Peter and the Starcatchers, written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, is the prequel to the Peter Pan story. It is the story of Peter and his friends and their magical adventure that takes Peter from a mundane orphan boy from England to an immortal flying boy on the magical island of Never Land.
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Eldest
Eldest begins following several important events in Eragon. The story is the continued adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira, centering on their journey to the realm of the Elves in order to further Eragon’s training as a Dragon Rider.
The Candy Shop War
The Candy Shop War is a children’s fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Mull. It was published by Shadow Mountain Publishing on September 11, 2007. The story follows a boy named Nate and his friends, who become the recipients of magical candy from magicians seeking a powerful treasure.
Dragonwatch
The Dragonwatch series is the sequel to the Fablehaven series, it all begins with Kendra and Seth getting a visit from their cousins Knox and Tess. Knox and Tess are oblivious to the existance of magical creatures and therefore, Kendra and Seth have to keep the secret from them and let them discover it on their own.
Brian’s Winter
| Brian’s Winter The story deals with Brian, still stranded at the L-shaped lake during the fall and winter, constructing a winter shelter, building snow shoes, being confronted by a bear, befriending and naming a skunk and learning how to make a bow more powerful. |
Mud City
The third book in the internationally bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Parvana’s Journey and My Name Is Parvana.
Parvana’s best friend, Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. But she still dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in France. This is the dream that has sustained her through the terrible years in Kabul. It is the dream for which she has forsaken family and friends.
But it is hard to imagine herself in a field of purple lavender when she is living in the Widows’ Compound of a muddy, crowded refugee camp outside Peshawar. Even worse, the compound is run by Mrs. Weera, Shauzia’s bossy phys ed teacher from Kabul, who insists that Shauzia be useful and make the best of a dismal situation.
Shauzia finally decides to leave the camp and try her luck on the streets. She is determined to earn money to buy her passage out of the country. Peshawar is dangerous and full of desperately poor and wandering children like herself, but she has Jasper, the dog who followed her down from a shepherds’ camp in the mountains. And she knows how to masquerade as a boy and comb the streets for jobs. She figures she knows how to survive.
But life as a street kid is dangerous and terrifying, and even with the advantages of a strong will, brave spirit and good luck, Shauzia soon discovers that the old choices are not so easy any more. This is a powerful and very human story of a feisty, driven girl who tries to take control of her own life.