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The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron YA-F BARRON A young boy who has no identity or memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of fantastic adventures.

Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney YA-F DELANEY bk.1 Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties."

Inkheart by Corenlia Funke YA-F FUNKE Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can "read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story.

Redwall by Brian Jaques J-F JACQUES When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.

Pendragon Series by D.J. MacHale YA-F McCAFFREY Bobby Pendragon was living the life of a normal 14 year old guy, until his Uncle Press appeared with a mission: protect all of time and space from a demon named Saint Dane, a cold-blooded villain who wants nothing less than the dismantling of humanity. The only force standing in Saint Dane’s way is a mysterious group of people called Travelers, and Bobby is surprised to discover that he is one of them.

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull YA-F MULL When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and evil is looming.

Chaos Walking Series by Patrick Ness YA-SF NESS bk.1 & YA-SF NESS bk.2 & YA-SF NESS bk.3 Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World.

The Rover by Mel Odom SF ODOM The Rover is the tale of an easily distracted dreamer, a halfling whose life as a third level assistant librarian at a far-off and isolated center of learning is disrupted when he is shanghaied and sold into slavery in a distant land. From then on it's one adventure after another as he is adopted by a thieves' guild, pursued by assassins, and made to do battle with a very significant dragon who may very well hold the fate of the world at his beck and call.

First Test by Tamora Pierce YA-F PIERCE Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight.

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan YA-F RIORDAN Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

Magyk by Angie Sage J-F SAGE bk.1 After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always believed were her father and brother, and a young guard known only as Boy 412--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years earlier.

Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series by Michael Scott YA-F SCOTT While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.

The Edge Chronicles by Stewart Paul J-F STEWART Thirteen-year-old Twig, having always looked and felt different from his woodtroll family, learns that he is adopted and travels out of his Deepwoods home to find the place where he belongs.

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner YA-F TURNER 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.

The Tiger’s Apprentice by Laurence Yep YA-F YEP A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a twelve-year-old Chinese American boy fight to keep a magic talisman out of the hands of an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.