James Riley
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Publication Date
2015.
Language
English
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Blooming Adventures
Fantasy Grades 3-5 (SCPL-YS)
If You Liked...The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
K - Fantasy Books
Fantasy Grades 3-5 (SCPL-YS)
If You Liked...The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
K - Fantasy Books
Description
Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring in your own book series. Owen knows that better than anyone, what with the real world's homework and chores. But everything changes the day Owen sees the impossible happen -- his classmate Bethany climb out of a book in the library. It turns out Bethany's half-fictional and has been searching every book she can find for her missing father, a fictional character. Bethany can't let...
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When long-dead magical creatures are discovered all around the world, each with a buried book of magic, the governments of the world want to unlock the power of the books, but need the help of kids to harness the magical power"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Publication Date
2010.
Language
English
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Description
In the village of Giant's Hand Jack's grandfather has been pushing him to find a princess and get married, so when a young lady falls out of the sky wearing a shirt that says "Punk Princess, " and she tells Jack that her grandmother, who looks suspiciously like the long-missing Snow White, has been kidnapped, Jack decides to help her.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Level Up at Your Library!
OBD Dragons - YOUTH
OBD Funny Books - YOUTH
OBD Level Up at Your Library (Summer Reading 2025) - Youth
OBD Dragons - YOUTH
OBD Funny Books - YOUTH
OBD Level Up at Your Library (Summer Reading 2025) - Youth
Description
In this hilarious fantasy adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of the Story Thieves series, a girl strikes a deal with the ancient, cranky dragon she accidentally summoned to teach her the forbidden magic she needs to save her mother. STOP. Don't read any further. There are magic spells in this book, and the Emperor has forbidden anyone from learning magic, because it's way too dangerous! If you try one of the spells, any number of...
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Publication Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Mysteries abound as memory-erased Owen Conners, boy magician Kiel Gnomenfoot, and their half-fictional friend Bethany confront secrets, stolen memories, hidden clues, surprising twists and endings, and some very familiar faces.
Author
Series
Revenge of Magic volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Fort and his friends face more perilous ancient magic as they prepare for the final battle to prevent the Old Ones from returning and destroying humanity.
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Aided by old friends and new, Owen and Bethany try to bring the light back to Jupiter City, a comic book world where they discover a link between the Dark and Bethany's father.
10) Revenants return
Author
Series
Publisher
Labyrinth Road
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
Description
You were warned to stay away from THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE. It was forbidden for a good reason, as it told the story of a village girl named Ciara finding her own book of magic and learning spells from a dragon of all things. These are dangerous ideas, and no one should be allowed to see them. Fortunately, Ciara's story didn't end there, or she might have doomed us all. No, thankfully, a true hero to the Draconic Empire, Prince Aiden, has come to Ciara's...
11) Pick the plot
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 4
Language
English
Description
Owen is trapped in a time travel plot-your-own-adventure book, controlled by the reader, and a bizarre fellow prisoner, Kara Dox, might be his only hope for escaping to save Bethany.
12) Worlds apart
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Language
English
Description
After Nobody destroys the connection between fictional and nonfictional worlds, causing nonfictional people to lose their imaginations, Owen and Bethany must risk everything to save multiple realities.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Lena has a problem: she is a twelve-year-old giant child, but she is still only the size of a human: rejected by the giant king, she and her enormous talking cat, Rufus, go down to the human world seeking some magic that will restore her to her rightful status; Jin is a twelve-year-old genie, not yet allowed his full powers, and at the moment tied, for two more wishes, to the Golden King, an annoying, nasty tyrant who has sent him on a quest--and...
15) The Timeless One
Author
Series
Revenge of Magic volume 4
Language
English
Description
"The future has been saved, but at a cost: Fort Fitzgerald has been expelled from the Oppenheimer School, and some of Fort's friends have been lost in time. But time is the one thing Fort, Rachel, and Jia don't have, as they'll soon be facing one of the eternal Old Ones, the Timeless One, for the fate of the world. If they lose, the Old Ones will return, and humanity is doomed. If they win, the Old Ones will still return, and humanity is doomed. Because...
Author
Series
Half upon a time series volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Publication Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Knights, fairy godmothers, giants and beanstalks--all of these and more fill the pages of the conclusion to the Half Upon a Time trilogy"-- Provided by publisher.
18) Tall tales
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Seeking revenge from his loss in the Cursed City, the Golden King starts spreading shadow magic over the kingdoms, and according the fairy queens sacred book, only Lena can defeat him and his dark spells, but first she must prove she is worthy but completing three challenges.
Author
Series
Story thieves volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Owen and Bethany have sworn off jumping into books for good. But they didn't make any promises about not jumping through strange portals that lead to a comic book world. Jupiter City was once filled with brightly costumed superheroes and villains, but nowadays, there's nothing left but the Dark. Even the villains are terrified of the Dark's shadows, and most of the heroes have either disappeared or been lost to mind control. The one hero who might...


