The Borrowers M. Norton. a Charming Story of the Tiny People No Taller Than a Pencil Who

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The Borrowers M. Norton. A charming story of the tiny people no taller than a pencil who live in quiet old country houses and “borrow” the things they need.

The Castle in the Attic – E. Winthrop. A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight, introduces Williams to an adventure involving magic and a personal quest.

Dragon Rider – C. Funke. After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest for find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heave, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.

The Dark is Rising - Susan Cooper. 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.

The Enormous Egg - Oliver Butterworth. Problems develop when Nate's hen lays an egg that hatches into a dinosaur.

Eragon – C. Paolini. In Alagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Gregor the Overlander - S. Collins. When eleven-year-old Gregor follows his little sister through a grate in the laundry room of their New York apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland beneath the city. There, humans live uneasily beside giant spider, bats, cockroaches, and rat – but the fragile peace is about to fall apart.

The High King L. Alexander. In the finale to the chronicles of Prydian, the whole land is the stage for the ultimate clash between the forces of good and evil which determines the fate of Prydian and of Taran who wanted to be a hero.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C. S. Lewis. Four English school children find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.

Tuck Everlasting – N. Babbitt. The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.

The Wizard of Oz - F. Baum. After a cyclone transports here to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas.

The Word Eater - Mary Amato. Lerner Chanse, a new student at Cleveland Park Middle School, finds a worm that magically makes things disappear, and she hopes it will help her fit in, or get revenge, at her hated school.