Kids Magic Fantasy

Lost Kids: toddlers found on the outskirts of town. When no one claims them, they grow up at the Neighborlee Children's Home. Some are adopted, some develop superpowers, and some vanish without explanation. Lanie is a Lost Kid. She teams up with Kurt and Felicity, two other Lost Kids, to figure out what they are, and why they are. Mutants? Escaped genetic experiments? Alien visitors? Sometimes they protect the magic, the weird and wonderful of Neighborlee, from the world - and sometimes they have to protect the world from the mysteries and dangers of Neighborlee.

Will Hunter’s had a rough few months. He just survived the battle of his life. He learned the devil was his father. And his newly demonic best friend Rudy is trapped under glass until Will can find a way to bring him back from the dark side. All Will wants is to lay low for a while with Natalie, the girl he loves, and focus on saving his friend. But Will never seems to get what he wants. In Seattle, Will encounters a dangerous new breed of female demon, faster and more deadly than anything he’s ever faced, and a mysterious, striking girl who arrives just in time to save his life.

Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late.

A town is overrun by road weenies - a.k.a. joggers - who never smile. A girl thinks she's too old for Halloween...until she finds a special pair of gloves. A boy takes a shortcut to an unexpected place. A mummy takes his revenge, one little piece at a time.... These 35 tales ranging from the silly and offbeat to flat-out horrifying are just right for listening alone in the dark.

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When his friends aren’t successful at spooking the children who visit the haunted house, Gus must present his unique superpowers to give them a scare!

The Nettlewood has lost its song, and only one knight can bring it back! Join Sir Ferdinand, the grumpy guardian of the grove, on an enchanting adventure to solve the mystery of the silent songbirds. It's a journey filled with magical moths, a bat who knows the way, and a treasure hoard of stolen sparkles. Can one humble knight outwit a greedy grackle and restore the music to the forest? In the heart of the prickly Nettlewood, Sir Ferdinand believes his job is simple: protect the grove. He's a quiet knight, content with his grumpy routine.

Lily and her brother, Tom, thought they were on a normal family sailing trip... until a mysterious, milky-white fog swallows their boat. They wash ashore on an island unlike any they’ve ever seen. The sun is stuck in the sky. The waves are frozen in place. Birds hang motionless in the air, and a game of tag in the village square has been frozen for years Even their parents are trapped, as still and silent as statues. The only person who can move is Elian, a boy who’s been waiting for his twelfth birthday party to start for longer than he can remember.

The jungle is full of secrets, and ten-year-old Leo loves to listen to its whispers. His best friend, Maya, understands its heart, especially the tiny, purring ocelot kit named Pip she's nursing back to health. But one humid afternoon, a desperate cry echoes from deep within the emerald tangle. It’s not just any animal, it’s another baby ocelot, and it’s in terrible danger. Following mysterious boot prints and clues in the mud, Leo and Maya discover a dark secret: dangerous poachers have set a shadowy trap! With a tiny kit held captive in a cage, Maya and Leo know they can't just stand by.

Meet Finnian "Finn" Flickerfoot and his loyal, snack-loving sidekick, Barnaby "Barney" Bolt. These two ten-year-olds didn't mean to cause mass mayhem, but a little misunderstanding involving a glitter bomb, a poodle, and the Mayor's hat landed them in the worst possible place: Alcatraz Junior, the infamous island fortress designed to enforce 'extreme discipline' on the mischievously imaginative. Guarded by the perpetually grumpy Warden Grimsnap and his starched-up rules (Chapter Three: Absolutely No Glitter!

Meet Dave, a little sapling with an impossible dream: to reach the sky! Deep in the Sun-Dappled Glade, every tree is content to stay rooted in the rich earth except for Dave. From the moment its first leaf unfurled, Dave has yearned to grow past the ancient oaks, past the humming bugs, and straight up to the boundless blue. But the sky is a world of secrets and challenges. Join Dave on a spectacular, leaf-by-leaf adventure that will take it beyond the familiar forest and into the realm of the clouds! Along the way, Pip will Unfurl a magical, silver leaf that hums a sweet, secret melody.

In a world where Spring has been forgotten, one boy and a frozen guardian must find the beat of a dying heart. The village of Oakhaven is trapped. While the calendar says April, the wind still howls with the bite of January, and the flowers refuse to wake from their icy sleep. In the center of the town stands Barnaby a snowman who doesn’t melt, doesn’t slump, and carries a strange, pulsing blue light deep within his chest. Leonard, a young boy with a sharp mind and a heart full of curiosity, discovers that Barnaby isn't just a figure of snow and charcoal.

One boy. A forgotten map. An ocean of secrets waiting to breathe. Ten-year-old Finley has always felt more at home in his grandfather’s dusty attic than in the real world. But when he discovers a swirl of pearlescent mist trapped inside an old glass bottle, he uncovers more than just a relic. The mist forms a map a shimmering guide to the Sunken Spire, a legendary city of glass and coral hidden in the deepest trench of the sea. Drawn by a rhythmic thrumming that only he can hear, Finley is pulled into a world where the water feels like cool silk and the light smells of wildflowers and ozone.

Some secrets are meant to be found. Others are meant to be followed. When twelve-year-old Oliver discovers an ancient map hidden beneath the floorboards of his dusty attic, he doesn’t just find a piece of paper, he finds a doorway. The map doesn’t smell of old ink it smells of coming storms and crushed ferns, and it leads straight to a place the world has worked hard to forget. Step into the Forest of Forgotten Footsteps, a living, breathing labyrinth where the trees have ears, the shadows have minds of their own, and the very ground remembers every step ever taken.

A world where the fog doesn’t just hide things, it steals them. In the damp village of Tangiers, the sun hasn’t been seen for generations. The horizon is a wall of grey, and the air always tastes of cold salt and ancient secrets. While others stay tucked away by their hearths, twelve-year-old Richie spends his days in his workshop, his fingers stained with oil and his palms calloused from the gritty gears and smooth brass of broken machines. Richie is a "fixer," a boy who believes everything even a broken sky can be mended if you have the right tools.

One city. Six million skeletons. And a secret that refuses to stay buried. Twelve-year-old Mike has always preferred solving puzzles on paper to adventuring in real life. But when his family travels to Paris, he discovers a rusted brass compass in his grandfather’s luggage that doesn’t point North, it points down. Following the needle's erratic pull, Mike and his artistic older sister, Sophie, find themselves slipping through a hidden grate into the world’s largest grave: the Paris Catacombs.

Meet Melisa! She lives in the quiet, snowy town of Hollybrook, where Christmas Eve is always perfect, predictable, and perfectly cold. Until this year. Nine-year-old Melisa just can't sleep. And when she peeks out her window, she discovers that something very warm and very magical has landed in her town. Something that leaves trails of scorched snow and smells suspiciously like burnt gingerbread...

Dylan Rudee's life is an epic fail. He's bullied at school and the aunt who has raised him since he was orphaned as a child just lost her job and their apartment. Dylan's one chance to help his family is the only thing he's good at: video games. The multibillion-dollar company Mee Corp. has announced a televised tournament to find the Game-Changers: the 44 kids who are the best in the world at playing Xamaica, a role-playing fantasy game that's sweeping the planet. If Dylan can win the top prize, he just might be able to change his life.

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The Amazing Bone is a 1976 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, a 1977 Caldecott Honor Book, and a 1977 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Picture Books. William Steig, incomparable master of the contemporary picture book...