This Side of Magic - Keyholders, Bk 1 Author:Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, Adam Stower (Illustrator) The first in a series of light fantasy chapter books set in Morgantown, a town on the border between the real world and the magical world, by the authors of the Publishers Weekly bestselling BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS -- a series of 50 books with more than 30 million copies sold! — “You are my chosen apprentices,” said Mr. Leery. — Penny ... more »and Luke aren’t sure they want to be apprentice Keyholders. A Keyholder’s job, explains their neighbor, Mr. Leery, is to guard the border between the real world and the magical world.
But when they meet their “links” -- magical helpers from the other side of the border -- they change their minds. Penny’s link is Kirin, a sarcastic unicorn. Luke forms a link with a clumsy baby dragon named Dracula.
And just in time! For the evil Queen of the Boggarts is determined to invade their world -- and only the Keyholders and their links can stop her.« less