Alanna and her twin brother Thom were born in the wrong skins: Thom will be sent to be a knight, which he hates and Alanna loves. Alanna will be sent to learn magic in the City of the Gods, which is what Thom longs to do. But surely a clever pair of twins can think…
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Wild Magic
Pierce, Tamora. Wild Magic. New York: Atheneum, 1992. ISBN 978-1416903437 (pbk) Daine’s ability to talk to animals seems like an amazing gift, and it could save the world from the invading Immortals. But will using it cost Daine her humanity? Wild Magic is the story of a 13-year-old orphan named Daine, who has an uncanny…
Dealing with Dragons
Wrede, Patricia C. Dealing with Dragons. New York: Harcourt Children’s Books, 1990. ISBN 978-0152229009 Reader’s Annotation: Cimorene is just not cut out to be a princess. She’s sure anything would be preferable to classes in embroidery and an arranged marriage! So she sets out in search of adventure — and that’s just what she finds,…
Sabriel
Nix, Garth. Sabriel. New York: HarperCollins, 1996. ISBN 0064471837 (pbk) Reader’s Annotation: What if the dead didn’t have to stay dead? In Sabriel’s world, that’s exactly how it works, and it’s her father’s job to keep the dead where they belong. But when her father goes missing, Sabriel is forced to put aside her fears…
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, by Suzanne Collins. New York: Scholastic, 2004. ISBN 978-0439650762 Reader’s Annotation: When Gregor finally escaped from the Underland last time, he knew he’d never, ever go back. But that’s not what the Prophecy of Bane says… Plot Summary: In this sequel to Gregor the Overlander, Gregor returns to the…
The Book of Three
Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three [audiobook]. Read by James Langton. New York: Listening Library (a division of Random House), 2007. Length: 5 hours ISBN 978-0739356128 Reader’s Annotation: When a lowly assistant pig-keeper is thrust into the middle of a terrible battle between good and evil, will he ever be able to prove his worth?…
Gregor the Overlander
Collins, Suzanne. Gregor the Overlander. New York: Scholastic, 2004. ISBN 1415510539 Reader’s Annotation: Beneath the world we know on the surface of the earth, there lies another world, a world of darkness, and giant cockroaches, and talking bats. This is the Underland. Every now and then, an Overlander falls down to there–and if the fall…
Meet in the Middle 