'All doors except the main one are locked at closing time, children, ' the man said smoothly. 'Give that to me, and we'll let you out.' Angrily, Jamie turned back to the door. She jabbed the lock wildly with the point of the staff. 'Open, blast you!' she yelled.The flame that sprang from the staff was like a welding torch. The iron bands on the door tuned white hot. With a screaming crack, the old oak planks split apart. -from Storm at the Edge of Time

Genre: Fantasy