The Boy With Wings

The Red Necklace

Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii

Echoes and Empires

Shadow Forest

Foiled

The Islands of Chaldea

Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin

Down the Mysterly River is the children's book debut of Bill Willingham, the creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel series Fables. Complete with illustrations by Fables artist Mark Buckingham, it is a spirited, highly original tale of adventure, suspense, and everlasting friendship.

Max 'the Wolf' is a top notch Boy Scout, an expert at orienteering and a master of being prepared. So it is a little odd that he suddenly finds himself, with no recollection of his immediate past, lost in an unfamiliar wood. Even odder still, he encounters a badger named Banderbrock, a black bear named Walden, and McTavish the Monster (who might also be an old barn cat) - all of whom talk - and who are as clueless as Max.

Before long, Max and his friends are on the run from a relentless group of hunters and their deadly hounds. Armed with powerful blue swords and known as the Blue Cutters, these hunters capture and change the very essence of their prey. For what purpose, Max can't guess. But unless he can solve the mystery of the strange forested world he's landed in, Max may find himself and his friends changed beyond recognition, lost in a lost world...

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Boy With Wings

Lenny Henry, Keenon Ferrell, Mark Buckingham, 2023

The Red Necklace

Sally Gardner, 2007

Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii

Vicky Alvear Shecter, 2014

Echoes and Empires

Morgan Rhodes, 2022

Shadow Forest

Matt Haig, 2007

Foiled

Jane Yolen, Mike Cavallaro, 2010

The Islands of Chaldea

Diana Wynne Jones, Ursula Jones, 2014

Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin

Dugald A. Steer, Master Merlin, 2005