The Key to Rondo
by Emily Rodda (Omnibus/Scholastic, 2007)
audiobook read by Edwina Wren (Bolinda, 2010)
A manifestly competent tween quest fantasy that does most things right, if perhaps leaning a little too heavily into established fairytale elements. When betting on opening chapters (against those of, say, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone), put your money on Rodda.