Fantasy
Alanna: the first adventure – Tamora PierceIn order to follow her dreams of becoming a knight, Alanna must disguise herself as a boy. Will she be able to keep her secret during the dangerous and difficult years of training? |
Finnikin of the Rock – Melina MarchettaFinnikin was only a child when the Lumaterean royal family was killed and the citizens imprisoned. Now, 10 years later, he is told there’s still a chance to free them and restore the throne, but only if he’s willing to lead… |
Graceling – Kristin CashoreIn a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles to accept her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king. |
Wildwood Dancing – Juliet MarillierFive sisters who live with their merchant father in Transylvania use a hidden portal in their home to cross over into a magical world, the Wildwood. |
The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. TolkienThe classic story of Middle Earth, where a band of Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves and Men must undertake one very important quest. |
A Great and Terrible Beauty – Libba BrayAfter the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world. |
The Amulet of Samarkand — Jonathan StroudNathaniel, a magician’s apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace. |
Sabriel — Garth NixSabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead. |
Eragon — Christopher PaoliniIn Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. |
The Alchemist – Michael ScottFifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh find themselves caught in a centuries-old struggle between two alchemists over a book holding the secrets to everlasting life. |
Alanna: the first adventure – Tamora Pierce
Graceling – Kristin Cashore
Wildwood Dancing – Juliet Marillier
The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien
A Great and Terrible Beauty – Libba Bray
The Amulet of Samarkand — Jonathan Stroud
Sabriel — Garth Nix
Eragon — Christopher Paolini
The Alchemist – Michael Scott