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 Featured
Books
River Falls Public Library
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Children’s
Fantasy
January 2003
- Chabon, Michael
Summerland
Hyperion Books, 2002
YA Cha
Richly drawn from American folklore, legendary beings, monsters and
mythical creatures, Summerland is a magical place where the local small
beings known as ferishers are threatened, and need a hero -a baseball
star, to defeat their foes. An unlikely Ethan Field is chosen, and along
with an assortment of creatures, Ethan attempts to not only save
Summerland, but the entire world.
- Colfer, Eoin
Artemis
Fowl
Hyperion, 2001
YA Col
A romp where the fairies do the magic that the wizard's in Harry Potter
do. Twelve year old criminal minded Artemis Fowl, attempts to steal the
gold from the fairies, and the fairies fight back with a high tech romp
combining fantasy and folklore.
- Colfer, Eoin
Artemis
Fowl, Arctic Incident
Hyperion, 2002
YA Col
In this sequel, the criminal Artemis Fowl, must join ranks with his
usual enemy Captain Hooly Short of the Leprecaun fairy police, and try
to save his father, who has been captured by the Russian Mafiya.
- Ibbotson, Eva
The
Secret of Platform 13
Dutton, 1998
+ Ibb
The door to platform 13 is only open 9 days every nine years, and
platform 13 is the entrance to this magical mystical world, where
nothing is as it seems. An unlikely group of cohorts band together to
rescue the prince of the island from the terrible hag. Can they travel
around London unnoticed? Hilarity prevails as the group becomes
embroiled in a combination of mix-ups and magic. A true test of the
perseverance of the group takes place as they attempt to travel around
London unnoticed.
- Ibbotson,Eva
Which
Witch
Dutton, 1999
+ Ibb
Deciding that he must carry on his name of Loathing Light and Blithting
the Beautiful, the Great Wizard Arriman announces a competition among
the witches of Toadcaster which will determine which witch will save
him.
- Dicksinson, Peter
Ropemaker
Delcort Pres, 2001
YA Dic
When the land in which Tilja and her family live begins to loose it's
protections, it's up to Tilja and her grandmother to try to find a power
strong enough to save it. Tilja does come to realize that though she
doesn't possess the powers necessary to save their magical place, she
does have some very special gifts.
- Pullman, Phillip
His
Dark Materials trilogy
(The
Golden Compass, The
Subtle Knife, The
Amber Spyglass )
Knopf, 1996, 1997, 2000
YA Pul
An epic trilogy of a world that parallels our own, with a mysterious
entity called Dust, which attempts to unite the worlds, if it isn't
first destroyed. We encounter Lyra from the mystical world, and Will
from ours, as they embark on the most incredible adventures of their
lives.
- Rodda, Emily
Forests
of Silence
(Deltora Quest Series)
Scholastic, 2000
+ PB Rod
The Land of Delator is about to be taken over by the evil shadow Lord.
In order to stop him, Lief and a friend Barda, must find all of the
magical stones from the belt of Delatora . This is the first in a series
of eight books, each one dealing with the quest for one of the stones.
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