Classics of Teen Fantasy

 This week, I'm sharing some of the classics in teen fantasy.  Here are a few of my favorites . . . .

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom.

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone.

Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure.

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip

Raised on Eld mountain with only her father's magical menagerie for company, a young wizard is drawn irrevocably into the human world with all its sorrows and delights when a baby comes into her care.

Howl's Moving Castle by Diane Wynne Jones

Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl .

More Classics of Teen Fantasy --

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

The Girl of Fire and Thorn by Rae Carson

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through August 13, 2021.

Good Vs. Evil: Who Will Win?

This week, I'm sharing teen books featuring battles between good and evil.  Here are a few of my favorites . . .

Legacies by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill
After her family is killed, Spirit White is taken to Oakhurst Academy, a combination orphanage and school for those with magical powers, where she and her new friends investigate when students start mysteriously disappearing.

Dark Lord, the Early Years by Jamie Thomson
Evil Dark Lord tries to recover his dignity, his power, and his lands when an arch-foe transports him to a small town, into the body of a thirteen-year-old boy.

Od Magic by Patricia McKillip
Brenden Vetch's gift for connecting with the agricultural world helps him land a job as the gardener for the wizard Od at her school in the city of Kelior, where Od uncovers Brenden's true powers and helps him save the school from evil rulers.

Prom Dates from Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore
High school senior and yearbook photographer Maggie thought she would rather die than go to prom, but when a classmate summons a revenge-seeking demon, she has no choice but to buy herself a dress and prepare to face jocks, cheerleaders, and Evil Incarnate.

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.


More Books --
Abarat by Clive Barker
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Tucholke
Defy by Sara B. Larson
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike
Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
Geek: A Fantasy Novel by E. Archer
The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman
Half Bad by Sally Green
Itch by Simon Mayo
Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough
The Nethergrim by Matthew Jobin
Playing in Traffic by Gail Giles
Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz
Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly
Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston
Towering by Alex Flinn
The Vindico by Wesley King
Wax by Gina Damico
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through July 20, 2018.

In the Land of Faerie

This week I am sharing stories of faeries, trolls, elves, and other supernatural creatures for teens . . .

The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip
A floor scrubber and a magician try to help a prince return to his home beneath the sea and help his half brother, a human trapped in the body of a sea monster, return to the land.

Impossible by Nancy Werlin
When seventeen-year old Lucy discovers her family is under an ancient curse by an evil Elfin Knight, she realizes to break the curse she must perform three impossible tasks before her daughter is born in order to save them both.

Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
When Sunday Woodcutter, the youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week, kisses an enchanted frog, he transforms back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland--a man Sunday's family despises.

Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria--even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. But beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie--where nothing, not even a fallen star, is what he imagined.


More Tales of Faeries --
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Close Kin by Clare B. Dunkle
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass
Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel
The Faerie Path by Frewin Jones
Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan
The Falconer by Elizabeth May
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay
The Queen's Choice by Cayla Kluver
Reckless by Cornelia Funke
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
Stolen Away by Alyxandra Harvey
Tithe: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black
Venturess by Besty Cornwell

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through June 1, 2018.