Land Of Lost Things

A 12-year-old boy, mourning the death of his mother, takes refuge in the myths and fairytales she always loved--and finds that his reality and a fantasy world start to meld.

The redemptive power of stories and family is revealed in New York Times bestselling author John Connolly’s atmospheric tale set in the same magical universe as the “enchanting, engrossing, and enlightening” (Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale) The Book of Lost Things. “Twice upon a time—for that is how some stories should continue…” Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident—a body without a spirit. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud the fairy stories Phoebe loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world. But an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres. Something wants her to enter, to journey to a land colored by the memories of childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father—a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; a land where old enemies are watching and waiting… The Land of Lost Things.

When he looks for his missing blue pencil, a boy enters a strange new world which contains some very familiar objects.

Take up the quest in the hilariously epic second installment of the How to be a Hero series, from Cat Weldon, illustrated by Katie Kear. Welcome to the Land of Lost Things. Unlikely hero Whetstone and trainee Valkyrie Lotta are on an quest to find Whetstone's long-lost father. But when Loki the trickster God sends his monstrous children after them, and Lotta loses her magic shield and along with it, her powers, things go from bad to worse. Can Lotta and Whetstone survive a sea-serpent attack, a gigantic wolf who likes his tummy tickled and a very lonely queen of the dead, to keep the quest on track? The second in this funny, fast-paced series about how to be a friend, what it means to be a hero and just how confusing the Norse Gods really are.

Eric and the Land of Lost Things tells about a five year old boy who is playing with his new soccer ball in the backyard. Following his ball into the dark, thick hedge surrounding his backyard, Eric finds himself in the land where all lost things go. He sees a man standing in front of a very large pile of sock. Eric startles the man accidently when Eric says hello. This man has not seen Eric's soccer ball. Eric learns that this man is the keeper of lost things. After more socks rain down onto Mr. Keeper, Eric finds out Mr. Keeper has been trying to sort these socks for years unsuccessfully. Eric helps Mr. Keeper with his dilemma. Together they go around the mountain of socks and Eric sees this soccer ball on a large stack of books. Eric is invited to visit again by Mr. Keeper.

A charming story about things lost and found. Sometimes things are lost. A hair ribbon. A pencil. A dog on a leash. But when someone loses a thing, another person may find it, sometimes with surprising results. In this thoughtful and deceptively simple story, several things are lost, then each is found — not always by the person who lost it, but always by someone who can use it. A small story with a big life lesson. Kids (and their grownups!) will have a new way to think, and feel, about losing something.

On the border between Maine and Canada, a dangerous smuggling operation is taking place. Drugs, cash, weapons, even people-- and something ancient and powerful and evil ...

Separated from his parents at the beach, Tad wanders into the land of lost things where the absent-minded keeper has misplaced his magic words for sending children home.