Title: Circles in the Stream (Avalon, Web of Magic #1)
First published: 2001
Description: *Welcome to a world where magic is real and friendship is everything!*

Three very different girls are all drawn to a secret place deep in the woods. There they discover a portal to another world through which strange and wondrous animals have emerged, searching desperately for the magic that will keep them alive. The animals are peaceful and good, but what follows them through the portal is pure evil. Emily, Adriane, and Kara have been chosen by magical beings called Fairimentals to protect the magical animals, though they don't know why. To save them and their world, the three girls must begin a quest to find the lost home of legendary magic, Avalon...or to perish trying.

Rachel Roberts is the author of the *Avalon: Web of Magic* series that features a magical and adventurous storyline, with positive messages for young people ages 8-12. The twelve-book series stars three teenage girls and their animal friends that centers on themes of friendship, triumph over adversity and love for nature.

*Note:* Sometimes called the "Avalon, Quest for Magic" series.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Magic, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction
LC classification: CPB Box no. 1857 vol. 31