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Redwall
by Brian Jacques
A brave group of animals face off against a villainous horde, uniting to save their home.
A quest to recover a legendary lost weapon by bumbling young apprentice monk, mouse Matthias. Redwall Abbey, tranquil home to a community of peace-loving mice, is threatened by Cluny the Scourge ... (Goodreads)
Martin the Warrior
by Brian Jacques
An adventurous mouse seeks to liberate a group of oppressed animals, discovering courage and strength along the way.
Martin the Warrior tells the story of a young mouse named Martin , a slave in Marshank under the cruel stoat Badrang the Tyrant . When Badrang leaves Martin to be tortured by the weather and the ... (Wikipedia)
Mattimeo
by Brian Jacques
Mattimeo, the son of the warrior mouse Matthias, is kidnapped by a group of ruthless rats. His friends and family embark on a dangerous journey to rescue him.
Mattimeo is a direct sequel to, Redwall, and, Mossflower, , taking place eight seasons (two years) after the events of the first novel. , The peaceful woodland creatures of Redwall Abbey are busy ... (Wikipedia)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C.S. Lewis
An epic fantasy adventure across the seas, encountering magical creatures and lands.
The two youngest Pevensie children, Lucy and Edmund , are staying with their odious cousin Eustace Scrubb while their older brother, Peter , is studying for an exam with Professor Kirke , and their ... (Wikipedia)
The Horse and His Boy
by C.S. Lewis
An adventure of two runaway children through exotic lands, discovering courage and strength.
A boy named Shasta overhears Arsheesh the fisherman negotiating to sell him to a powerful Calormene feudal nobleman. He is relieved to discover that Arsheesh is not his real father, since there was ... (Wikipedia)
The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book
by Bill Watterson
A compilation of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons, exploring the humor of everyday life.
Find Sunday comic favorites in this classic, Calvin and Hobbes, collection. This is a collection of the classic comic strip that features Calvin, a rambunctious 6-year-old boy, and his stuffed tiger, ... (Goodreads)
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
Epic fantasy, filled with adventure and danger, as a group of heroes attempt to save the world.
The Eye of the World revolves around protagonists Rand al'Thor , Matrim (Mat) Cauthon , Perrin Aybara , Egwene al'Vere , and Nynaeve al'Meara , after their residence of "Emond's Field" is ... (Wikipedia)
Fire Bringer
by David Clement-Davies
A young deer named Rann battles against an evil prophecy that threatens to destroy his herd and the entire forest.
Fire Bringer is the story of Rannoch, a red deer born in 13th-century Scotland . Rannoch is born with a white mark on his forehead resembling an oak leaf, the symbol of the deer god, Herne. To the ... (Wikipedia)
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat
by Bill Watterson
A hilarious and heart-warming comic strip about a boy and his pet tiger.
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat chronicles another segment of the multifarious adventures of this wild child and his faithful, but skeptical, friend. If the best cartoons compel readers to identify ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
Collection of comic strips featuring a boy and his imaginary tiger, exploring life's big questions.
They're back: Calvin, the six-year-old dirty tricksmeister and master of indignation and his warm, cuddly philosopher sidekick, Hobbes. A tiger whose idea of adventure is to lie on his back by the ... (Goodreads)
Eldest
by Christopher Paolini
An epic fantasy adventure, with a young hero struggling to save his kingdom from a dark force.
Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns…Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now ... (Goodreads)
Inheritance
by Christopher Paolini
Epic fantasy adventure of a young man uncovering his destiny and the power of his inheritance.
The Varden attack the Empire city of Belatona. In the battle, Saphira, Eragon's dragon, is nearly killed by a Dauthdaert, a spear from the Dragon Wars that can bypass magical wards and kill dragons. ... (Wikipedia)
Prince Caspian
by C.S. Lewis
Four children embark on a journey to restore the rightful heir to the throne of Narnia.
Peter , Susan , Edmund , and Lucy Pevensie are magically whisked away from a British railway station to a beach near an old and ruined castle. They determine the ruin is Cair Paravel , where they ... (Wikipedia)
Terrier
by Tamora Pierce
An adventure of discovery, as a young girl discovers her true strength and courage to save her beloved city.
The story is told in the form of a series of journal entries made by Beka Cooper as she trains to become a Provosts Dog, a nickname for the police men and women in the employ of the Lord Provost of ... (Wikipedia)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
by Robert C. O'Brien
A mouse's quest for survival and freedom, aided by the extraordinary intelligence of laboratory rats.
Mrs. Frisby is the head of a family of field mice. Her son Timothy is ill with pneumonia just as the farmer Mr. Fitzgibbon begins preparation for spring plowing in the garden where the Frisby family ... (Wikipedia)
Stalking Darkness
by Lynn Flewelling
A young thief and his mentor are caught up in a dangerous game of politics and magic, as they try to uncover a sinister plot.
With the Leran threat laid to rest, Alec and Seregil are now able to turn their attention to the ancient evil which threatens their land. The Plenimarans, at war with Skalans, have decided to defeat ... (Goodreads)
The Song of Roland
by Unknown
Epic poem of a knight's heroic battle against a powerful enemy.
On 15 August 778, Charlemagne’s army was returning from a successful expedition against Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a remote Pyrenean pass. Out of this skirmish arose a stirring ... (Goodreads)
The Great Hunt
by Robert Jordan
A daring adventure to recover a powerful artifact, with a kingdom's fate at stake.
Ba'alzamon presides over a clandestine meeting. In addition to Forsaken and Darkfriends (the antagonist 's known subordinates), the meeting includes two Aes Sedai . At Fal Dara in Shienar, following ... (Wikipedia)
Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls
A young boy embarks on an adventure with his beloved hunting dogs, learning valuable life lessons.
An old man named Billy Colman rescues a redbone hound under attack by neighborhood dogs. He takes it home with him so that its wounds can heal. In light of this event, he has a flashback to when he ... (Wikipedia)
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time
by James Gurney
A fantastical adventure of a father and son who discover an island inhabited by humans and dinosaurs.
In the year 1860, biologist and explorer Arthur Denison and his son, Will, set out on a sea voyage of discovery and adventure. When a powerful typhoon wrecks the ship in uncharted waters, Arthur and ... (Goodreads)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
Explorers embark on an incredible subterranean adventure, uncovering the secrets of a lost world.
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high ... (Barnes & Noble)
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A thrilling adventure of a young boy and a crew of rogues in search of buried treasure.
An old sailor named Billy Bones comes to lodge in the rural Admiral Benbow Inn on the Bristol Channel , in England. He tells the innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins , to keep a lookout for "a one-legged ... (Wikipedia)
Ptolemy's Gate
by Jonathan Stroud
A young magician's quest to confront an ancient evil and restore balance to the magical world.
The British Empire is falling apart. Many commoners are unhappy with the current government, though none of the commoners claim responsibility for the status quo. The magician's demons are being ... (Wikipedia)
Sabriel
by Garth Nix
A young woman embarks on a quest to save her kingdom from an ancient evil, confronting her own mortality.
The book opens with Sabriel raising a freshly killed rabbit from death. She is a young girl attending Wyverly College, an all-female boarding school in Ancelstierre. An undead creature enters the ... (Wikipedia)
The Hero and the Crown
by Robin McKinley
A young girl's quest to prove her worth, culminating in a battle to save her kingdom.
Aerin is the only child of Arlbeth, king of Damar, and his second wife. Aerin inherits her mother's pale skin and fiery red hair, setting her apart from all other Damarians and causing her to be ... (Wikipedia)
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Epic fantasy journey to save Middle-earth from an evil force.
This four-volume, boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the ... (Goodreads)
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque
A soldier's harrowing experience of the horrors of war.
The book tells the story of Paul Bäumer, who belongs to a group of German soldiers on the Western Front during World War I . The patriotic speeches of his teacher Kantorek had led the whole class to ... (Wikipedia)
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
A whimsical adventure through a magical land, searching for a way out of the boredom of everyday life.
Milo is a boy bored by the world around him; every activity seems a waste of time. He arrives home from another boring day at school to find a mysterious package. Among its contents are a small ... (Wikipedia)
The High King
by Lloyd Alexander
An epic adventure of a young man's quest to reclaim the throne of Prydain.
The story begins only days after the conclusion of, Taran Wanderer, . With winter approaching, Taran and his companion Gurgi return from their wanderings to Caer Dallben after getting news from Kaw ... (Wikipedia)
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
A comedic fantasy adventure full of humor, absurdities, and unexpected turns.
The story takes place on the Discworld, a planet-sized flat disc carried through space on the backs of four gargantuan elephants – Berilia, Tubul, Great T'Phon and Jerakeen – who themselves stand on ... (Wikipedia)
