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Answer some questions about Jim Henson's 1986 classic, Labyrinth to find out which old children's chapter book you should read.

Nostalgic Summer Reading Recommendations Based On Your Labyrinth Opinions

Who is your favorite Labyrinth character?

What is your favorite song from Labyrinth?

Choose your peril...

You Remind me of...

Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered...

Dorothy is cast overboard on her way to Australia and finds herself in the Oz-adjacent Kingdom of Ev, currently ruled by the vain princess Langwidere. The princess has thirty heads that she keeps in velvet lined cupboards, and Dorothy just so happens to catch the princess with a particularly moody head on, and finds herself imprisoned in the castle tower. A rescue mission is launched from Oz and crosses the deadly desert to save Dorothy, but the real rescue mission will be to save Languidere's Aunt, the true Queen of Ev and her ten children from the caverns of the Nome King.   
\*BONUS\* "Lazy" Movie Option: Return to Oz (a combination of Ozma of Oz, and the previous Oz novel, The Land of Oz)

Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1907)

The royal familes of Crim Tartary and Paflagonia are thrown into a romantic comedy of errors at the whim of a magic rose and enchanted ring. Each has the power to render the owner irresistible. Chaos ensues as the rose and ring change hands multiple times. Originally written to be a "fireside pantomime," this satirical fairy tale is filled with silly words and illustrations.

The Rose & The Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray (1855)

Orphaned Maria is sent to live with her Uncle, in his palatial home, Moonacre Manor. The manor and the surrounding village, beautiful and full of interesting people and animals, hides an ancient mystery. Maria must uncover the magical secret and lift the curse on Moonacre and its inhabitants.   
\*BONUS\* "Lazy" Movie Version: The Secret of Moonacre

The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge (1946)

Professor William Waterman Sherman is rescued at sea in the remnants of twenty one balloons just three weeks after setting off on a one year journey in a single balloon. He recounts the tale of his time on the fantastical volcanic island of Krakatoa.

The Twenty One Balloons by William Pene Du Bois (1947)

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