Spanish Civil War. Ofelia and her pregnant mother, Carmen, have come to live with her mother's new husband in a forest north of Spain. Ofelia is afraid of her new stepfather, whom she has nicknamed "The Wolf," and worries that he will hurt her mother. In the forest she encounters a small twiglike creature that she knows immediately is actually a fairy. She follows it through the forest, where she meets a half-man, half-goat creature, the Faun. He tells her that she is the reincarnation of an Underworld princess but her memories were erased by the sun. Ofelia's true father, the king of the Underworld, has left portals open all over the word so she can return to him. Only one portal is still open, and Ofelia must pass a series of tests before she is allowed to return to the Underworld. -- adapted from Amazon.com info.

The forest and the fairy --All the shapes evil takes -- Just a mouse -- A rose on a dark mountain -- Fathers and sons -- The sculptor's promise -- Into the labyrinth -- Razor teeth -- A princess -- Milk and medicine -- The labyrinth -- The tree -- The creatures of the forest -- The toad -- The Tailor's wife -- The mill that lost its pond -- Keep the key -- Blood -- A lullaby -- Brother and sister -- The watchmaker -- The second task -- A cave in the woods -- The pale man -- No choice -- The razor and the knife -- The kingdoms of death and love -- The only honorable way to die -- Bad news, good news -- Tarta -- The bookbinder -- Only two grapes -- Broken -- Magic doesn't exist -- A different kind of man -- When the faun fell in love -- Don't hurt her -- The cat and the mouse -- It's nothing -- Just a woman -- The tailor who bargained with death -- One last chance -- The wounded wolf -- Sister and brother -- The echo of murder -- The final task -- His father's name -- The boy who escaped -- The return of the princess.