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Paddy's pot of gold
Par Dick King-Smith. 1990
It is early on the morning of her eighth birthday that Brigid meets P.V.W.R.H. O'Reilly, a leprechaun. Paddy, as he…
is called, has always been around; in fact, he is 174 years old. But this is the first time conditions have been right for Brigid to see him. And now Brigid is in for some interesting times. For grades 3-6Here there be witches
Par Jane Yolen. 1995
Collection of seven poems and ten stories about witches, wizards, and warlocks. In the poem "The Magic House," Hansel and…
Gretel knew they should have taken a hint from "chocolate doorknobs, / and windowpanes striped with mint." Also includes a Native American tale. For grades 4-7 and older readersThe tangle box: a magic kingdom of Landover novel
Par Terry Brooks. 1994
Ben Holiday, sovereign of the Magic Kingdom of Landover, allows confidence-man Horris Kew to return from exile on Earth. But…
Horris has become the unwitting dupe of the evil sorcerer Gorse, who plans to enslave the fairy folk of Landover and imprison Ben and his companions in the Tangle Box. Sequel to Wizard at Large (RC 33053)Wren's quest
Par Sherwood Smith. 1993
Exhilarated by saving Tess in Wren to the Rescue (BR 11175), Wren is eager for more excitement. She also wants…
to find her own parents now that she sees how happy Tess is to be back with her family. Wren, now attending magician's school, takes time out to look for her parents--and is off on another adventure. For junior and senior high readersWren's war
Par Sherwood Smith. 1995
In this sequel to Wren's Quest (BR 11176), Princess Teressa is returning from a diplomatic mission when she sees her…
parents being brutally murdered. With the help of Wren, Tyron, Connor, and their magic, Tess prepares to take on the role of ruler. For junior and senior high readersWren to the rescue
Par Sherwood Smith. 1990
Wren and Tess have become close friends while living at Three Groves Orphanage, but Wren is still surprised when Tess…
announces she is really a princess and has been hiding from the evil King Andreus. The time has come for Tess to return home, and she takes Wren with her. But they are only there one day when Tess is kidnapped. Prequel to Wren's Quest (BR 11176). For junior and senior high readersGoblins in the castle
Par Bruce Coville. 1992
William has lived in Toad-in-a-Cage Castle since the cold December night he was found on the doorstep. He lives with…
the Baron; Karl, who tends the Baron's large library; and Hulda, the housekeeper. But there must be someone else in the castle, because William hears strange moans drifting down the hallways. For grades 4-7Neverwhere
Par Neil Gaiman. 1997
En route to a formal dinner, London businessman Richard Mayhew spots a young woman lying wounded in the street. He…
takes the victim to his home and awakes the next day to find that he has lost his identity in the real world. Mayhew joins the now-healed woman in a perilous quest through an eerie subterranean realm. Strong language and violenceOut of time
Par Caroline Cooney. 1996
In this sequel to Both Sides of Time (BR 10273), 1990s Annie Lockwood once again travels through time to see…
the friends she made in 1895. The young man she loves, Strat, has been institutionalized because of his description of Annie. She is his only chance for escape. For junior and senior high readersVeronica: a novel
Par Nicholas Christopher. 1996
A tale of magic and illusion. Leo falls in with the mysterious and beautiful Veronica, who needs him to contact…
her vanished magician father. She leads the compliant Leo on a mystical and spiritual quest through time and space. Explicit descriptions of sexGeorge Washington's socks
Par Elvira Woodruff. 1991
Matthew and his friends form an adventure club so they can talk about real adventures from throughout history. But at…
their first meeting, in which they plan to discuss George Washington's crossing of the Delaware, the members suddenly find themselves back in the time of the American Revolution. For grades 4-7Zod Wallop
Par William Spencer. 1995
Fictional Harry Gainesborough writes Zod Wallop while being treated in a psychiatric hospital following the death of his daughter Amy.…
The book becomes a bestseller, and a producer wants to make it into a movie. Also another patient at the hospital, who has read the book, wants to bring the characters to life. Strong language and some descriptions of sexHere there be dragons
Par Jane Yolen. 1993
Five poems and eight stories about dragons by Jane Yolen, who precedes each with an introductory note about the piece.…
The collection includes "Why Dragons?" "The Dragon's Boy," "The Making of Dragons," and "Here There Be Dragons." For grades 4-7 and older readersGeorge's marvelous medicine
Par Roald Dahl. 1981
George doesn't have any brothers or sisters. He lives on a farm miles away from everything, so there are never…
any kids to play with. He is tired of staring at cows and sheep and pigs and hens. And he is especially tired of living with his mean, old grizzly grunion of a grandma, who is always complaining and bossing him around. So one day, he substitutes for her medicine a fantastic bubbling brew he makes himself. For grades 2-4 and older readersAn acceptable time
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1989
In this companion to A House like a Lotus (BR 6368), sixteen-year-old Polly O'Keefe visits her grandparents' farm in Connecticut…
and discovers a "time gate" that takes her back three thousand years. There she meets Anaral, a Native American girl; Karralys, a druid expelled from Britain; and Tav, a warrior who has accompanied Karralys. For junior and senior high readersThe amazing magic show
Par P. J Petersen. 1994
There is a magic show in town, and Hal and his big brother, Chuck, want to go. They earn the…
money and have a great time at the show--Chuck even disappears for a while and Hal gets scared. But when Hal tries to do some tricks at home, he wishes Chuck would disappear again. For grades 2-4Tales from Watership Down
Par Richard Adams. 1996
Twenty-four years after writing Watership Down (DB 35730), Adams now offers nineteen short stories about the lives of the rabbits…
since they defeated General Woundwort. Many of the stories focus on the hero El-ahriarah, and all deal with the theme of the human enemy versus the animalTime windows
Par Kathryn Reiss. 1991
The day Miranda, thirteen, moves into a huge old house with her parents, she discovers an amazing dollhouse in the…
attic. It's a replica of the house itself, and by looking through its windows, Miranda can eavesdrop on the lives of families who lived in the house years ago. For grades 5-8Dragon's blood: a fantasy
Par Jane Yolen. 1982
Jakkin Stewart steals a hatchling dragon and trains it secretly in the desert. If Heart's Blood, the young dragon, can…
win in the gaming pits, his young owner can buy his freedom and win the love of a mysterious girl. Jakkin can't even think of what will happen if his dragon loses. First book of the Pit Dragon trilogy. For junior and senior high and older readersNo one noticed the cat
Par Anne McCaffrey. 1996
The venerable Mangan, regent of Esphania, dies, ceding the throne to Prince Jamas and bequeathing his wisdom to his cat,…
Niffy. When Jamas becomes the target of usurpers and falls deeply in love, Niffy protects him from harm and guides him on a true path