Dueling magicians compete at a fantastical circus in this fantasy romance. Also available in audiobook, e-book, and e-audio formats.
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Through the Looking Glass
Celebrate your unbirthday and Mad Hatter Day with these portal fantasies and twists on 'Alice in Wonderland.'
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The Night Circus
a Novel
- Learn the Queen of Hearts' backstory in this whimsical tale of Catherine, the daughter of royalty who dreams of opening a bakery. Also available in audiobook, e-book, and e-audio formats.
- Travel through four different Londons with Kell and his peculiar coat in this rich fantasy world filled with interdimensional politics. Also available in e-book and e-audio formats.
- Looking for a shorter read? Try this lyrical novella about the children who have returned from fantastical lands and found their way to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. Also available in e-book and e-audio formats.
- A genealogical mystery set in the early 1900s. January's life as a ward leads her to discover she can write words that open doors to other worlds. Also available in audiobook, e-book, and e-audio formats.
- A deftly woven classic fantasy novel wherein Sophie finds herself turned into an old woman and transported to the castle of the greatly feared wizard, Howl. Also available in audiobook, e-book, and e-audio formats.
- Andy Weir and Sarah of Sarah Scribbles team up in this graphic novel where teenage Wendy, Alice, and Dorothy must join together to face down their old enemies.
- Another classic portal fantasy to return to or perhaps pick up for the first time! Also available in audiobook and e-audio formats.
- Fans of historical and supernatural fiction will enjoy this thought-provoking novel in which Li Lan agrees to a spirit marriage with the recently deceased son of the Lim family. Also available as a book.
- A clever twist on the original! Alyss Heart is cast out of Wonderland as a child and sent to Victorian England where she struggles to retain her memories until she can return to Wonderland to claim her throne. Also available as an e-book.
- A darker spin on Disney's "Alice in Wonderland." Alice (now 18) must save her own world and Wonderland by defeating the Queen of Hearts again. Also available as an e-book.
- In this urban fantasy retelling, Alice almost died the first time the Nightmares showed up. Now she guards the Gateway to Wonderland in Atlanta. Also available as an e-book.
- This quirky and charming story about chosen family sees caseworker Linus Baker sent to Marsyas Island Orphanage to determine if the six magical children there are going to destroy the world. Also available in audiobook, e-book, and e-audio formats.
- If you haven't read the original "Alice in Wonderland," here's your chance! Also available in audiobook and e-audio formats.
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