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A girl and her two brothers are transported back to the time of King Arthur, where they must return three magic talismans to their rightful owners or remain trapped forever in the distant past. The adventure begins when Sara Lowry wins a picnic basket at the Firemen's Strawberry Festival. She and her brothers, Greg and Eric, are staying with their uncle at his Hudson Valley estate while their parents are in Japan.

Spider is walking through the jungle one day when he hears about a party that is to happen in the east. He decides he will go, as there will be lots to eat and drink. He walks on and hears about a party in the west, then on and hears about a party in the north and then one in the south. He wants to go to all the parties, but he neglected to find out the times they started. He just knows they are all on the same night. He gets an idea. He asks four of his cousins to come over.

Long ago there was only sun in the rainforest. It was beautiful but too bright. People had a hard time sleeping. A farmer was married to the River Snake King's daughter, and she told her husband about something called "Night" that was deep in the river. It would let people rest. They had too much farm work to do, so they sent three friends in a canoe down the river to ask the River Snake King for Night.

Thirteen award-winning fantasy and science fiction writers offer up their versions of these classic fairy tales as well as other favorites, including The Ugly Duckling, Ali Baba, Hansel and Gretel, and more. Some of the stories are funny, some are strange, and others are dark and disturbing - but each offers something as unexpected as a wolf at the door.

Seventeen-year-old Vivienne lives in a world of knights and ladies, corsets and absinthe, outlaw magic and alchemical machines. By day, she is lady-in-waiting to the future queen of Camelot - Guinevere. By night, she secretly toils away in the clock tower as apprentice to Merlin, the infamous recovering magic addict. Then she meets Marcus, below her in class, destined to become a knight, and just as forbidden as her apprenticeship with Merlin.

Turning thirteen starts off with a bang for Lily. Literally. A birthday present explodes on her porch... and soon after a trio of leprechauns (yes, leprechauns) appears in her bedroom. They whisk her away to a land of clover, pixies, a new friend, a cute boy, and lots of glimmering, glittering gold. A world of Green. It turns out that Lily, like her grandmother before her, is next in line to be keeper for the Clan of Green, and in charge of all their gold. That is, if she passes three tests. And she has to pass them. Because if she doesn’t she may never get to go home again.

Dragon Spell continues a new series of Dragonlance fantasy adventures written specifically for listeners ages 10 and up. Sized to fit the young listener market, the series features a group of young companions who band together for friendship and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world.

The White King has crossed the line, sounded the horn, sent out the wolves. When blood is shed and life is lost the reality of Ari’s position as both hunter and prey finally sets in. It seems her father will stop at nothing to force her will to his own, and distracted by Charlie’s latest mistake and her seemingly misguided attraction to Jai, Ari never thought to fear anyone else but the Jinn King. Blindsided and attacked, Ari learns a new wolf has joined the hunt. A dark sorcerer believes he knows a way to bleed the power of the Seal and wield it as his own, and he is even less patient than The White King.

Dussie always knew puberty was going to be confusing, but she never realized it was going to be catastrophic - until she wakes up one morning to find that her hair has turned into a writhing mass of slithering snakes and discovers the real truth about her family: her mother is a Gorgon--right out of Greek mythology--and she was named after her mother's younger sister, Medusa.

Dragon Knight continues a new series of Dragonlance fantasy adventures written specifically for listeners ages 10 and up. Sized to fit the young listener market, the series features a group of young companions who band together for friendship and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world.

This new trilogy follows Nearra as she journeys to Icereach to break a curse plaguing her family. But new enemies lurk where she least expects them, and the journey tests her every resolve. Will Nearra find the strength to break the wizard’s curse? Wizard’s Curse continues a new series of Dragonlance fantasy adventures written specifically for readers ages 10 and up. The series features a group of young companions who band together for friendship, adventure, and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world.

Ark lives a mile up from the ground - in the last trees in the world. But Ravenwood faces a new threat by the empire that wants its precious wood. Ark and his friends must travel deep into enemy heartland to find out what evil is planned. Awaiting them is a glittering forest of glass skyscrapers, a twisted echo of home.

Max’s village is absolutely normal in every single way and on every single day—except Wednesday. Most of the townsfolk shutter their windows and lock their doors to hide away from the many peculiar things that happen—things like cats getting stuck in the vacuum cleaner and birthday cakes meeting fiery and horrific ends. But Max is too curious for that, and so, breaking every rule in the village, he searches out the cause of all the Wednesday weirdness.

A lonely pair of magic boots are locked up in a tower and in need of good home. Titch and Mitch would dearly love to have them, but the boots have other ideas...Escaped lions, mercy missions, a turkey with special powers, Christmas chaos and some very strange cheese! These two pixies take it all in their stride.The fourth fantastic 'Titch and Mitch' story from best-selling author Garth Edwards.

What do witches do when their wands break? Where do wizards shop for stuff for spells? And if you were a ghost who wasn't scary enough, where would you find help? The Magic Factory! It's where Midden and her team of helpers come up with magical answers to all sorts of problems.

Dalla voce di una grande autrice, sedici tenere e sorprendenti fiabe rivolte ai più piccoli. Da leggere assieme, per stupirsi e volare in Russia su cavalli d'inchiostro, o tra le stelle con Lady Oscar.

En Crète, de jeunes Athéniens sont sur le point d'être livrés au Minotaure, terrible monstre au corps d'homme et à la tête de taureau. Parmi eux se trouve Thésée, jeune homme fier et courageux. Ariane, la belle princesse de Crète, en tombe éperdument amoureuse. Aidée de Dédale, l'ingénieuse jeunne femme décide de tout faire pour sauver l'homme qu'elle aime.

La suite des aventures du célèbre héros Ulysse, ses dernières épreuves et ses retrouvailles avec Télémaque et Pénélope !

Ulysse, roi d'Ithaque, mène une vie paisible sur son île, avec son épouse Pénélope et son fils Télémaque. Jusqu'au jour où l'enlèvement d'Hélène par le prince troyen Pâris déclenche une terrible guerre, à laquelle il n'a d'autre choix que de prendre part. Au milieu des affrontements entre Grecs et Troyens, Ulysse trouve une ruse : construire un cheval de bois géant pour s'introduire dans la cité troyenne... Cette ruse suffira-t-elle pour remporter la guerre ?

Après dix ans de combats contre les Troyens, le roi Ulysse met le cap sur Ithaque, son île natale. En chemin, son navire fait halte sur l'île des cyclopes. Avec quelques compagnons, l'intrépide Ulysse décide de s'y aventurer. Mais voilà les guerriers grecs retenus prisonniers par le terrible Polyphème ! Leur voyage de retour s'annonce plus long que prévu.