The Ickabog

The Beatryce Prophecy

The Mostly True Story of Jack

The Spindlers

Of Lions and Unicorns

Hortense and the Shadow

The Island

Ogre Enchanted

In the land of dolls, there is magic.
In the land of humans, there is war.
Everywhere there is pain.
But together there is hope.

Karolina is a living doll whose king and queen have been overthrown. But when a strange wind spirits her away from the Land of the Dolls, she finds herself in Krakow, Poland, in the company of the Dollmaker, a man with an unusual power and a marked past.

The Dollmaker has learned to keep to himself, but Karolina's courageous and compassionate manner lead him to smile and to even befriend a violin-playing father and his daughter--that is, once the Dollmaker gets over the shock of realizing a doll is speaking to him.

But their newfound happiness is dashed when Nazi soldiers descend upon Poland. Karolina and the Dollmaker quickly realize that their Jewish friends are in grave danger, and they are determined to help save them, no matter what the risks.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Ickabog

J.K. Rowling, 2020

The Beatryce Prophecy

Kate Dicamillo, Sophie Blackall, 2021

The Mostly True Story of Jack

Kelly Barnhill, 2011

The Spindlers

Iacopo Bruno, Lauren Oliver, 2012

Of Lions and Unicorns

Jason Cockroft, Michael Morpurgo, 1986

Hortense and the Shadow

Natalia O'hara, Lauren O'Hara, 2017

The Island

John R Bigonette, 2005

Ogre Enchanted

Gail Carson Levine, 2018