The Secrets of Droon-The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet By Tony Abbott

The Secrets of Droon-The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet is considered fantasy.  The story starts off with a young boy named Eric having to clean out his basement.  His two friends come over to help him out and when the enter the closet they find a whole new world.  In the closet the floor disappears and takes the three children on a stairway to a land called Droon.  The children are confused on what to do and where they are until they meet Keeah who is a beautiful princess.  Keeah tells the children that she is in trouble and that they need to find the Great Galen and give him a message for her.  The children figure that this is their only way out so they venture off to find Galen.  The children run into obstacles along the way, but eventually find Galen.  When meeting with Galen they find out that they are all in danger.  The children help to save Droon and find Keeah.  Keeah keeps her end of the bargain and sends the children back to their world.  The story ends with a message from Keeah that lets Eric know that, he will see the land of Droon again.  I think this story was a good read and I would use it as a free read in my classroom.  I would place it with other fantasy books and just remind the children to use the five finger rule when choosing their books.

Note:  This book is a Modern Fantasy