Pan’s Labyrinth

Set in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, this enthralling and chilling fantasy novel tells the story of Ofelia, a young girl who is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. Obsessed with fairy tales, Ofelia dreams one night that she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she’s a princess, but that she must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. Soon Ofelia realizes that her dreams are in fact real, and if she fails in her mission, she will never prove herself to be the true princess or see her father, the king, again.