Sabriel by Garth Nix

Sabriel
by Garth Nix
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In order to keep her safe from the random power of Free Magic and the Dead–zombie-like creatures that roam the kingdom–Sabriel’s father sends her to boarding school across the wall, where only a few even believe magic exists. But when her father’s [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 13+, Self-Discovery, Unique MagicPosted on August 9th, 2008

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson

Adoration of Jenna Fox
by Mary E. Pearson
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How much of your body can be replaced, fixed, and rebuilt before you are no longer human?
Jenna awakens to parents she doesn’t remember and a life she can’t recall. And the accident that put [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Ages 10+, Future, Science Fiction, Self-DiscoveryPosted on August 2nd, 2008

Aurelia by Anne Osterlund

Aurelia
by Anne Osterlund
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Someone wants crown princess Aurelia dead. And it’s up to her childhood friend, Robert, to figure out who’s trying to kill her while trying not to fall in love with her.
As Aurelia learns of the attempts on her life, she realizes she must do whatever she [...]

5 Comments »Filed under: Ages 10+, Court Intrigue, Fluff, Self-DiscoveryPosted on June 28th, 2008

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Howl’s Moving Castle

By Diana Wynne Jones

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Sophie Hatter is an eldest daughter and therefore destined to be a failure. So when the Witch of the Waste comes into her hat shop and turns her into an old woman, Sophie isn’t particularly surprised. In fact, being old [...]

15 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Fairytale, Self-Discovery, Unique MagicPosted on May 4th, 2008

Mira, Mirror by Mette Ivie Harrison

Mira, Mirror
By Mette Ivie Harrison
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Mira desperately wants a sister, someone to love and trust. When her parents sell her to a witch, Mira thinks she has finally found a sister in her fellow apprentice, but her new sister instead uses Mira’s trust to lock her [...]

Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman

Stravaganza:
City Of Masks

By Mary Hoffman
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Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

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Talia, a world similar to sixteenth century Earth, where science is what we would call magic, exists in parallel to our own. All that connects the two are travelers known as Stravaganzas, only distinguishable by their lack [...]

Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

Book of a Thousand Days
By Shannon Hale
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Dashti trained to be a lady’s maid, learning her letters and manners, and wielding generations of healing songs to ease a bad temper or help a sore muscle. What she found instead was a scared young lady who was to be [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Ages 10+, Fairytale, Fluff, Self-DiscoveryPosted on February 16th, 2008

Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst

Into the Wild
By Sarah Beth Durst

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Razorbill/Penguin Young Readers

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Rapunzel and the rest of the fairytale characters escaped from the Wild (a monster/essence that thrives on fairytale conformity). The Wild couldn’t be destroyed, but Rapunzel managed to prune it into a manageable shape and guards it in her home [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Fairytale, Self-Discovery, Unique MagicPosted on January 31st, 2008

Return to Zandria by Christine Norris

Return to Zandria

By Christine Norris
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Three years ago, in the Talisman of Zandria, Ivy went to the land of Zandria (one of three secret gateways connecting Zandria and our world just happens to be located nearby) to help save the citizens of Zandria from an evil sorceress. Now, [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 10+, Self-DiscoveryPosted on January 24th, 2008

Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris

Once Upon a Marigold
By Jean Ferris

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Chris didn’t like his home with all its rules and punishments for making messes (inventing, his favorite pastime, is messy in its very nature), so he ran away at the age of six and made a new home [...]

8 Comments »Filed under: Ages 10+, Court Intrigue, Fairytale, Self-DiscoveryPosted on January 18th, 2008