This Side of Magic — Marcia T. Jones; Debbie Dadey

“YOU ARE MY CHOSEN APPRENTICES,” SAID MR. LEERY.

Penny and Luke aren't sure they want to be apprentice Keyholders. A Keyholder's job, explains their neighbor, Mr. Leery, is to guard the border between the real world and the magical world.

But when they meet their “links” -- magical helpers from the other side of the border -- they change their minds. Penny's link is Kirin, a sarcastic unicorn. Luke forms a link with a clumsy baby dragon named Dracula.

And just in time! For the evil Queen of the Boggarts is determined to invade their world -- and only the Keyholders and their links can stop her.