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Tom, Babette & Simon: three tales of transformation
Par Avi. 1995
Tom is bored and decides to change places with his cat. But what will happen when Tom is bored with…
being a cat? Babette's mother wanted a child with no visible flaws--unfortunately Babette is invisible. Simon grows into a vain young man who kills the Golden Bird and becomes a bird from the neck up. For grades 4-7The Dragon, the Earl, and the troll
Par Gordon Dickson. 1994
In this sequel to The Dragon at War (BR 9385), Jim Eckert, the Dragon Knight, learns that hostile trolls have…
infiltrated and besieged the castle during the Christmas feast. Aided by his wife, his wolf, and a master magician, Jim battles the Dark Powers to keep chance and history in balanceDream spinner
Par Joanne Hoppe. 1992
When Mary Barrone's widowed father remarries, the new family moves into an old Victorian house. For a high school project,…
Mary decides to experiment with lucid dreaming--willing herself to fly in her dreams. She succeeds, and night after night finds herself flying around her house but during an earlier time in history. She becomes involved with former residents of the house and tries to alter history. For junior and senior high readersUnder the healing sign
Par Nick O'Donohoe. 1995
In this sequel to The Magic and the Healing (BR 10524), B.J. Vaughn, a young veterinarian, practices her work in…
Crossroads, an alternate world inhabited by imaginary creatures. When evil Morgan obtains the secret map to Crossroads, B.J. must battle Morgan's army to save the land. For senior high and older readersThe watchers: a mystery at Alton Towers
Par Helen Cresswell. 1993
Katy and Josh have both been put in Kirby House, a children's home. Unhappy there, the pair decide to run…
away to the local amusement park, Alton Towers. They soon realize what Alton Towers employees have always suspected: weird things happen there at night. There is a bag lady who seems to be warning them away and an obnoxious youth who calls himself the king. And neither is quite human. For grades 4-7The land of gold
Par Gillian Bradshaw. 1992
Princess Kandaki, awakened in the middle of the night by screams, discovers her parents dead and a guard standing nearby…
with a bloody spear in his hand. Kandaki is taken captive and promised as a sacrifice to the water dragon. Fortunately Prahotep the Egyptian thief and Hathor, a benign dragon, come to Kandaki's rescue and help her regain her kingdom. Sequel to The Dragon and the Thief (BR 10188). For grades 6-9The magic and the healing
Par Nick O'Donohoe. 1994
B.J. Vaughan's dreams of becoming a veterinarian are shattered when she discovers she has Huntington's chorea. However before she leaves…
school, B.J. travels to Crossroads, a world where imaginary creatures live and where a unicorn needs her help. Prequel to Under the Healing Sign (BR 10525). For senior high and older readersHob and the goblins
Par William Mayne. 1994
Invisible Hob works very hard helping one family at a time by chasing the mischief out of the home while…
living beneath the stairs. On the lookout for a new host, Hob happens on bus driver Charlie. When a gremlin steals Charlie's bus and gets him fired, Charlie decides to move his family to Fairy Ring Cottage. A horrified Hob goes along, though he knows the cottage is full of danger. For grades 4-6Falcon's egg
Par Luli Gray. 1995
Eleven-year-old Falcon Davies is in Central Park when she finds a most unusual egg. It is large and red and…
hot to the touch. She tells only three adults: her neighbor Ardene, who agrees to house the egg; her great-aunt Emily; and Emily's friend who is an ornithologist. They all agree they have no idea what it is, and they think it would be best to keep it secret. When the egg finally hatches, they realize they were right. For grades 4-7The forestwife
Par Theresa Tomlinson. 1993
A retelling of the legend of Maid Marian and Robin Hood. Mary de Holt, fifteen, simply can't marry the elderly…
widower with rotten black stumps of teeth and breath that smells of sour ale her uncle has chosen for her. So she escapes into the forest and is soon joined by her maid, Agnes. They take refuge among others on the run: a group of defrocked nuns and the Forestwife--a role Mary will eventually adopt. For grades 5-8Coffey's hands
Par Stephen King. 1996
In the third installment of a serial novel, inmate John Coffey heals death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's vicious urinary infection…
just by touching him. This and Coffey's gentle nature make Edgecombe question his guilt. Sequel to The Mouse on the Mile (BR 10649). Strong language and violence. BestsellerNight journey
Par Stephen King. 1996
In the fifth installment of a serial novel, death-row supervisor Paul Edgecombe sneaks inmate John Coffey out of prison to…
test his healing powers on the warden's ill wife. Sequel to The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix (BR 10651). Strong language and violence. BestsellerThe mouse on the mile
Par Stephen King. 1996
In the second installment of a serial novel, elderly Paul Edgecombe continues his tale of death row in 1932. A…
mouse that has befriended a condemned man angers a hard-nosed guard, and a new inmate stirs up trouble from day one. Strong language and violence. Sequel to The Two Dead Girls (BR 10648). BestsellerThe bad death of Eduard Delacroix
Par Stephen King. 1996
In the fourth installment of a serial novel, inmate John Coffey again proves his miraculous healing powers to death-row supervisor…
Paul Edgecombe, this time by coming to the rescue of Mr. Jingles, the mouse. Meanwhile, Edgecombe plots to get rid of a cruel guard. Sequel to Coffey's Hands (BR 10650). Strong language and violence. BestsellerCoffey on the mile
Par Stephen King. 1996
The final installment of a serial novel. At 104, former death-row supervisor Paul Edgecombe finishes telling the story of huge…
inmate John Coffey, little mouse Mr. Jingles, and the other characters introduced in the first five parts. Sequel to Night Journey (BR 10652). Violence and strong language. BestsellerThe two dead girls
Par Stephen King. 1996
In this first installment of a serial novel, death-row supervisor Paul Edgecombe thinks back to 1932 when John Coffey was…
brought in for the rape and murder of nine-year-old twin girls. Prequel to The Mouse on the Mile (BR 10649). Strong language and violence. BestsellerPainted devil
Par Michael Bedard. 1994
While Alice's mother is confined to bed with a difficult pregnancy, Alice watches her little sister, Lela, and begins a…
job at the library. She is confused by the odd feelings she has about both Lela's doll and the scary devil puppet at the library. Meanwhile, Alice's secretive Aunt Emily arrives with a chilling tale about a magic show she attended twenty-eight years earlier, which she believes is about to happen again. For grades 5-8Ghost of chance
Par William Burroughs. 1991
A cautionary fantasy tale about humankind, religion, and the environment. In the 1700s, Captain Mission founds a settlement on the…
coast of Madagascar. His strict laws to protect nature classify the killing of lemurs as a capital crime. But the destruction of a mysterious stone temple discovered by Mission wrecks the future of the gentle beasts and leaves a horrible legacy. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sexThe dragon and the djinn
Par Gordon Dickson. 1996
In this sequel to The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll, (BR 10530), the Dragon Knight and his friend, Sir…
Brian, venture to the Holy Land in search of the father of Brian's betrothed. But the quest becomes a dangerous odyssey as they encounter pirates, sea giants, and the wizardly DjinnMurtagh: The world of eragon (Inheritance Cycle #5)
Par Christopher Paolini. 2023
Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set…
a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. Join Dragon Rider—and fan favorite—Murtagh and his dragon as they confront a perilous new enemy! "Christopher Paolini is a true rarity." — The Washington Post The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror . Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air—and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia. So begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untraveled, where Murtagh and Thorn must use every weapon in their arsenal, from brains to brawn, to find and outwit a mysterious witch. A witch who is much more than she seems. In this gripping novel starring one of the most popular characters from Christopher Paolini’s blockbuster Inheritance Cycle, a Dragon Rider must discover what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him. Murtagh is the perfect book to enter the World of Eragon for the first time . . . or to joyfully return. Praise for Christopher Paolini: "A spellbinding fantasy writer." —The Boston Globe "A breathtaking and unheard-of success." —USA Today "Make[s] literary magic." —People * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains images from the book and Addendum material