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The Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson & John Paterson

Long ago, in the land of Dartmoor, a magic man created

an enchanted charm that granted its possessor incredible power-

at the cost of the wearer's own tenderness and compassion.  After

merciless Flint Heart causes much destruction, it is lost among

the reeds and rocks of the moor, where a kindly farmer discovers

it thousands of years later.  With the Flint Heart in his possession, the

once adoring father Billy Jago is transformed into a cruel and 

merciless brute.  Young Charles is determined to win back his father's

true nature, and with his sister Unity and a dog, Ship, he sets off into

an enchanted world where animals talk, fairies hold elaborate banquets, 

and magical mischief must be resolved to bring Dartmoor and

Merripit Farm back to rights again.

The Absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn Erskine

So Dad has shipped me off to relatives I don't

even know because he wants me to work on this

engineering project and become a genius, like him. Well,

guess what? I have math learning disabilities! Besides, what 

engineering project? Poppy (my great uncle) is frozen to his

chair and communicates only by throwing slippers.  And Moo

(his wife) feeds a cat clock and watches imaginary movies in 

her car, "Tyrone," which she's too blind to be driving anyway.

And then there's Gladys...she's this amazing, cool, super-gorgeous

punk rocker with stag fright..um..where was I?

Oh, right.  I know all Dad cares about is the engineering

project, but everyone in town is working on a much more important

project: adopting an orphan from Romania.  Now that's my kind

of project.  I've got to whip this town into shape and raise like

$40,000 in three weeks! Yup, that means getting Gladys to sing,

Poppy to move, and Moo to give up Tyrone.

Just don't tell Dad! I'll have to deal with him later.

The Bridge to Never Land by  Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

Aiden and Sarah Cooper have no idea what 

they're getting into one afternoon when they discover a 

mysterious coded document in a secret compartment of an

antique English desk their father recently bought at an auction.

something about the document seems familiar to Sarah, and that night 

she realizes what it is: the document seems to be referring to some 

books she has read - the Starcatchers series, about the origin

of Peter Pan.  But how could that be?  The document seems far older

than the books.  And of course, the books are just stories...

Curious, Sarah and Aidan begin to decipher the mysterious document.

At first it's a game - unraveling the mystery piece by piece, each piece

leading them to a new, deeper puzzle.

But soon the game turns strange - and scary.  They discover that the

"stories" are real, and that what they thought was a fictional battle

between good and evil is still going on.  And the scariest part is: they

have become a part of it.

Pursued by a being that can take any form and will stop at nothing to

get what it wants from the, Aidan and Sarah embark on a desperate,

thrilling quest for help - a quest that leads them to some unforgettable

people in some unlikely places, including one that's not supposed to

exit at all.  At each step they must solve new puzzles and escape new

dangers, all the while knowing that if they fail, the evil they are

fleeing will be let loose on an unsuspecting world.

The Wizard of Dark Street by Shawn Tomas Odyssey

Oona Crate was born to be the Wizard's apprentice,

but she has another destiny in mind.

Despite possessing the rare gift of Natural Magic, Oona

wants to be a detective.  Eager for a case, she is determined

to prove that logic is as powerful as wizardry.  But when

someone attacks her uncle-the Wizard of Dark Street-Oona

is forced to delve into the world of magic.

Full of odd characters, evil henchmen, and a street

where nothing is normal, The Wizard of Dark Street

will have you guessing to the very end.