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El hechizo de los deseos

Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.

Inkheart

movie storybook
2008
Presents the storybook to the movie "Inkheart" about Meggie's father, Mo, who, when he reads aloud, people and things appear out of the books; but when Meggie's mother, Resa, disappears into Inkheart, Meggie and Mo must find a way to get her back.

Isabella, star of the story

While visiting the library, a purple-haired girl who loves books pretends to be her favorite children's book characters.

Thornwood

2021
The younger sister of Rosalin, known as Sleeping Beauty, relates how their lives have been haunted by a curse, and how she helps save the day once the curse is broken.

The thieving collectors of fine children's books

2021
A pair of book collectors infiltrate the mind of ten-year-old Oliver Nelson, the last person to read a rare recently destroyed book, which thrusts Oliver into the story where he helps the characters reach the ending before the collectors steal it.

The annotated Alice

Alice's adventures in Wonderland & Through the looking glass
1960

The great troll rescue

Rapunzel, Anansi, Jack, and his talking chicken, Betsy, are captured by a witch so Red, the sustainable woodcutter's daughter, tries to save all the magical creatures the witch has kidnapped including a fearsome troll.

Pride and premeditation

Jane Austen Murder Mysteries, Book 1
Seventeen-year-old aspiring lawyer Lizzie Bennet seeks to solve a murder before her rival Mr. Darcy beats her to it.

The map of stories

"Tilly Pages and her friend Oskar journey to Washington, D.C., where she wanders inside the books at the Library of Congress and they try to stop a nefarious plan with some powerful help"--Provided by publisher.

Nursery rhyme crime

Sibling superheroes Abigail, Andrew, and baby Zoe must set things right when nursery rhyme characters escape from their books and turn to crime.

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