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Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is not like other boys his age. His uncle Press is a Traveler, and, as Bobby has learned, that means Uncle Press is responsible, through his journeys, for solving interdimensional conflict wherever he encounters it. His mission is nothing less than to save the universe from ultimate evil. And he's taking Bobby along for the ride.

Peter and the Wolf is a story about bravery and saving nature.

Fionn Boyle has been Storm Keeper of Arranmore for less than six months when thousands of terrifying Soulstalkers arrive on the island. The empty-eyed followers of the dreaded sorceress Morrigan have come to raise their leader, and Fionn is powerless to stop them. The Storm Keeper's magic has deserted him and with his grandfather's memory waning, Fionn must rely on his friends Shelby and Sam to help him summon Dagda's army of merrows. But nobody else believes the ferocious sea creatures even exist.

One night, Geppetto the wood carver made a wish. He wished his puppet Pinocchio were a real boy! When the Blue Fairy brings Pinocchio to life, she tells the puppet he can become a real boy if he proves himself brave, truthful, and unselfish. Listen along as Pinocchio embarks on a journey of a lifetime!

Everything Lily thought she knew about Liam was a lie. After kicking him out of Faerie, she decides to seek the crystals alone. State after state, she scours the country but comes up with nothing. When she gets back to Faerie, defeated and broken hearted, she finds a peace offering from Liam. Faerie needs her now more than ever and she needs Liam’s help. She must push through her heartbreak and save her world before it's lost forever.

When Korra, the new Avatar, arrives in Republic City to master airbending, she finds it filled with hostility and distrust between benders and nonbenders. At the center of the melee are the Equalists, revolutionaries whose shadowy leader has vowed to put a stop to all bending... forever!

Set in the world of the Newbery Honor-winning Ella Enchanted, this tale by beloved author Gail Carson Levine stars a clever heroine who is determined to defy expectations—and outwit a fairy’s curse. Evie is happiest when she is healing people, diagnosing symptoms and prescribing medications...

Long cold winter nights make for good story telling, so it's scarcely surprising that some of the world's most wonderful fairy tales come from Russia. Soar through the air in 'The Flying ship', feel the frost freeze your bones in 'The Strange Bridegroom', sail the seven seas in a ship with patchwork sails in 'The Salt Mountain'. These are stories guaranteed to delight in another outstanding edition of Classic Children's Stories.

Rapunzel is having the ultimate bad day. She's been stolen by a witch, may have a ghost for a roommate, and doesn't even have a decent brush for her hair. Prince Benjamin's got it pretty tough, too. His father wants him to be more kingly, his mother wants him to never leave her sight, and his cousin wants to get him into as much trouble as possible (possibly with a troll). Both Rapunzel and Prince Benjamin are trapped - in very different ways. Once their paths cross, well, that's when things get really strange.

Aesop’s Fables refers to a collection of fables credited to Aesop (620 - 560 BC), a slave and storyteller who lived in Ancient Greece. His fables are some of the most well known in the world and remain a popular choice for the moral education of children today. Many stories included in Aesop’s Fables, such as “The Fox and the Grapes” (from which the idiom “sour grapes” was derived), “The Tortoise and the Hare”, “The North Wind and the Sun”, and “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”, are well-known throughout the world.

Beautiful music and fun sound-effects help tell the classic tale of “Sleeping Beauty.” Find out what happens when a king and queen hold a special feast to celebrate the birth of their baby girl named Briar Rose. As each fairy presents special gifts to Briar Rose, the king and queen are delighted. But when the thirteenth fairy storms into the castle, because she was not invited to the celebration, she casts a wicked spell on Briar Rose. Will the spell be broken by a handsome prince? A happy ending adds interest to this fairy tale and encourages a lifelong love of great storytelling.

Actress Glenn Close reads Washington Irving's eerie tale of romantic rivalry along the Hudson. The story pits the new schoolmaster Ichabod Crane against the local hero and bully, Brom Bones, for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel. This haunting drama climaxes with the appearance of one of the great, legendary ghosts of all time: the headless horseman.

Selected stories for children from the Mahabharata ranging from how the Mahabharata was written to the Mritasanjivani story, the birth of Devavrata, the palace of Lac, Draupadi's Swayamvara, the passing of Bhishma and many other equally enthralling stories from one of the greatest epics of all...

The classic story of Beauty and the Beast....

Rook Barkwater dreams of becoming a librarian knight - sent out to explore the mysteries of the Edgeworld. So when his chance comes, he grabs it. Breaking all the rules, he sets out on a journey to the Free Glades and beyond.

Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, along with their friends and allies from Ferryport Landing, engage in a climactic battle with the fearsome Mirror. With the future of the Grimms and all the Everafters hanging in the balance, the sisters make a fateful choice to join forces with the members of the Scarlet Hand to defeat Mirror and end this conflict once and for all.

A retelling of the classic story The Tortoise and the Hare.

Among the towering fir trees of the Pacific Northwest, a famously elusive creature is in serious trouble. All Elliot wants is a nice, normal day at school. All Uchenna wants is an adventure. Guess whose wish comes true? Professor Fauna whisks the kids—and Jersey, of course—off to the...

Riley Oh wasn't born into her family. Instead, as she recently discovered, she tumbled down to the earth many years ago as the last fallen star. Riley Oh also wasn't born to be a witch. Like, at all—even her status as a divine celestial being comes with zilch in the magical powers department. And Riley Oh definitely wasn't born to be a leader. But now the entire magical community thinks she and her soul-twin, Dahl, are meant to lead the world into the Age of the Final Eclipse (or whatever it is that the Haetae keeps saying they're "destined" to do).

魔法学校で一年間を過ごし、夏休みでダーズリー家に戻ったハリーは意地悪なおじ、おばに監禁されて餓死寸前。やっと、親友のロンに助け出される。ロンの家で夏休みを過ごしたハリーは初めて魔法使いの家族の生活にふれ、毎日驚くことばかり。しかし、新学期が始まった途端、また事件に巻き込まれる。 ホグワーツ校を襲う姿無き声。次々と犠牲者がでる。そしてハリーに疑いがかかる。 果たしてハリーはスリザリン寮に入るべきだったのだろうか。ヴォルデモートとの対決がその答えを出してくれる。