fantasy

An illustrated collection of short stories and excerpts from longer works dealing with witches, fairies, magic, and fantasy worlds.

Presents L. Frank Baum's classic tale of a little Kansas girl who is transported by a cyclone to an enchanted land, and features new black and white illustrations.

"When Maisie, Owen, and Claire track Blue to Yosemite, they find her tracker in the park, but the dinosaur is nowhere to be found. Owen and Claire decide they should stay until they locate Blue, and that means Maisie has to go on her most exciting adventure yet--school! She's nervous, but quickly makes new friends, but also discovers there are six dinosaurs that need their protection. Unfortunately, there's also a predator hunting in the area. Is it Blue, or is there a more dangerous carnivore on the loose? Maisie will need all of her skills and bravery to save her new friends and the Yosemite Six"--Provided by publisher.

"Hilda and her mum have settled into their new home in the city of Trolberg. Pining for her magical friends and the wonder-filled wilderness, Hilda is finding it hard to fit in, especially at school. But when Hilda makes a new friend she soon begins to uncover some surprising secrets . . . Perhaps this concrete labyrinth is a place where wonderful and magical things can happen too?"--Provided by publisher.

The disappearance of the goddess Artemis while out hunting a rare, ancient monster, prompts a group of her followers to join Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.

"In an alternate America, Beatrice, now queen, and her sibilings Samatha and Jefferson struggle to untangle their personal lives and settle into their new political roles while the country hosts the world's monarchs at the League of Kings conference"--OCLC.

"Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she's never gotten good grades, and, well, she's a bit of a crybaby. But when she meets a talking cat, she begins a journey that will teach her she has a well of great strength just beneath the surface and the heart to inspire and stand up for her friends as Sailor Moon!"--Provided by publisher.

Tsunami the SeaWing is overjoyed to be reunited with her fellow ocean-dwelling dragons. For the first time in her life, she actually fits in. But not everything is as perfect as it seems underwater. Tsunami and the other 'dragonets of destiny' aren't any closer to ending the war for Pyrrhia. And someone in the SeaWing kingdom wants them dead before they can even try.

"During a time of great turmoil and amid silence from StarClan, respected ThunderClan warrior Graystripe must break a promise from his past and leave his Clan behind for a quest to heal his past and uncover his future"--Provided by publisher.

Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.