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  Dream World - Dream World” –...

  Zinaida Kirko

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  Dream World is an enchanting illustrated fantasy adventure book for children and teens.  
  The story follows a brother and sisters as they step into a magical dream world filled with mythical creatures, exciting adventures, and unforgettable discoveries. 
  Every page is brought to life with vivid illustrations that capture the magic of dreams and invite young readers into an unforgettable journey. 
  Unlike many children’s books, “Dream World” is not just an adventure story – it inspires children to believe in themselves, value teamwork, and explore the power of imagination. It’s a book that entertains while also teaching life lessons that stay with the reader.

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  Tongtian River

  Cheng’en Wu

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  Xuanzang and his disciples were blocked by the mighty Tongtian River, the abode of the monstrous King of Inspiration, who was eating a boy and a girl as a yearly sacrifice. The monkey and Pigsy transformed into Chen family children and defeated the monster. Terrified of the monk's three protectors, the monster used a river-frozen trick to capture Xuanzang. The monkey had to ask Guanyin for help. Guanyin trapped the monster with a bamboo basket and forced him to revert to his true form of a goldfish. Xuanzang was rescued. A big turtle ferried the pilgrims across the river to repay them for helping him retake his residence from the monster.

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  Asleep in Armageddon

  Ray Bradbury

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  Asleep in Armageddon by Ray Bradbury - Avoid Planetoid 787. Lush and sunny, with fine air and no dangerous beasts, it'll tempt you to curve in for some nice solid-ground sleep. DON'T! 
  You don't want death and you don't expect death. Something goes wrong, your rocket tilts in space, a planetoid jumps up, blackness, movement, hands over the eyes, a violent pulling back of available power in the fore-jets, the crash.... 
  The darkness. In the darkness, the senseless pain. In the pain, the nightmare. 
  He was not unconscious. 
  Your name? asked hidden voices. Sale, he replied in whirling nausea. Leonard Sale. Occupation, cried the voices. Spaceman! he cried, alone in the night. Welcome, said the voices. Welcome, welcome. They faded. 
  He stood up in the wreckage of his ship. It lay like a folded, tattered garment around him. 
  The sun rose and it was morning. 
  Sale pried himself out the small air-lock and stood breathing the atmosphere. Luck. Sheer luck. The air was breathable. An instant's checking showed him that he had two month's supply of food with him. Fine, fine! And this—he fingered at the wreckage. Miracle of miracles! The radio was intact. 
  He stuttered out the message on the sending key. CRASHED ON PLANETOID 787. SALE. SEND HELP. SALE. SEND HELP. 
  The reply came instantly: HELLO, SALE. THIS IS ADDAMS IN MARSPORT. SENDING RESCUE SHIP LOGARITHM. WILL ARRIVE PLANETOID 787 IN SIX DAYS. HANG ON. 
  Sale did a little dance. 
  It was simple as that. One crashed. One had food. One radioed for help. Help came. La! He clapped his hands.

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  The Boy with a Hundred Questions...

  Shubbu Amin, Nalini...

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  Meet nine-year-old Shunya, an inquisitive soul who spends much of his time under his favourite peepul tree, wondering about the secrets of the universe, the purpose of life and the meaning of faith. 
  His quest for answers takes an unexpected twist, when he is suddenly led on a whirlwind tour to meet the eleven doppelgangers of his dad! But little does Shunya know that his dad's peculiar research project will unravel the most bewildering mystery of his life-the significance of his name, which means 'zero'! 
  Discover the magic of curiosity with the boy who has a hundred questions buzzing in his head, as he embarks on an enchanting journey through mystical tales, mind-bending beliefs and profound philosophies from some of the most beautiful faith systems in the world!

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  The Call of the Rift: Wake

  Jae Waller

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  Fire, smoke, and ash consume the continent in the darkest chapter yet in The Call of the Rift series 
  		 
  The Battle of Tjarnnaast left its mark: Katja is adrift, haunted by her memories of the battle and dark visions of a desolate wasteland. Her only guidance is her parents’ cryptic messages from the spirit world. On their instructions, Katja goes south to track down her mercenary friend Tiernan. Maybe together, they can find the Rúonbattai’s elusive cleric leader, defeat their ranks forever, and end the war. Then Katja could finally go home — if she can decide where home is.
  		 
  Yet Tiernan is missing, and Katja’s best hope of rescuing him is by striking unlikely alliances — with untrustworthy acquaintances and new allies hiding dangerous secrets. Druids whisper of dry winters and warming oceans and the war-torn nation is a tinderbox ready to ignite. Katja must use everything in her power, from her water magic to her hand in marriage, to battle the growing flames. If they erupt into a wildfire, everyone and everything she loves will burn with them.
  		 
  About the Series
  		 
  Set in two parallel worlds, this series follows Kateiko Rin, a headstrong teenage girl with the power to shapeshift and control water, as she grows up in the war-torn coastal rainforest. As the worlds diverge, so do the versions of herself. Orphaned Kako takes up arms to protect her people, while refugee Katja finds purpose as a healer. Each girl’s fiction is the other’s truth — in love, war, and everything in between. The prospect of a rift opening between worlds poses a question to characters and readers: if you could cross into another version of your life, would you? The Call of the Rift series has been praised for its intricate plotting, meticulous worldbuilding, and expert writing, from author Jae Waller, a talented newcomer to YA fantasy fiction. The series appeals to the mature reader of YA fantasy looking for romantic content, women-led fiction, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC representation, and complex worlds and characters. It began in 2018 with The Call of the Rift: Flight and will conclude with the fifth book in the series, The Call of the Rift: Fuse, in 2025.

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  The Space Beasts - No Air No...

  Clifford D. Simak

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  The Space Beasts by Clifford D. Simak - There is no life in space–can’t be, because there’s no air. But that undeniable fact loses point when your own existence is threatened by that life which can’t exist. 
  It wasn't possible... but there it was! A thing that hung in space on shimmering wings of supernal light. 
  Wings that had about them that same elusive suggestion of life and motion as one sees in the slow crawl of a mighty river. Wings that were veined with red markings and flashed greenly in the rays of the distant Sun. 
  The body of the thing seemed to writhe with light and for a fleeting moment Captain Johnny Lodge caught sight of the incredible head . . . a head that was like nothing he had ever seen before. A head that had about it the look of unadulterated evil and primal cruelty. 
  He heard Karen Franklin, standing beside him, draw in her breath and hold it in her wonder. 
  “It’s a Space Beast,” said George Foster, assistant pilot. “It can’t be anything else.” 
  That was true. It couldn’t be anything else. But it violated all rules of life and science. It was something that shouldn’t have happened, a thing that was ruled out by the yardstick of science. Yet, there it was, straight ahead of them, pacing the Karen, one of the solar system’s finest rocket-ships, with seeming ease. 
  “It just seemed to come out of nowhere,” said George. “I think it must have passed the ship. Flew over us and then dipped down. I can’t imagine what those wings are for, because it travels on a rocket principle. See, there it blasts again.” 
  A wisp of whitish gas floated in space behind the winged beast and swiftly dissipated. The beast shot rapidly ahead, green wings glinting in the weak sunlight.

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