The Eternity Gate, Katherine Briggs
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The Eternity Gate

The Eternity Gate is found, and kings and monsters battle over its legends of treasure. But rumors whisper that someone stole the gate’s ancient key.
“Katherine Briggs’s Eternity Gate portrays a continent-crossing story of political intrigue and war with the backdrop of religious prophecy.”
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Dessi and Ky Go Poof, Candice Pedraza Yamnitz
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Dessi and Ky Go Poof

On a blustery and wet May day in Chicago, Dessi and Ky get transported to a tropical island where wicked pirates have turned the islanders into birds.
“Children learn to apply parental advice in this imaginative story whose simple prose keeps young readers engaged.”
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My Father's Land by A. C. Wilson

My Father’s Land

Ella escaping her pirate capturers is only the beginning of her adventures in the fantastical and mysterious lands of Gwambi.
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The Shadow Lamp

The search for the map of blue symbols began in a rainy alley in London but has since expanded through space and time and includes more seekers.
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Isle Of Swords

A spell-binding adventure filled with high-seas drama where battles rage, storms brew, a long-dormant volcano awakens, and a sea creature slithers in the deep as pirates race for a cliff-top fortress. By Wayne Thomas Batson.
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The Door in the Dragon's Throat (1989)

The Door in the Dragon’s Throat

Jay and Lila plunge down into the Dragon’s Throat, determined to find out what awaits them on the other side of the Door.
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The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers.
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