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who has taken over a village and terrorized and enslaved the local Bantu and Pygmytribes.Harry Potter Series by: J.K. RowlingRead any one or more of the Harry Potter series: The Sorcerer’s Stone, The Chamber ofSecrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of Phoenix, The HalfBlood Prince, or the newest installment….The Deathly Hallows!!!Inkheart by: Cornelia FunkeOne cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a book called Inkheart - and an evilruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie issmack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. Meggiemust learn to harness the magic that has conjured this nightmare. For only she can changethe course of the story that has changed her life forever. This is Inkheart - a timeless taleabout books, about imagination, about life.Inkspell by: Cornelia FunkeMeggie can't stop thinking about Inkheart, the book whose characters came to life.Neither can Dustfinger, the fire-eater who was written into being. Dustfinger finds anunscrupulous storyteller to transport him back into the book - with devastating results.When Farid, his apprentice, and Meggie follow, the story threatens to unfold in ways theycould scarcely imagine.Narnian Chronicles by: C.S. Lewis. (You may read any one of the five books- Magician'sNephew; Silver Chair; Horse & His Boy; Prince Caspian; Voyage of the Dawn Treader.)Clive Staples Lewis, was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1898. As a child, he was fascinated bythe fairy tales, myths, and ancient legends recounted to him by his Irish nurse. The imageof a faun carrying parcels and an umbrella in a snowy wood came to him when he wassixteen. Many years later, the faun was joined by an evil queen and a magnificent lion.Their story became The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe. Six further Chronicles ofNarnia followed, and the final title, The Last Battle, was awarded the United Kingdom'sprestigious Carnegie Award.Prydain Chronicles by: Lloyd Alexander. ( You may read any one of the five books-Black Cauldron; Book of Three; Castle of Llyr; High King; Taran Wanderer)Enter the world of Prydain for a journey into enchantment. Meet Dallben the enchanter asa foundling, and follow him through his youth. Learn the sad history of the sword ofDyrnwyn, and rejoice at the romance of Princess Angharad at the Castle of Llyr. Discoverthe secret of Doli of the Fair Folk and his magic stone. Take a step into the land ofPrydain—a place you will never forget.The Amber Spyglass by: Philip PullmanThe third installment of the wonderfully successful trilogy from Phillip Pullman will notdisappoint. Starting with the return of Lyra, readers know they are in for a great ride.Will's hold on the magical blade that can cut between both worlds is staunch, theintroduction of new worlds produces questions and answers, and the war with theKingdom of Heaven swells forward. The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife offeredreaders fantastic tales of a mysterious and bizarre word. In this finale, Pullman ties uploose ends and also provides nail-biting revelations, as Dr. Mary Malone and Mrs. Coulterlook to a future no one could have predicted. And the secret of Dust will astonish manyreaders. Prepare to be blown away with the conclusion to this modern classic.The Golden Compass by: Philip Pullman
The action follows 11-year-old protagonist Lyra Belacqua, accompanied by her daemon,from her home at Oxford University to the frozen wastes of the North, on a quest to savekidnapped children from the evil 'Gobblers,' who are using them as part of a sinisterexperiment. Lyra also must rescue her father from the Panserbjorne, a race of talking,armored, mercenary polar bears holding him captive. Joining Lyra are a vagabond troopof gyptians (gypsies), witches, an outcast bear, and a Texan in a hot air balloon.The Great God Pan by: Donna Jo NapoliMeet Pan: half-god/half-goat, full of life, frolicking in the woods with maenads, playinghis pipes, and creating pan-ic. In Napoli's version of the story, he meets Iphigenia bychance and falls in love with her. Innocence disappears, and the curse placed upon himat birth-that he will never be loved-seems destined to come true, for his life revolvesaround finding her again. And he does find her, just as she is about to be sacrificed by herown father. Pan devises a trick to save Iphigenia's life at the expense of his own, his lovefor the woman outweighing his lust for life. Napoli has written a fine story-it is fast paced,the characters and setting are well realized, and it even has intrigue and randy scenes ofwoodland romps tailored for teens.The Lost Years of Merlin by: T.A. BarronThis engrossing presentation of T.A. Barron's fascinating contribution to Arthurian lore(Philomel, 1996), is the first in a trilogy about Merlin's boyhood and coming of age. Fromthe moment young Merlin is washed ashore on a beach in ancient Wales to his excitingjourney to the enchanted land of Fincayra, the action never wavers.The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon: by Isabelle AllendeBuddhist monk Tensing and his disciple, Prince Dil Bahadur, are journeying through theHimalayan peaks in search of healing plants when they come face to face with a tribe ofonce-fierce Yetis. These legendary half-human, half-ape monsters inhabit a lush valleyheated by thermal pools and hot springs and are unaware that it's the toxic minerals inthe water that has weakened them and slowed their rate of reproduction. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Alexander Cold; his intrepid writer/explorer grandmother, Kate; and his soulmate, Nadia Santos, daughter of the guide who led Kate and Alex on their previousexpedition into the South American rain forest, described in City of the Beasts, are off ona new International Geographic expedition. They are headed for the Kingdom of theGolden Dragon, a small, isolated sovereignty in the Himalayas. This is a must-read forfans of the first book, but it stands completely on its own.The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy) by: J.R.R. Tolkien (you may read just one, two or allthree books-Fellowship of the Ring; Two Towers; Return of the King) An almostbelievable fantasy adventure that will make you not want to put the book down. If youhave an imagination this book will make you feel as if you are on the journey with them.The characters, events and places are so vividly described for the imagination that you canalmost picture them and what they might actually look like. You will wish you yourselfwere really a part of Middle Earth after reading this epic adventure tale.The Subtle Knife by: Philip PullmanPart two of His Dark Materials takes up where The Golden Compass left off, offering upfascinating cross-world quests and some creative ideas and plot elements that do much tomake up for the rather basic characterization of all but the two main protagonists. Theonly real frustration is that the cliffhanger ending is even less satisfying than theconclusion of the first book.The Tale of Desperaux by: Kate DiCamillo
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