Hyde, driving them to the open waters of the Land of Adventure. Together, the quartet encounters classic-fictional characters. The three agree to help Richard if he checks them out using his new library card. Along the way, Richard befriends three anthropomorphic books: Adventure, a swashbuckling pirate-like book Fantasy, a sassy but caring fairy tale book and Horror, a fearful "Hunchbook" with a misshapen spine. Richard asks for directions to the exit so the Pagemaster sends him through the fiction section toward the green neon exit sign. He is met by the Pagemaster, the mythical Keeper of Books and Guardian of the Written Word. Richard awakens to find the rotunda art melting, which washes over him and the library, turning them into illustrations. He slips on water dripping from his coat and falls over, knocking himself out. Searching for a phone, Richard finds a large rotunda painted with many famous literary characters. Dewey, an eccentric librarian who insists that he is in need of a special book and gives him a library card, despite Richard explaining he is only sheltering from the storm. However, Richard gets caught in a harsh thunderstorm and takes shelter in a library. Richard is sent to buy a bag of nails for building a treehouse. His exasperated parents have tried multiple ways to build up the courage of their son, but to little success. Pessimistic 10-year-old Richard Tyler lives life based on statistics and fears everything.
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