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Fantasy

 * **//Artemis Fowl// by Eoin Colfer:** Artemis Fowl is an evil boy genius who tries to steal gold from the fairies.
 * **//Bone// series by Jeff Smith:** Graphic novel about the three Bone cousins and their funny and dangerous adventures in a mysterious valley.
 * **//The Chronicles of Narnia// by C.S. Lewis:** Travel to Narnia for various adventures in this magical land.
 * **//The Chronicles of Prydain// by Lloyd Alexander:** Taran is an ordinary country boy living with a wise old man until an escaped pig sends Taran on the adventure of his life in the magical world of Prydain.
 * **//The Dark is Rising// series by Susan Cooper:** These fantasy stories pit the forces of Light against the Dark using a setting of Wales with connections to the King Arthur legends.
 * **//The Dragon of Lonely Island// by Rebecca Rupp:** Three kids and their mother travel to their aunt's summer get-away where they find a three-headed dragon!
 * **//The Dragonslayers// by Bruce Coville:** The knights are too cowardly, so a princess, a squire, and a page have to go try to slay the dragon.
 * **//Eldest// by Christopher Paolini:** Eragon goes with the elves to help master his magical abilities and finds a secret in a battle against the king's army.
 * **//Eragon// by Christopher Paolini:** Eragon discovers a dragon's egg which leads to a variety of dangerous adventures
 * **//Everworld// by K.A. Applegate:** Some kids get trapped in another world -- will they be able to return to our world?
 * **//Harry Potter// series by J.K. Rowling:** Will Harry survive You-Know-Who's many evil plans and attacks?
 * **//Inkheart// by Cornelia Funke:**
 * **//Matilda// by Roald Dahl:** Matilda gets revenge on her family and the evil headmistress at school when she discovers that she has magical powers.
 * **//Spiderwick Chronicles// by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black:** Two brothers and their sister move into their great-aunt's old house and discover an amazing field guide to fairies.
 * **//Tale of Desperaux// by Kate DiCamillo:** A small mouse falls in love with a princess, but a rat wants to do them harm.