Peter Pan
Wendy, John and Michael fly to Neverland with Peter, face Hook, and learn what growing up costs.
2,502-word summary · 11 min read
adventure + children
10 books tagged both “adventure” and “children”.
The Horse and His Boy
Shasta and Bree flee Calormen to Narnia with Aravis and Hwin.
2,594-word summary · 12 min read
The Witches
A boy and his grandmother face the Grand High Witch's plan to turn England's children into mice.
2,738-word summary · 12 min read
James and the Giant Peach
Lonely James escapes two cruel aunts inside a giant peach with huge insect friends, rolling to the sea and floating on gulls to New York City.
2,384-word summary · 11 min read
Prince Caspian
The Pevensies return to ruins at Cair Paravel and help Caspian take back Narnia from Miraz.
2,304-word summary · 10 min read
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Lewis sends Lucy, Edmund and Eustace aboard Caspian's Dawn Treader to find seven lost lords, past dragon gold, dark dreams and the world's edge.
2,330-word summary · 10 min read
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dorothy is carried to Oz by a cyclone and walks the yellow brick road with Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion.
3,297-word summary · 15 min read
The Magician's Nephew
C. S. Lewis's Narnia origin story retold: Digory and Polly, the Wood between the Worlds, the waking of Jadis in Charn, Aslan's singing creation, and the apple…
2,528-word summary · 11 min read
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer skips school, chases Becky Thatcher and sees Injun Joe kill in a graveyard on the Mississippi.
3,439-word summary · 15 min read
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis's Narnia opener retold: four Pevensies, the White Witch's winter, Aslan's sacrifice, and the crowning at Cair Paravel.
2,502-word summary · 11 min read