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1st Published in UK as Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone
by J.K. (Joanne) Rowling
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by Alison Goodman
Published Aug 2010
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by Lev Grossman
Published May 2010
Read ReviewsA thrilling and original coming-of-age novel for adults about a young man practicing magic in the real world.
by Stacey O'Brien
Published Jun 2009
Read ReviewsWhen biologist Stacey O'Brien first met a four-day-old baby barn owl with nerve damage in one wing, she knew he had no hope of surviving on his own in the wild, so gave him a permanent home living with her. This is the funny, poignant story of their two decades together.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
by Richard (Rick) Yancey
Published Jan 2007
Read ReviewsWith an ancient order of knights in hot cars, thugs on motorcycles, and a mysterious international organization following his every lumbering step, Alfred undertakes a modern-day quest to unravel a thousand-year-old mystery and return Excalibur to its rightful place. Ages 12+.
by Peter Abrahams
Published May 2006
Read ReviewsWelcome to Echo Falls. Home of a thousand secrets, where Ingrid Levin-Hill, super sleuth, never knows what will happen next (Ages 10+).
by Angie Sage
Published Mar 2006
Read ReviewsThe first part of an enthralling new series leads readers on a fantastic journey filled with quirky characters, clever charms, potions and spells. Ages 9+.
by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
Published Jun 2004
Read Reviews'In poetic prose, Stewart and Riddell invent the magical realm that culminates at the Edge. The narrative will cast a spell over readers from the beginning with its utterly odd, off-kilter sense of logic and a vocabulary that is equal parts Dr. Seuss and Lewis Carroll'. Ages 10+.
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