghan, James. Tom Mullen, foster child, has always been alone; he has never know the meaning of family love. Hearing that a mass grave has been uncovered on his school grounds, he is drawn to it. This book vividly portrays the impact of Ireland's potato famine...while revealing the vulnerability beneath Tom's tough facade.

4.8/10 Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods ­ Collins, Suzanne. Underland Chronicles: Book 3. Eleven-year-old Gregor and his younger sister, Boots, return to the Underworld beneath New York City to find the cure for a terrible plague that threatens the life of their mother, as well as the lives of the people, bats, and rats who populate the underworld.

5.0/9 Gregor and the Marks of Secret. ­ Collins, Suzanne. Underland Chronicles: Book 4. Twelve-year-old Gregor returns to the world beneath New York City, where he joins forces with Princess Lexa and Ripred the rat to defend the Underlanders and the Nibblers from the army led by the adolescent rat king, the Bane.

4.7/8 Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane ­ Collins, Suzanne. Underland Chronicles: Book 2.In his second adventure, eleven-year-old Gregor returns to the world beneath New York City to rescue his kidnapped sister, Boots, and fulfill a prophecy that will restore peace to the people, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders who populate the underworld. In his second adventure, eleven-year-old Gregor returns to the world beneath New York City to rescue his kidnapped sister, Boots, and fulfill a prophecy that will restore peace to the people, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders who populate the underworld.

4.8/8 Gregor the Overlander ­ Collins, Suzanne. Underland Chronicles: Book 1.When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.

6.2/9 The Grey King ­ Cooper, Susan. A strange boy and dog remind Will Stanton that he is an immortal, whose quest is to find the golden harp which will rouse others from a long slumber in the Welsh hills so they may prepare for the ultimate battle of Light versus Dark.

5..4/6 Gypsy Rizka ­ Alexander, Lloyd. Living alone in her wagon on the outskirts of a small town while waiting for her father's return, Rizka, a Gypsy and a trickster, exposes the ridiculous foibles of some of the townspeople.

7.0/18 Hand of Dinotopia ­ Foster, Alan Dean. Will and Sylvia search for the mysterious Hand of Dinotopia, which will supposedly lead to a safe sea route to and from the hidden island where people and dinosaurs live together peacefully.

7.0/15 Hero and the Crown ­ McKinley, Robin. Although she is the daughter of Damar's king, Aerin has never been accepted as full royalty. Both in and out of the royal court, people whisper the story of her mother, the witchwoman, who was said to have enspelled the king into marrying her to get an heir to rule Damar-then died of despair when she found she had borne a daughter instead of a son. But none of them, not even Aerin herself, can predict her future-for she is to be the true hero who will wield the power of the Blue Sword...

5.6/15 Hexwood - Jones , Diana Wynne. Ann discovers that the wood near her village is under the control of Bannus, a machine that manipulates reality, placed there, many years ago by powerful extraterrestrial beings called Reigners.

5.3/6 Hidden Arrow of Maether ­ Beaverson, Aiden. When she runs away from her cruel stepfather rather than be married off to a follower of the evil Rane, Linn begins to discover her own special gift and wonder if she might be one of the lysefolk, followers of the Great One about whom she has only read.

6..1/11 The High King ­ Alexander, Lloyd. When the sword of Dyrnwyn falls into the hands of Arawn Death-Lord, Taran and his friends raise an army to march against him.

6.6/16 The Hobbit ­ Tolkien, J. R. R. he first of Tolkien's tales set in his fantasy realm of Middle Earth and featuring the adventures of a hobbit hero.

6.4/7 Honey Bea ­ Siegelson, Kim L. On a Louisiana sugar plantation, a young slave girl struggles with the magical powers that have been passed down from her grandmother and mother to her, unsure of the responsibilities and consequences that accompany this power.

6.2/24 The Hounds of the Morrigan ­ O'Shea, Pat. When a ten-year-old boy finds an old book of magic in a bookshop in Ireland, the forces of good and evil gather to do battle over it.

4.6/4 House on Hackman's Hill ­ Nixon, Joan Lowery. Cousins Debbie and Jeff stumble across something they were not meant to see when a blizzard strands them in a mysterious old house with a hidden mummy and Anubis, a strange creature that once guarded the pharaoh's tomb.

5.4/12 Howl's Moving Castle ­ Jones, Diana Wynne. Eldest of three sisters, in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared Wizard Howl.

4.6/6 Indian in the Cupboard ­ Banks, Bynne Reid. A young boy discovers that his magic cupboard and key can turn toys into live people and animals.

4.8/4 James and the Giant Peach ­ Dahl, Roald. Madcap adventures take place as young James enters a peach as big as a house and encounters wonderful new friends.

6.6/12 King's Shadow ­ Alder, Elizabeth. After he is orphaned and has his tongue cut out in a clash with the bullying sons of a Welsh noble, Evyn is sold as a slave and serves many masters, from the gracious Lady Swan Neck to the valiant Harold Godwinson, England's last Saxon king.

7.0/13 Larklight ­ Reeve, Philip. In an alternate Victorian England, young Arthur and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one of Her Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system.

4.4/8 Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles ­ Edwards, Julie Andrews. Whangdoodles are wise and magical creatures who disappeared to another land because people stopped believing in them. Ben, Tom, and Lindy go with Professor Savant on a quest to find the last of the really great Whangdoodles. They encounter wondrous creatures, but the Prime Minister of Whangdoodleland is determined to stop them.

5.7/6 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ­ Lewis, C. S. Aslan, the noble lion, frees Narnia from the spell of the White Witch.

7.1/23 Lirael, Daughter of the Clayr ­ Nix, Garth. Sequel to Sabriel. When a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a long-buried evil, Lirael and Prince Sameth are drawn into a battle to save the Old Kingdom and reveal their true destinies.

5.8/13 Lives of Christopher Chant ­ Jones, Diana Wynne. Young Christopher Chant, in training to become the next Chrestomanci or head controller of magic in the world, becomes a key figure in a battle with renegade sorcerers because he has nine lives.

4.9/17 The Lost City of Faar ­ MacHale, D. J. #2. Bobby finds himself in the territory of Cloral, a world entirely covered by water, which is nearing a huge disaster. He learns that it is up to him to help rid the area of marauders and locate the legendary lost land of Faar, which may hold the key to Cloral's survival.

5.1/12 Lost Years of Merlin ­ Barron, T. A. A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of fantastic adventures.

7.3/7 Magic of Oz ­ Baum, Frank L. Dorothy and her friends search for a magical gift for Princess Ozma.

5.7/9 Magic Steps ­ Pierce, Tamora. When drawn into the investigation of murders perpetrated on a powerful family in Summersea, Sandry and her student Pasco undertake the dangerous mission of entrapping the invisible killers.

4.9/5 Marco's Millions ­ Sleator, William. Twelve-year-old Marco's love for travel and for his younger sister Lilly, who has psychic powers, leads him to journey to other universes, gaining the ability to go wherever he wishes without growing old.

6.4/18 Mariel of Redwall ­ Jacques, Brian. Dire peril awaits the innocent mousechild Mariel on a voyage with her father across tempest-tossed waters. For Gabool the Wild, King of the Searats, greedily eyes their unsuspecting vessel-hungry for plunder...and destruction. Mercilessly cast overboard by the evil rodent, Mariel is washed ashore near Redwall Abbey barely alive...with no memory. But with the aid of a small yet hardy band of Woodlanders, the courageous mousemaid is determined to reclaim her identity...and to enact a rightful vengeance on the bloodthirsty pirate and his terrible minions.

6.1/6 Mary Poppins ­ Travers, P. L. An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.

5.7/5 Matilda Bone ­ Cushman, Karen. Fourteen-year-old Matilda, an apprentice bonesetter and practitioner of medicine in a village in medieval England, tries to reconcile the various aspects of her life, both spiritual and practical.

9.0/13 Men of Iron ­ Pyle, Howard. Story of young Myles Falsworth and how he vindicated his father and won favor with King Henry IV.

5.0/18 The Merchant of Death ­ MacHale, D. J. Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby. He is going to save the world. Before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution.

8.6/21 Merry Adventures of Robin Hood ­ Pyle, Howard. Stories of Robin Hood and his merry men in Sherwood Forest.

4.8/10 Midnight for Charlie Bone ­ Nimmo, Jenny. Children of the Red King: Book 1. Charlie Bone's life with his widowed mother and two grandmothers undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking.

4.7/6 Midnight Magic ­ Avi. 4.9/3 In Italy in 1491, Mangus the magician and his apprentice are summoned to the castle of Duke Claudio to determine if his daughter is indeed being haunted by a ghost.

6.0/3 Midwife's Apprentice ­ Cushman, Karen. In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.

4.9/3 The Minotaur ­ Mason, Tom. While searching for clues to his dad's disappearance, Alex finds himself transported to a world of ancient myths. Sent to ancient Crete to be a sacrifice to the horrific Minotaur, Alex must defeat one of the fiercest creatures in all mythology.

5.4/9 Mirror of Merlin ­ Barron, T. A. Book 4. Through adventures involving a haunted marsh, talking trees, and the creature called the ballymag, the young wizard Merlin continues to experience both his growing powers and his essential humanity.

5.6/6 Mixed Magics ­ Jones, Diana Wynne. Four separated incidents test the power of the Chrestomanci, a powerful enchanter with nine lives, to control misuses of magic in various worlds.

5.5/9 The Moorchild ­ McGraw, Eloise. Feeling that she is neither fully human nor "Folk," a changeling learns her true identity and attempts to find the human child whose place she had been given.

5.1/8 Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH ­ O'Brien, Robert C. When Timothy, youngest of a family of field mice, becomes ill, his mother, Mrs. Frisby, enlists the aid of the Rats of NIMH to move their home from the path of the farmer's plow.

5.1/6 Mystify the Magician ­ Applegate, K. A. Christopher, Jalil, April, David, and Senna thought they'd seen it all. But now, they've washed up on a beautiful beach, and realize they've still not quite made it home to their own world. They are in Eire, a land of giants, leprechauns, and more gods. Merlin is also closing in on them, and he will NOT leave without Senna. . .

5.5/20 Neverending Story ­ Ende, Michael. Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he has an important mission to fulfill.

5.5/6 ­ Oasis ­ Hapka, Cathy. While crossing the Great Desert of Dinotopia, Jack and Ty, two very different twelvle-year-olds, are separated from their caravan by a sandstorm and stumble across a legendary oasis full of shy dinosaurs whose lives are in danger.

5.4/12 Over Sea, Under Stone ­ Cooper, Susan. Three children on a holiday in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript which sends them on a dangerous quest for a grail that would reveal the true story of King Arthur.

5.2/13 Peter and the Starcatchers ­ Barry, Dave. Don't even think of starting this book unless you're sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. A fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a precious and mysterious trunk in its cargo hold but the journey quickly becomes fraught with excitement and danger. Discover richly developed characters in the sweet but sophisticated Molly, the scary but familiar Black Stache, and the fearless Peter. Treacherous battles with pirates, foreboding thunderstorms at sea, and evocative writing immerse the reader in a story that slowly and finally reveals the secrets and mysteries of the beloved Peter Pan.

7.2/8 Peter Pan ­ Barrie, J. M. The adventures of Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't grow up, with Wendy and the lost boys in Neverland.

6.7/7 The Phantom Tollbooth ­ Juster, Norton. Everything bores Milo. He drives through a tollbooth that magically appears in his room only because he has NOTHING else to to. Things seem different there. Through his adventures, he realizes that life is exciting beyond his wildest dreams!

5.7/13 Pretties ­ Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies Trilogy: Book 2. Tally's transformation to perfect and popular including her totally hot boyfriend is everything she always wanted. But beneath the fun and freedom something is wrong and now Tally has to fight for her life because what she knows has put her in danger with the authorities.

4.9/9 Prophet of Yonwood ­ DuPrau, Jeanne. Books of Ember-Book 3. While visiting the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina, eleven-year-old Nickie makes some decisions about how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions to the apocalyptic visions of one of their neighbors.
6.7/14 Queen of Attolia ­ Turner, Megan Whalen. Forsaken by the gods and left to his own devices, Eugenides, Royal Thief of Eddis, summons all his wit and wiles in an attempt to conquer the rival Queen of Attolia.

8.2/2 Quidditch Through the Ages ­ Rowling, J. K. If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need Quidditch Through the Ages. This limited edition is a copy of the volume in Hogwarts School Library, where it is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis.

4.7/22 The Quillan Games ­ MacHale, D. J. Pendragon, Book 7. With more questions than answers about Saint Dane, Bobby travels to the territory of Quillan and is forced to play games where only the winner survives.

5.6/10 The Ramsay Scallop ­ Temple, Frances. At the turn of the fourteenth century in England, fourteen-year-old Elenor finds her betrothal to an ambitious lord's son, launching her on a memorable pilgrimage to far-off Spain.

6.8/17 Redwall ­ Jacques, Brian. The hero of this enthralling tale is Matthias, a young mouse who must rise above his fears and failures to save his friends at Redwall Abbey.

4.9/5 REM World ­ Philbrick, Rodman. Eleven-year-old Arthur Woodbury's attempt to lose weight fast and escape his nickname of Biscuit Butt takes him to an engandered dream world where he faces fantastic adventures and learns the true meaning of courage.

5.4/9 Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen ­ Alexander, Lloyd. Bearing six unusual gifts, young Prince Jen embarks on a perilous quest and emerges triumphantly into manhood.

6.2/22 Return of the King ­ Tolkien, J. R. R. Continues the adventures of Frodo in this attenpt to destroy the Rings of Power.

5.2/5 Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest ­ Springer, Nancy. In her quest to connect with Rowan Hood, the father she has never met, thirteen-year-old Rosemary disguises herself as a boy, befriends a half-wolf, half-dog, a runaway princess, and an overgrown boy whose singing is hypnotic, and makes peace with her elfin heritage.

7.3/9 Sabriel ­ Nix, Garth. Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.

4.3/10 Seeing Stone ­ Crossley-Holland, Kevin. In late twelfth-century England, a thirteen-uear-old boy named Arthur recounts how Merlin gives him a magical seeing stone which shows him images of the legendary King Arthur, the events of whose life seem to have many parallels to his own.

5.9/8 A Sending of Dragons ­ Yolen, Jane. Falsely accused of sabotage, Jakkin and Akki are left to certain death in the wilderness of the planet Austar IV but, with the aid of five baby dragons, manage not only to survive but also to gain unusual powers and insights.

5.2/12 Seven Songs of Merlin ­ Barron, T. A. Having stumbled upon his hidden powers, the young wizard Merlin voyages to the Otherworld in his quest to find himself and the way to the realm of the spirit.

6.1/12 Specials ­ Westerfield, Scott. Uglies: Book 3. The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious Ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor, frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary Pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally's never been ordinary and now she's been turned into one of them. A super amped fighting machine, engineered to keep the Uglies down and the Pretties stupid. The strength, the speed, the clarity and focus of her thinking feels better than anything Tally can remember. Most of the time. One tiny corner of her heart still remembers something more. Still, it's easy to tune that out until Tally's offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice to listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat or carry out the mission she's programmed to complete. Either way, Tally's world will never be the same.
6.0/9 The Stones are Hatching ­ McCaughrean, Geraldine. Phelim and his companions, a Maiden, a Fool, and a strange black Horse, journey to the Stoor Worm's lair to destroy the long-forgotten-Worm and its Hatchlings, who have been roused from their slumber by the sounds of war.

5.6/15 Squire ­ Pierce, Tamora. After becoming a squire to Lord Raoul, commander of the King's Own, Kel of Mindelan must face a terrifying test in the Chamber of the Ordeal before she can be a knight.

5.2/17 A String In the Harp ­ Bond, Nancy. Relates what happens to three American children, unwillingly transplanted to Wales for one year, when one of them finds an ancient harp-tuning key that takes him back to the time of the great sixth-century bard Taliesin.

5.4/5 Survive! - Strickland, Brad. Twelve-year-old Kurt and his father encounter poisonous plants, an earthquake, and a gigantic flesh-eating dinosaur when they begin exploring the interior of the Outer Island near Dinotopia.

5.2/19 Taggerung ­ Jacques, Brian. A young otter, kidnapped in his infancy and raised as a warrior-thief by a band of vermin, leaves the tribe and goes off to seek adventures of his own.

6.1/17 Tangle Box ­ Brooks, Terry. Ben finds himself imprisoned within the gloom of the Tangle Box, lost in its mists, along with a despairing lady, who might once have been the Witch Nightshade, and an unhappy gargoyle, that might once have been the dragon Strabo.

5.5/7 Tenth City ­ Carman, Patrick. Land of Elyon: Book 3. Alexa reveals the origin of the Land of Elyon while defending it against the evil Abaddon and his sinister forces, with not only the last Jocasta at stake but also the nature of the land itself.

6.6/12 The Thief ­ Turner, Megan. Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone.

4.7/8 Through the Hidden Door ­ Wells, Rosemary. Two young boys stumble upon the remains of an ancient underground mystery.

7.6/8 The Tin Woodman of Oz ­ Baum, Frank L. The Tin Woodman searches for his old love, Nimmie Amee, a Munchkin girl.

5.8/17 Triss ­ Jacques, Brian. Triss, Shogg, and Welfo escape from slavery at Riftgard and are pursued across the sea toward Redwall by Princess Kurda, Prince Bladd, and a band of freebooters who seek the rumored treasure of Brockhall.

5.0/4 Tuck Everlasting ­ Babbitt, Natalie. Winnie Foster discovers a magic spring that has given the Tuck family eternal life. She is faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to drink from it, and whether to tell all when a stranger wants to know the secret in order to sell the water.

6.3/23 The Two Towers ­ Tolkien, J. R. R. Frodo, unwilling heir to the One Ring, has decided that it is his task to carry the Ring back to the Fire that will consume its power for evil.

5.2/13 Uglies ­ Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies Trilogy: Book 1. Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there. But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world -- and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.

5.2/7 The Wayfinder ­ Pattison, Darcy. Elelven-year-old Win, an apprenctice Finder, must go into the mysterious Great Rift to find the Well of Life, the only hope of healing the Heartland of plague.

7.4/26 White Dragon ­ McCaffrey, Anne. Never had there been as close a bonding as the one that existed between the daring and adventurous young Lord Jaxom and his extraordinary white dragon, Ruth. Ruth was a dragon of many talents, even though almost on on Pern thought he was a runt that would never amount to anything. But Jaxom knew better; knew he could teach his dragon to fly and to destroy the deadly silver Threads that fell from the sky. Disobeying all rules, Jaxom and Ruth trained in secret. This seemed a minor disobedience-until they found themselves in the path of danger and in a position to prevent the biggest disaster of all!

8.2/11 Wind in the Willows ­ Grahame, Kenneth. The escapades of Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger, who live along a river in the English countryside.

4.6/3 Winnie-the-Pooh ­ Milne, A. A. The various adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.

5.0/10 Witch Week ­ Jones, Diana Wynne. When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned.

4.7/5 The Witches ­ Dahl, Roald. In spite of everything his grandmother has taught him about witches, a young boy gets turned into a mouse but does manage to interrupt their plans.

6.7/9 A Wizard of Earthsea ­ LeGuin, Ursula K. Sparrowhawk, a young boy, becomes apprentice to the Master Wizard, and he is impatient to learn.

7.0/7 Wizard of Oz ­ Baum, Frank L. Only the Wonderful Wizard of Oz can tell Dorothy how to get back to her home in Kansas, give the Scarecrow the brains he wants so much, the Tin Man a real heart, and the Cowardly Lion the courage he longs for. Just wait until they come face to face with Oz the Terrible!

4.5/8 Wolf Brother ­ Paver, Michelle. Chronicles of Ancient Darkness: Book 1. 6,000 years in the past, twelve-year-old Tarak and his guide, a wolf cub, set out on a dangerous journey to fulfill an oath the boy made to his dying father--to travel to the Mountain of the World Spirit seeking a way to destroy a demon-possessed bear that threatens all the clans.

5.0/7 Wolf Tower ­ Lee, Tanith. When a stranger is captured by the Guards of the House and Garden where she has worked all her life as a slave and maid, sixteen-year-old Claidi helps him escape and sets out with him to journey to his home city through the dangerous Waste.

6.0/9 The Woman Who Loved Reindeer ­ Pierce, Meredith, Ann. When her sister-in-law brings her a strange golden baby to care for, a young girl, living in the cold lands far to the north, is unaware that this unusual child will help her fulfill her destiny as leader of her people.