House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

House of Many Ways
by Diana Wynne Jones
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June 10, 2008
Greenwillow (HarperCollins)

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Charmain finds herself house sitting for a wizard, in a house where every door leads to multiple places, depending on which way one turns. Between the magic house and her new job at the royal library, she becomes entrenched in [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Fairytale, IntriguePosted on June 7th, 2008

Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George

Dragon Flight

By Jessica Day George
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Creel, the heroine of the Dragon War, now runs the most successful dress shop in King’s Seat and is best friends with a prince. Now, if only she could figure out what to do about the army of dragons that [...]

3 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Dragons, IntriguePosted on April 30th, 2008

Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn

Summers at Castle Auburn
By Sharon Shinn
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ACE Fantasy

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Illegitimate daughter of a royal lord, Coriel’s time is divided between her life n the village as her healer grandmother’s apprentice and her summers at Castle Auburn, where she lives as her uncle’s ward and spends three glorious months with [...]

6 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Fluff, Historic, IntriguePosted on March 16th, 2008

The Luxe by Anna Godbersen

The Luxe

By Anna Godbersen
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Harper Teen

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Elizabeth is dead.

Society’s darling has died on the eve of her marriage, tragically lost in the river. All of New York City mourns.

But what lead up to her funeral? How did her sister’s yearning for romance and adventure lead [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Fluff, Historic, IntriguePosted on February 25th, 2008

General Winston’s Daughter by Sharon Shinn

General Winston’s Daughter
By Sharon Shinn
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Viking Juvenile

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Averie leave hers home to travel across the ocean and live with her father, a general in the Aebrian military. Her father is currently colonizing an “uncivilized” country important to foreign trade, and Averie is thrilled [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Intrigue, New Books, Self-DiscoveryPosted on November 23rd, 2007

Cybele’s Secret by Juliet Marillier

Cybele’s Secret
By Juliet Marillier

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US: Sept 2008
UK: Dec 2007
Australia: Now
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Knopf Books for Young Readers

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When scholarly Paula accompanies her father on a trade trip from their home in Transylvania to Istanbul, they know the bidding will be fierce for Cybele’s Gift (said to be [...]

The Declaration by Gemma Malley

The Declaration
By Gemma Malley
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Bloomsbury USA

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What if there was a drug that allowed you to be immortal? Would you take it, even if it meant you would not be allowed to have children? Would you opt out, even if that put [...]

6 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Future, Intrigue, New Books, Science Fiction, Self-DiscoveryPosted on October 6th, 2007

Fables by Bill Willingham

Fables   
By Bill Willingham
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Vertigo

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All the fairytales you’ve ever read are [...]

The Mislaid Magician by Wrede & Stevermer

The Mislaid Magician
Or Ten Years After
(Being the Private Correspondence Between two Prominent Families Regarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and the Security of the Realm)
By Patricia C. Wrede
& Caroline Stevermer
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Harcourt

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From railroads and ley lines, to a mute [...]

2 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 13+, Alternate History, Intrigue, New Books, Unique MagicPosted on December 3rd, 2006

Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevemer

Sorcery and Cecelia
Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
(being the correspondence of two Young Ladies of Quality regarding various Magical Scandals in London and the Country)          
By Patricia C. Wrede
& Caroline Stevemer  
 
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Magic Carpet Books

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Two romances, two mysteries, and two captivating heroines all in one book. Written as [...]

13 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Alternate History, Classic, Fluff, IntriguePosted on November 15th, 2006