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The Wing Warriors acquire a dangerous book and bring it back to their flying fortress, but they are pursued by angry gargoyles.

Eleven-year-old Danny Monteverde believes in magic, he believes that the enchanted land of Rio Luna in his older sister's favorite book is real, and most of all he believes that if he can find the way to Rio Luna he will find his sister, Pili, there, because he does not believe that his sister would run away from the group home where they lived and leave him behind; but after years of being passed from one foster family to another, his faith begins to fade--until one day he finds a mysterious book in the library that contains a map to Rio Luna ... and a way to find Pili.

"After picking up a book from the library, Yvette--who has given up on love--gains the ability to see how other people's romantic relationships will end"--Provided by publisher.

After the governments of the world discover that there are long-dead magical creatures, each with a buried book of magic, they realize that they need the help of kids to harness the magic.

Young Patrick Picklebottom gets the surprise of his life when a kind-hearted store owner sells him his favorite book for only one penny...But will he get to read its wondrous stories... or will he be lured away by the flashy apps, video games and other electronics he finds his friends playing with as he heads back home?.

"Mickey finds a book that promises to erase whatever is written in it, and after filling the page with all the things and people he dislikes, he finds himself in the anti-world where everything familiar is gone"--Provided by publisher.

"In Josh's bedroom, tension mounts as each of his books battle over who will be chosen for story time. It's every book for itself--until Pirate Book needs rescuing, and the books must use their unique talents to save him"--Provided by publisher.

"After his first adventure as the Descendant, Cameron can't sit through seventh-grade classes. Especially when his mother is still trapped in Chidani and his father is still missing. But Cameron encounters a particularly nasty bully in his new school, and it doesn't take long for him and his trusty friends Zion and Aliyah to realize that the troubles of Chidani won't stay away for long. With the Book to guide them, Cameron and his crew end up transported back to Chidani sooner than anticipated and the gods and goddesses they encoutner don't intend to make Cameron's journey easy"--Provided by publisher.

"When 12-year-old Max is sent to live with his eccentric grandfather for the summer, he finds himself on an unlikely quest to uncover an enchanted book that contains the key to defeating an unearthly nemesis"--Provided by publisher.

Spotlights dozens of titles written for young children through young teens that have been banned or challenged, including a profile of each and naming past challenges and how they were faced. Also provides discussion ideas for banned books programs and an appendix of additional resources for librarians who become caught up in a challenge.