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• The City of Ember

  DuPrau, Jeanne

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  One of the best science fiction novels I ever read in elementary school. An really original post apocalyptic future world shrouded in eternal darkness, surrounded by mystery, and a great message about questioning authority and finding the truth…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gregor the Overlander

  Collins, Suzanne

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  When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.

• The First State of Being

  Kelly, Erin Entrada,

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  When Ridge, a time-traveling teenager from the future, gets trapped in 1999, he befriends Michael, a lonely twelve-year-old boy, changing the course of their lives forever

• Boy 2.0

  Baptiste, Tracey,

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  When thirteen-year-old African American Coal discovers he can turn invisible, he searches for answers about his past with the help of his friends and his new foster family

• The Secret Library

  Magoon, Kekla,

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  Finding a mysterious letter from her late Grandpa, Dally is led straight to a library of secrets where each book is a portal to a precise moment in time, and she must find the courage to write her own life story as she "checks out" adventure after…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

  Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963

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  Young siblings playing hide & seek stumble upon a hidden world of magic, where noble creatures live in peace. An evil queen seeks to control the land, but the ultimate sacrifice inspires the children to fight for the good of the world.

• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

  DiCamillo, Kate

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  Although the world is largely realistic, the quiet magic of the china rabbit’s sentience and the story’s moral, enchanted tone place it among the finest works in the fantasy tradition.

• Dealing With Dragons

  Wrede, Patricia C., 1953-

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  Upon discovering her parents' plans to marry her off, Princess Cimorene decides to take her chances seeking help from a group of dragons.

• The Land of Stories

  the Wishing Spell

  Colfer, Chris, 1990-

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  "Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Wrinkle in Time

  L'Engle, Madeleine,

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  "Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murray, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rise of the Earth Dragon

  West, Tracey, 1965-

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  Eight-year-old Drake is snatched up by the King's soldiers and taken to the castle where he is told by the wizard Griffith that he has been chosen to be a Dragon Master like Ana, Rori, and Bo--and his first task will be to discover whether his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

  Rowling, J. K.

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  Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.

• The Borrowers

  Norton, Mary

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  Beneath the kitchen floor is the world of the Borrowers -- Pod and Homily Clock and their daughter, Arrietty. In their tiny home, matchboxes double as roomy dressers and postage stamps hang on the walls like paintings. Whatever the Clocks need they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crenshaw

  Applegate, Katherine

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  When Jackson and his family face living in their minivan, Jackson's imaginary cat Crenshaw returns to help him.

• The Phantom Tollbooth

  Juster, Norton, 1929-2021

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  "For Milo, everything's a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he's got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by…Read moreRead more of this annotation