F EXQ	The Exquisite Corpse Adventure (age 9-12) by Exq authorship ... humor ... adventure ... action ... fantasy Publisher comments: Take twenty top kids' authors and illustrators. Give them free rein to take turns creating a zany progressive story. What could possibly happen next? It all starts with a train rushing through the night. . . . Well, actually, it starts when Jon Scieszka, former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, writes a cliff-hanger episode and passes it on to the next member of a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who continues the story and passes it on. And what happens between episodes one and twenty-seven? Think werewolves and mad scientists, a talking pig, plenty of explosions, a blue Star Wars lunchbox, two meatballs, a whole army of villains and varmints, and one just plain bad egg. Not to mention our heroes, eleven-year-old twins Nancy and Joe, raised in a circus, who must find the pieces of a Top-Secret Robot in order to rescue their parents before . . . tick, tick, tick!
F BES	Arthur and the Minimoys (age 9-12) by Luc Besson adventure ... action ... fantasy Publisher comments: Deep underground, the Minimoys are waiting...for a champion. Arthur's grandfather disappeared four years ago. All he left behind are his notebooks full of stories about little-known African tribes — including the Minimoys, a miniature people who are all less than one inch tall. But the Minimoys can't possibly be real...can they? Arthur is about to find out, as he uncovers a hidden message that catapults him on an adventure wilder than he had ever imagined. In just three days, he must find a way to the land of the Minimoys, recover a stolen treasure, battle an invading force of mosquito-riding warriors, defeat an evil wizard, win the heart of a very independent princess — and somehow get back home again. It seems like an impossible task, but as he'll discover along the way, sometimes the littlest heroes can make the biggest difference.
F LEV	The Wish (age 9-12) by Gail Carson Levine friendship ... fantasy ... school Publisher comments: Wilma Sturtz is invisible and miserable at school. So when an old lady on the subway offers her a wish, Wilma immediately asks for popularity — in fact, she asks to be the most popular kid at school. Suddenly, Wilma has more friends than she can keep track of, forty dates to the Grad Night Dance, and a secret admirer writing her love poems. Everything is great, until she realizes there's a loophole in her wish, and her time in the spotlight has almost run out.
F SNY	The Truth About Stone Hollow (age 9-12) by Zilpha Keatley Snyder spooky ... fantasy Catalog: The new boy at school introduces Amy to the secrets of Stone Hollow where the circles of time converge.
F ALC	The Monster Garden (age 9-12) by Vivien Alcock animals ... fantasy ... science fiction Frankie isn't exactly sure what her scientist dad does in his top-secret laboratory, but her neighbors tease her that it must be something awful ... like developing germ warfare. So when Frankie's older brother steals a bit of mysterious goo from their father's lab, she makes sure she gets some to conduct her own experiment. But Frankie never could have anticipated the results...
F BAR	Peter Pan (age 9-12) by J. M. Barrie fantasy ... adventure Welcome to Neverland! For three lucky children living in London, nothing could seem better than a faraway world where you were free to play all day. In this magical world, there would be no school. And no parents to tell you to brush your teeth. Or to sit up straight, or to eat your vegetables. Best of all, in this make-believe world no one would ever grow up. Children would remain children forever. As Wendy, John, and Michael and are about to discover, this faraway land is not so very far away after all. In fact, it is but a short dream away. On a world within a cloud called Neverland. It truly is a dream come true! But no dream lasts forever. Every child has to grow up eventually. Unless, of course, that child is named Peter Pan.
F WES	Zorgamazoo (age 9-12) by Robert Paul Weston adventure ... fantasy ... poetry Publisher comments: Are You a Believer in Fanciful Things? In Pirates and Dragons and Creatures and Kings? Then sit yourself down in a comfortable seat, with maybe some cocoa and something to eat, and I'll spin you the tale of Katrina Katrell, a girl full of courage (and daring, as well ), who down in the subway, under the ground, saw something fantastical roaming around . . . What was it she saw? I'd rather not say. (Who's ever heard of a Zorgle, anyway?) But if you are curious, clever and brave, if intrepid adventure is something you crave, then open this book and I'll leave it to you to uncover the secret of ZORGAMAZOO.
F SAN	The Ink Drinker (age 9-12) by Eric Sanvoisin fantasy ... spooky Publisher comments: This young boy cannot think of a worse way to spend his summer: he has to help his Dad out with his bookstore, and he absolutely hates to read! His job is to watch the store for shoplifters, but things take a twisted turn when he spies a pale character who seems to float through the aisles of the store. But this stranger is not trying to steal books--he is drinking the words out of them with a straw! So the boy goes on a chase to find out what this fellow is all about and they both wind up in a cemetery, where the boy discovers a taste for something much more filling than ink!
F BUR	Sara Crewe: Or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's (age 9-12) by Frances Hodgson Burnett growing up ... friendship ... fantasy When she is orphaned, the star pupil of Miss Minchin's boarding school in London becomes a penniless, friendless ward of the cruel Miss Minchin.
F LEV	The Magic Hat of Mortimer Wintergreen (age 9-12) by Myron Levoy humor ... voyages/journeys ... magic ... fantasy ... adventure In 1893, thirteen-year-old Joshua and his eleven-year-old sister, Amy, travel from South Dakota to New York City with the help of the mysterious Mortimer Wintergreen and his unpredictable magic hat.
F MCG	The Magician's Apprentice Series (age 9-12) by Tom McGowen magic ... fantasy A young pickpocket becomes apprenticed to a magician who opens a whole new world for the boy, not only of magic and healing, but of kindness and adventure. Together they seek knowledge lost since the Age of Magic thousands of years before. title: The Magician's Company title: The Magician's Challenge
F DOW	Hatching Magic (age 9-12) by Ann Downer adventure ... fantasy Poor Theodora Oglethorpe! Her biologist father has gone off to explore the jungles of Laos without her, her best friends are away on vacation, and a long, hot, lonely Boston summer is all she has to look forward to. Poor Gideon! Wycca, his pet wyvern, has disappeared through a magic hole in time in search of a place to lay her egg. Kobold, Gideon's wizard rival, wants nothing more than to get his hands on Wycca. In a desperate attempt to rescue Wycca from Kobold's evil clutches, Gideon follows her through the magic hole and finds himself transported from thirteenth-century England to the terrifyingly modern world of Boston, Massachusetts, in the twenty-first century. Soon Theodora's involved with a chocoholic baby wyvern, a mysterious wyvern playing card, a couple of desperate wizards, and the summer vacation of her life!
F SNO	The Ratbridge Chronicles (age 9-12) by Alan Snow humor ... fantasy ... magic Welcome to Ratbridge. But beware, for there is skulduggery afoot. Young Arthur has fallen foul of the appalling outlaw, Snatcher, and is trapped alone in the town with every way home sealed. Meanwhile Snatcher and his men are working tirelessly in secret on a fiendish and dastardly plan to take over, and destroy, the entire town. With the help of Willbury Nibble, QC; some friendly boxtrolls and cabbageheads; Marjorie the frustrated inventor; and the rats and pirates from the Ratbridge Nautical Laundry, can Arthur thwart Snatcher's evil plans, and find his way home? title: Here Be Monsters! An Adventure Involving Magic Trolls and Other Creatures
F POT	Olivia Kidney Series (age 9-12) by Ellen Potter growing up ... fantasy ... humor Olivia Kidney's new apartment building is crazy! Talking lizards crawling everywhere. A tropical rainforest growing in 7B. Even an apartment made entirely of glass! Maybe her father will get fired from his job as the building super, and they can leave. But Olivia is tired of moving from place to place, from school to school. What she wouldn't give for a little slice of sanity. And maybe a friend to share it with. This remarkable debut novel is quirky, magical, and completely genuine. Ellen Potter offers us a world where even the oddest of characters feel right at home. Olivia Kidney has all the makings of a classic. title: Olivia Kidney
F FUN	Igraine the Brave (age 9-12) by Cornelia Funke princesses ... knights/castles/dragons ... adventure ... fantasy ... magic Princess Igraine dreams of becoming a famous knight just like her great grandfather, but the truth is, life at the family castle is rather boring. Until the nephew of the baroness-next-door shows up. He's got a dastardly plan to capture the castle and claim as his own the wonderful singing spell books that belong to Igraine's magician parents. To make matters worse, at the very moment of the siege, her mom and dad botch a spell, turning themselves into pigs! Aided by a Gentle Giant and a Sorrowful Knight, it's up to Igraine to be brave and save the day--and the books!
F CAR	Witch-cat (age 9-12) by Joan Davenport Carris fantasy ... identity ... magic A down-to-earth girl is made to see that she is a witch through the efforts of a magical cat.
F BAC	Ulysses Moore Series (age 9-12) by Pierdome Baccalario action ... adventure ... fantasy ... mystery Eleven-year-old twins Jason and Julia have just moved from London to an old mansion on the English coast. Their new home is filled with twisting tunnels and strange artifacts from around the world, and the twins can't wait to discover all its secrets. Before long, Jason, Julia, and their friend Rick stumble upon a mysterious-looking door hidden behind an old wardrobe. But none of the keys in the house will open it. What lies behind the door? And why has someone tried to conceal it? Jason, Julia, and Rick are determined to find out, no matter what it takes.... title: The Door To Time
F PEC	The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp (age 9-12) by Richard Peck fantasy ... school ... friendship ... spooky Blossom, not the most popular member of her freshman class in 1914, travels ahead seventy years, and returns in time to make Halloween a memorable night for her classmates and teachers.
F LOF	The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (age 9-12) by Hugh Lofting animals ... adventure ... fantasy When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.
F LIS	Afternoon of the Elves (age 9-12) by Janet Taylor Lisle fantasy ... friendship As Hillary works in the miniature village, allegedly built by elves, in Sara-Kate's backyard, she becomes more and more curious about Sara-Kate's real life inside her big, gloomy house with her mysterious, silent mother.
F DUN	Gullivers Travels (age 9-12) by James Dunbar adventure ... fantasy The voyages of an eighteenth-century Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall, and Brobdingnag, a land peopled by giants. Special adaptation of Jonathan Swift's classic novel for elementary school students
F JOH	Thora (age 9-12) by Gillian Johnson fantasy ... adventure ... humor Ten-year-old Thora, daughter of a mermaid mother and a human father, has many adventures at sea until she must return to the English seaside town of Grimli and save her mother who has been captured by the greedy real estate developer, Frooty de Mare.
F MCC	Peter Pan in Scarlet (age 9-12) by Geraldine McCaughrean fantasy ... adventure ... action Peter Pan in Scarlet takes readers flying back to Neverland in an adventure filled with tension, danger, and swashbuckling derring-do!
F NIM	The Magician Trilogy (age 9-12) by Jenny Nimmo family ... fantasy ... magic On his ninth birthday Gwyn is given a brooch and told to cast it to the wind. What returns to him as a result is an amazing fantasy story about the fight between good and evil, sorrow and joy, friendship and betrayal. title: The Snow Spider
F MAC	The Light Princess (age 9-12) by George MacDonald princesses ... magic ... fantasy ... folklore The princess at her christening is cursed by a wicked witch with lightness. She floats blissfully about the castle all day long and, as one can imagine, gets into all sorts of adventures. Gravity, weight, sorrow, suffering ... all of this the princess misses, but with all of these she misses love, for what is love without weight, without falling?
F GRA	The Wind in the Willows (age 9-12) by Kenneth Grahame adventure ... fantasy When Mole goes boating with the Water Rat instead of spring-cleaning, he discovers a new world. As well as the river and the Wild Wood, there is Toad's craze for fast travel, which leads him and his friends on a whirl of trains, barges, gipsy caravans and motor cars, and into a lot of trouble.
F SAG	Septimus Heap Series (age 9-12) by Angie Sage magic ... fantasy ... humor ... action Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, disappears the night he is born, pronounced dead by the midwife. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across an abandoned child in the snow ... a newborn girl with violet eyes. The Heaps take her into their home, name her Jenna, and raise her as their own. But who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to their beloved son Septimus? title: Magyk title: Flyte title: Physik title: Queste title: Syren
F SPR	Tales of Rowan Hood Series (age 9-12) by Nancy Springer folklore ... adventure ... fantasy ... identity Rosemary has nowhere to go when her beloved mother dies. She has never met her father--the outlaw Robin Hood. So she changes her name to Rowan, disguises herself as a boy, and make a perilous journey to Sherwood Forest in search of her lost father. title: Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest
F TOL	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (age 9-12) by J. R. R. Tolkien fantasy ... voyages/journeys Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.
F SAI	The Little Prince (age 9-12) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery folklore ... voyages/journeys ... fantasy ... science fiction A flier is forced to make a landing in the Sahara Desert where he meets a little prince from a distant asteroid, who describes for the pilot his strange adventures on various planets.
F CAR	The Land of Elyon Series (age 9-12) by Patrick Carman adventure ... magic ... voyages/journeys ... fantasy Inquisitive twelve-year-old Alexa Daley is spending another summer in the walled town of Bridewell. This year, she is set on solving the mystery of what lies beyond the walls. Legend says the walls were built to keep out an unnamed evil that lurks in the forests and The Dark Hills. But what exactly is it that the townspeople are so afraid of? As Alexa begins to unravel the truth, pushing beyond the protective barrier she's lived behind all her life, she discovers a strange and ancient enchantment, and exposes a danger that could destroy everything she holds dear. title: The Dark Hills Divide title: Beyond the Valley of Thorns
F ARM	Whittington (age 9-12) by Alan Armstrong authorship ... folklore ... family ... fantasy Abby and Ben come to the barn every day to help feed the animals. Abby shares her worry that Ben can't really read yet and that he refuses to go to Special Ed. Whittington the cat and the Lady, the leader of the barnyard animals, decide that Abby should give Ben reading lessons in the barn. It is a balm for Ben when, having toughed out the daily lesson, Whittington comes to tell, in tantalizing installments, the story handed down to him from his nameless forebearer, Dick Whittington's cat: the legend of the lad born into poverty in rural England during the Black Death, who runs away to London to seek his fortune. This is an unforgettable tale about how learning to read saves one little boy. It is about the healing, transcendent power of storytelling and how, if you have loved ones surrounding you and good stories to tell, to listen to, and to read, you have just about everything of value in this world.
F COD	Diary of a Fairy Godmother (age 9-12) by Esme Raji Codell folklore ... fantasy This sassy twist on fairy tales follows the story of Hunky Dory, whose interest in wishcraft instead of witchcraft gets her kicked out of charm school. Now she's determined to follow her heart and become a fairy godmother.
F WAU	The Mennyms Series (age 9-12) by Sylvia Waugh fantasy ... family The Mennyms, a family of life-size rag dolls living in a house in England and pretending to be human, see their peaceful existence threatened when the house's owner announces he is coming from Australia for a visit. title: The Mennyms title: Mennyms Under Siege title: Mennyms in the Wilderness
F ROW	Quidditch Through the Ages (age 9-12) by J. K. Rowling fantasy ... sports ... magic The definitive guide to Quidditch, for all Harry Potter fans.
F ROW	The Harry Potter Series (age 9-12) by J. K. Rowling fantasy ... adventure ... family ... school ... magic As the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone opens, all Harry Potter knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley, a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years. But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry (and anyone who reads about him) will find unforgettable. title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
F ROD	Dragons of Deltora Series (age 9-12) by Emily Rodda adventure ... fantasy ... knights/castles/dragons In the first book of this series, Dragon's Nest, the evil Shadow Lord has been banished, but famine still stalks Deltora, and only monsters thrive. As the starving people weaken, Lief, Jasmine and Barda discover a terrible secret. The Enemy left the seeds of death behind him. Four vile creations of sorcery called the Four Sisters are hidden in the land. They are slowly killing it while the Shadow Lord gloats, awaiting his triumphant return. The companions must find the deadly Sisters and destroy them. Their only clue is a fragment of an ancient map. Their only hope of help lies with 7 unlikely allies - the last of Deltora's dragons. title: Dragons Nest title: Shadowgate title: Isle of the Dead
F ROD	Deltora Shadowlands Series (age 9-12) by Emily Rodda adventure ... fantasy ... magic In the first book of this series, Cavern of Fear, the Shadow Lord's evil tyranny over Deltora has ended. He and the creatures of his sorcery have been driven back across the mountains. But thousands of Deltorans are still enslaved in the Shadowlands, the Enemy's own terrifying and mysterious domain. To rescue them, Lief, Barda and Jasmine, heroes of the quest for the Belt of Deltora, must find a weapon powerful enough to combat the Shadow Lord's magic on his own ground. According to legend, the only thing the Shadow Lord fears is the fabled Pirran Pipe. But does the mysterious Pipe still exist? title: Cavern of the Fear title: The Isle of Illusion title: The Shadowlands
F BAU	The Wizard of Oz Series (age 9-12) by L. Frank Baum princesses ... voyages/journeys ... friendship ... fantasy They're off to read the Wizard--the original, imaginative American tale written by Frank L. Baum just over a century ago. All the beloved characters are here, along with the splendid Emerald City and the shoes with unparalleled power. title: The Wizard of Oz title: The Road to Oz title: The Emerald City of Oz title: The Lost Princess of Oz title: The Magic of Oz title: Glinda of Oz
F LAS	Legends of the Ga'hoole (age 9-12) by Kathryn Lasky action ... adventure ... fantasy It is a time of Legends and a time of chaos. Warlords vie for power and marauding outlaws roam the land. Good King Hrath and his queen, Siv, noble Spotted Owls struggle to keep peace in their kingdom. Grank, noble Spotted Owl, friend and supporter of King Hrath, has exiled himself to Beyond the Beyond, where he has developed his firesight and learns how to work with embers, fire and how to forge metals. He is the First Collier. Deep in a volcano in the farthest reaches of Beyond the Beyond, he discovers a magical Ember but fears its awful powers will be misused and hides it again. title: The First Collier title: The Coming of Hoole title: To Be a King
F LAS	Guardians of the Ga'hoole Series (age 9-12) by Kathryn Lasky adventure ... fantasy In the first book in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series The Capture, readers meet Soren, a barn owl who discovers a great evil in the owl kingdom which he must work to vanquish. title: The Capture title: The Journey title: The Rescue title: The Siege title: The Shattering title: The Burning title: The Hatchling title: The Outcast title: The Golden Tree title: The River of Wind title: Exile
F YOL	Wizard's Hall (age 9-12) by Jane Yolen fantasy ... magic ... school Poor Henry. It's not enough that his mother has sent him away from home to learn magic. It's not enough that everyone at his new school calls him Thornmallow because he's ``prickly on the outside, squishy within''. It's not enough that the only talent he shows at Wizard's Hall is an ability to make messes of even the simplest spells. He finds himself with more responsibility than he knows how to bear.
F WIN	The Castle in the Attic (age 9-12) by Elizabeth Winthrop magic ... knights/castles/dragons ... fantasy A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight, introduces William to an adventure involving magic and a personal quest. sequel: The Battle For the Castle
F NOR	The Borrowers Series (age 9-12) by Mary Norton fantasy ... adventure ... family A family of tiny people live underneath the boards of an English home and ``borrow'' what they need. title: The Borrowers
F NOR	Bed-Knob and Broomstick (age 9-12) by Mary Norton magic ... fantasy The Magic Bed-Knob and Bonfires and Broomsticks in one volume. These are the exploits of the three Wilson children; Miss Price, the apprentice witch; and the flying bed. A tale of a witch-in-training and trouble of the most unforgettable kind.
F NIM	Children of the Red King (Charlie Bone) Series (age 9-12) by Jenny Nimmo adventure ... fantasy ... school This series chronicles Charlie's mysterious adventures at Bloor's Academy. title: Midnight for Charlie Bone title: Charlie Bone and the Beast title: Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors title: Charlie Bone and the Hidden King title: Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy title: Charlie Bone and the Time Twister title: Charlie Bone and the Shadow
F LEW	The Chronicles of Narnia (age 9-12) by C. S. Lewis war ... family ... fantasy ... adventure In the first book of this series, ``The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'', Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever. title: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe title: The Magician's Nephew title: The Horse and His Boy title: Prince Caspian title: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader title: The Silver Chair title: The Last Battle
F LEV	Ella Enchanted (age 9-12) by Gail Carson Levine folklore ... fantasy In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
F IBB	Which Witch? (age 9-12) by Eva Ibbotson humor ... fantasy When handsome Arriman the Awful announces a contest to choose his bride, every witch in town is a flutter because only the meanest witch in town will wed Arriman. Belladonna is dismayed because all she can conjure up are begonias and baby birds.
F IBB	The Secret of Platform 13 (age 9-12) by Eva Ibbotson adventure ... fantasy A forgotten door on an abandoned railway platform is the entrance to a magical kingdom--an island where humans live happily with mermaids, ogres, and other wonderful creatures--and is only accessible for nine days every nine years. When the island's prince is captured, it's up to a strange band of rescuers to save him. But can they do it before the door closes for another nine years?
F IBB	Island of the Aunts (age 9-12) by Eva Ibbotson adventure ... fantasy When the kindly old aunts decide that they need help caring for creatures who live on their hidden island, they know that adults can't be trusted. What they need are a few special children who can keep a secret; a secret as big as a magical island. And what better way to get children who can keep really big secrets, than to kidnap them! (After all, some children just plain need to be kidnapped.)
F FUN	Dragon Rider (age 9-12) by Cornelia Funke knights/castles/dragons ... fantasy After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.
F COL	Artemis Fowl Series (age 9-12) by Eoin Colfer math/science/technology ... mystery ... adventure ... science fiction ... brilliant protagonist ... adventure ... action ... fantasy Artemis Fowl, a charming but villainous twelve-year-old, takes on the dangerous world of the Fairy People in this unforgettable story. Full of unexpected twists and turns, Artemis Fowl opens up a riveting world of fantasy and mystery where anything, literally, is possible. title: Artemis Fowl title: The Artemis Fowl Files
F BUR	The Secret Garden (age 9-12) by Frances Hodgson Burnett fantasy ... friendship When Mary Lennox, lonely and sad, comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets a magical boy who can charm and talk to animals. Then, one day, Mary discovers the most mysterious wonder of all--a secret garden, walled and locked, which has been completely forgotten for years and years. Is everything in the garden dead, or can Mary bring it back to life?
F BUR	A Little Princess (age 9-12) by Frances Hodgson Burnett growing up ... friendship ... fantasy A Little Princess tells the story of Ann, whose comfortable life as the daughter of a wealthy and loving father is destroyed when he goes missing. Though she faces many challenges, we find that her strength of character makes her special indeed.
F BAB	Tuck Everlasting (age 9-12) by Natalie Babbitt adventure ... fantasy The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.

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