Children & Young Adult
The High King's Daughter (Circle of Magic, Book 6)
by Debra Doyle, Condition: Like new Price: 25 NIS Order Now Description: A princess can't return to her own world until the spells that guard her are broken. Can Randal rescue the princess and restore her to the throne? The sixth and concluding book in the spellbinding fantasy series about a young wizard and his struggle against evil.
 Deep Wizardry
by Dianne Duane Condition: Very good Price: 27 NIS Order Now Description: During a summer vacation at the beach, thirteen-year-old wizard Nita and her friend Kit assist the whale-wizard S'reee in combating an evil power.
High Wizardry
by Dianne Duane, Condition: Very good Price: 27 NIS Order Now Description: Young wizards Nita and Kit face their most terrifying challenge in Nita's bratty little sister, Dairine, who has become a wizard with limitless power and who is ransacking the galaxy.
 Elidor
by Alan Garner Condition: Very good Price: 25 NIS Order Now Description: A mechanical street map, a deserted slum, a church in ruins, and a football. Four ordinary things lead the Watson children on an extraordinary adventure to a magical land called Elidor. In pursuit of four ancient treasures, the forces of evil have crossed over into our world, and it falls to the Watson children to find the treasures, seal the bridge between worlds, and guard the strayed unicorn Findhorn . . . even though their heroism may cost them everything.
 The Moon of Gomrath
by Alan Garner Condition: Very good Price: 25 NIS Order Now Description: The Moon of Gomrath is the one night of the year when the Old Magic is at its most powerful. Had Colin and Susan known this, they would have never lit a fire on the landmark known as the Beacon. But now no one is safe--the horsemen called the Wild Hunt are awake and on the ride. There will be a battle, and the outcome will depend on three unlikely champions: Susan, Colin, and their ally, the wizard Cadellin.
 The Owl Service
by Alan Garner
Condition: Good Published: 1967 Price: 20 NIS Order Now Description: Something is scratching around in the attic above Alison's room. Yet the only thing up there is a stack of grimy old plates. Alison and her stepbrother, Roger, discover that the flowery patterns on the plates, when traced onto paper, can be fitted together to create owls--owls that disappear when no one is watching. With each vanished owl, strange events begin to happen . As the kids uncover the mystery of the owl service, they become trapped within a local legend, playing out roles in a tragic love story that has repeated itself for generations . . . and has always ended in disaster.
 Outcast: Dragon Secrets
by Christopher Golden
Condition: Very good Price: 30 NIS Order Now Description: After learning how his powerlessness can be used as a weapon in the world of magic and defeating Nicodemus's plan to overthrow the government, Timothy travels to a war-torn dimension to help the Wurm: fierce magicians and warriors descended from an ancient dragon race. But while covertly gathering information on the age-old feud between the bloodthirsty Wurm and the Parliament of Mages, Timothy unearths a conspiracy - and a very different story about those he's investigating...But that's not his only problem: despite Nicodemus's death, mages are still disappearing ...and this time someone is painting Timothy as the villain.
 Island of the Aunts
by Eva Ibbotson Condition: Very Good Price:29NIS Order Now Description: 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.) Don't miss this wildly inventive and funny read from master storyteller Eva Ibbotson.
 Which Witch
by Eva Ibbotson
Condition: Acceptable Price:15 NIS Order Now Description: Arriman the Awful, feared Wizard of the North, has decided to marry. But his wife must be a witch of the darkest powers...A sorcery competition is held to discover which witch is the most potent and fiendish, and glamorous Madame Olympia conjures up a thousand plague-bearing rats! Belladonna, the white witch, desperately wants to be a wicked enchantress, but her magic produces flowers instead of snakes. How can she become more devilish than all the other witches?
 Mattimeo (Redwall, Book 3)
by Brian Jacques Condition: Good Price: 23 NIS Order Now Description: Slagar the Fox is determined to vanquish peaceable Redwall. Gathering his mercenary band of rats, stoats, and weasels, he advances upon the abbey with a cunning scheme-rather than making courageous battle plans, he will steal the children of Redwall from under their parents' very noses. And his prize captive will be Mattimeo, the headstrong young son of Matthias, the fearless mouse warrior!
 Redwall
by Brian Jacques Condition: Acceptable Price: 20 NIS Order Now Description: When Redwall was published in 1987 it capitulated author Brian Jacques to international stardom. And small wonder! This enthralling tale is jam-packed with the things we long for in a great adventure: danger, laughter, hairbreadth escapes, tragedy, mystery, a touch of wonder, a truly despicable villain, and a hero we can take to heart. That hero is Matthias, a young mouse who must rise above his fears and failures to save his friends at Redwall Abbey. The villain is Cluny the Scourge, one of the most deliciously despicable rats of all time. The unforgettable cast of supporting characters includes the stalwart badger Constance, an irrepressible hare named Basil Stag Hare, and the elderly wisemouse Brother Methuselah. But most of all there is Matthias, seeking his true destiny in a journey that will lead through danger and despair to true wisdom.
 Salamandastron (Redwall, Book 5)
by Brian Jacques Condition: Very Good Price: 25 NIS Order Now Description: The inhabitants of Redwall relax in the haze of summer-but as they do, the neighboring stronghold of Salamandastron lies besieged by the evil weasel army of Ferhago the Assassin. Worse still, Mara, beloved daughter of Urthstripe, Badger Lord of the Fire Mountain, is in terrible danger. Then a lightning bolt uncovers the sword of Martin the Warrior, and young Samkin embarks on an adventure that leads him to Mara. Can the good creatures triumph over the villainous Assassin?
 House of Many Ways
by Diana Wynne Jones Condition: Like new, Hard cover Price: 32 NIS Order Now Description: The sequel to Howl's Moving Castle When Charmain Baker agreed to look after her great-uncle's house, she thought she was getting blissful, parent-free time to read. She didn't realize that the house bent space and time, and she did not expect to become responsible for an extremely magical stray dog and a muddled young apprentice wizard. Now, somehow, she's been targeted by a terrifying creature called a lubbock, too, and become central to the king's urgent search for the fabled Elfgift that will save the country. The king is so desperate to find the Elfgift, he's called in an intimidating sorceress named Sophie to help. And where Sophie is, the great Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer won't be far behind. How did respectable Charmain end up in such a mess, and how will she get herself out of it?
 The Crown of Dalemark (The Dalemark Quartet, Book 4)
by Diana Wynne Jones Condition: Very Good . Hard cover Price: 35 NIS Order Now Description: For centuries, Dalemark has been divided. Mitt, the disillusioned young freedom fighter, is ordered to murder Noreth, who hears voices of the Undying telling her to reclaim the long vacant throne. Instead, he joins her quest, along with Moril, the musician whose instrument has magical power. But when Noreth vanishes, a girl from present-day Dalemark is thrust back two hundred years to take her place. Can Maewen, Mitt, and Moril find the enchanted objects fated to reunite Dalemark without falling prey to the ancient evil of Kankredin?"After 16 years, Jones concludes her Dalemark Quartet....Fifteen-year-old Mitt finds the North nearly as dangerous as the South, which he fled after being charged with murder. Now his benefactress wants him to assassinate Noreth, a young woman determined to claim the crown of Dalemark and reunite the country; but instead, Mitt befriends Noreth and joins her supporters....Treachery, mystery, humor, and magic abound in this intriguing, well-crafted fantasy."--Booklist.
 The Game
by Diana Wynne Jones
Condition: Like new, Hard cover Price:32 NIS Order Now Description: Hayley’s parents disappeared when she was a baby. Since then, she has been raised and home schooled by her grandparents. Grandad is overworked and travels a lot; Grandma is much too strict and never lets her meet any children her own age. When Hayley does something wrong—she is not quite sure what—they pack her off to her aunts in Ireland. To Hayley’s shock, her family is much bigger than she thought; to her delight, the children all play what they call "the game," where they visit a place called "the mythosphere." And while she plays the game, Hayley learns more about her own place in the world than she had ever expected. This original novella by Diana Wynne Jones is sharply funny, fast-paced, and surprising until its very end—like all of this acclaimed author’s work.
 The Spellcoats (Dalemark Quartet, Book 3)
by Diana Wynne Jones
Condition: Good, has some library markings and stickers Price: 32 NIS Order Now Description: Tanaqui, and her brothers and sister, are left alone to fend for themselves. But the people in the village turn against them. They must flee their home and begin a terrifying journey to the sea. Diana Wynne Jones is recognized as being one of the most outstanding writers of fantasy in recent times. The Dalemark Quartet books are for good readers who have enjoyed the Christopher Chant books by the same author. The books contain the same ability to immerse the reader with real child characters having magical adventures in an imaginary world. This genre of fantasy writing is currently very popular due to the success of the recent 'Lord of the Rings' film. Diana Wynne Jones has won the Guardian Award for fiction and has written over twenty novels in less than twenty years.
 Witch Week (Chrestomanci Books)
by Diana Wynne Jones Condition: Very Good Price:32 NIS Order Now Description: There are good witches and bad witches, but the law says that all witches must be burned at the stake. So when an anonymous note warns, "Someone in this class is a witch," the students in 6B are nervous -- especially the boy who's just discovered that he can cast spells and the girl who was named after the most famous witch of all.Witch Week features the debonair enchanter Chrestomanci, who also appears in Charmed Life, The Magicians of Caprona, and The Lives of Christoper Chant.Someone in the class is a witch. At least so the anonymous note says. Everyone is only too eager to prove it is someone else -- because in this society, witches are burned at the stake.
 Year of the Griffin
by Diana Wynne Jones Condition: Very good, has some library markings and stickers Price: 32 NIS Order Now Description: It is eight years after the tours from offworld have stopped. High Chancellor Querida has retired, leaving Wizard Corkoran in charge of the Wizards' University. Although Wizard Corkoran's obsession is to be the first man on the moon, and most of his time is devoted to this project, he decides he will teach the new first years himself in hopes of currying the favor of the new students' families--for surely they must all come from wealth, important families--and obtaining money for the University (which it so desperately needs). But Wizard Corkoran is dismayed to discover that one of those students--indeed, one he had such high hopes for, Wizard Derk's own daughter Elda--is a hugh golden griffin, and that none of the others has any money at all. Wizard Corkoran's money-making scheme backfires, and when Elda and her new friends start working magic on their own, the schemes go wronger still. And when, at length, Elda ropes in her brothers Kit and Blade to send Corkoran to the moon...well...life at the Wizards' University spins magically and magnificently out of control.
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