When Milo's uncle and Tilly's grandfather are poisoned by a mysterious copy of The Wizard of Oz and fall into a deep sleep, Milo and Tilly travel to the Emard City to find out who is behind the poisoning.

As they wait out a tornado in their storm cellar, a family listens to their farmhand tell stories about the dog that was blown into his life by another tornado when he was a boy.

Presents lists of recommended book titles for children and teenagers divided into three age groups and then further subdivided into more than 118 categories, including animals, folktales, girl power, autobiographies, comic books, and many others.

This time Cleo, Evan, and Ms. Crowley (who, it turns out, is the missing Ms. Hilliard's sister) find themselves in a confusing fantasy book, caught up in a war with wizards, elves, trolls, and the mighty Golden Dragon--and while they manage to find their missing librarian, their quest does not end there.

Since he doesn't have a voice like his other swan friends, Louie decides to join a first-grade class where he will learn to read and write in order to be able to participate in the conversations around him in his own special way.

The Southern Kingdom is in the grip of Emperor Seven and his war on both magic, books, and learning; even worse, a malignant darkness is rising and threatening everybody, including Brystal Evergreen, who has gathered allies among the fairies and other magical creatures to confront the threat, but she is also aware that the days of her life are slipping away, and if she does not find the Book of Sorcery in a few weeks she will die.