The Books of Magic: Lost Places

Timothy Hunter is just like any other thirteen-year-old boy in London...except for the tiny fact that he might be the most powerful magician of his time. Tim knows how stories knight saves princess from dragon, everyone lives happily ever after. Then his girlfriend, Molly, is abducted by a visitor from the future. Normally, of course, the hero would rescue the girl -- but this is no ordinary fairy tale...