RECOMMENDEDREADS
JFICTION:MYTHOLOGY&FOLKLORE
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THE ENCHANTED LIFE OF VALENTINA MEJIA
Alexandra Alessandri
To save their father's life, a brother and sister must journey across a land full of magical beings from Colombian folklore and find the most powerful and dangerous of them all--the Madremonte.
J CRUZ, C
MARIKIT AND THE OCEAN OF STARS
Caris Avendaño Cruz
J CHOK, R
THE SPIRIT GLASS
Roshani Chokshi
Corazon Lopez looks forward to her eleventh birthday, when she can finally be trained in wielding babaylan magic and use it to bring her parents back to life.
A magical middle grade debut, inspired by Filipino folklore, about a ten-year-old girl who embarks on a quest in the world of gods and spirits to save her and her family from a sinister shadow god.
FENRIS & MOTT J VANE, G
Greg Van Eekhout
Mott's life becomes complicated when the abandoned puppy she found turns out to be a mythical Norse wolf who is partly responsible for bringing about the end of the worlds.
THE COBRA'S SONG J KELK, S
Supriya Kelkar
When ten-year-old Indian American Geetanjali, part of a family of classical Hindustani music singers, believes her neighbor has become an ichchaadari naagin, a cobra that can turn human, she must overcome her fears and harness the power of her voice before the naagin changes the whole town into snakes.
J LEE, S
WINSTON CHU VS. THE WHIMSIES
Stacey Lee
Winston Chu saves the owner of a curiosities shop from a robbery only to be gifted a broomstick and a dustpan for his trouble-items that turn out to be more a curse than a blessing when they sweep away important stuff, like his baby sister.
J KEMP, L
OMEGA MORALES AND THE LEGEND OF LA LECHUZA
Laekan Zea Kemp
A girl must learn to trust herself--and her ancestral powers--when she comes faceto-face with the Mexican legend La Lechuza.
J JOSE, K
Kalyn Josephson RAVENFALL
One magical inn, two kids with supernatural powers, and an ancient Celtic creature trying to destroy their world...
Cindy Lin CREATURES OF THE IN BETWEEN J LIN,C
Prince Jin is running out of time. He must find a monster companion before his thirteenth birthday or lose the throne completely. And that means travelling to the only place where monsters still live: the legendary, dangerous Whisper Island. But untold perils await Jin there.
BLACK BIRD, BLUE ROAD
Sofiya Pasternack
Ziva will do anything to save her twin brother Pesah from his illness--even if that means trusting a half-demon boy to lead them to the fabled city where no one ever dies, and facing the Angel of Death himself.
CAMERON BATTLE AND THE HIDDEN KINGDOMS J KELL,T
J PERR, J
J RAND, J
Julian Randall PILAR RAMIREZ AND THE ESCAPE FROM ZAFA
While doing research for her documentary about her cousin Natasha--who disappeared in the Dominican Republic fifty years ago--twelve-yearold Pilar is transported to Zafa, an island where Dominican myths and legends come to life and where her cousin is being held captive.
Jamar J Perry
When Cameron and his best friends decide to open the Book of Chidani, cherished stories he grew up reading and his last connection to his parents who disappeared two years ago, they are magically transported to Chidani. The people of Chidani have been waiting for the last Descendant to return and save them is Cameron ready to be the hero they need?
Brian Young HEALER OF THE WATER MONSTER J YOUN, B
When Nathan goes to visit his grandma at her mobile home on the Navajo reservation, he thinks he's in for a pretty uneventful summer. But one night, Nathan finds a Holy Being from the Navajo Creation Story in need of help. Now Nathan must summon all his courage to save his new friend.
TESSA MIYATA IS NO HERO J ABE, J
Julie Abe
On a trip to visit her grandparents in Japan, Tessa inadvertently releases the spirit of an evil samurai god who wants to destroy Tokyo, and stumbles upon a hidden part of the city where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans.
J BROW, R
SERWA BOATENG’S GUIDE TO VAMPIRE HUNTING
Roseanne A. Brown
After her home is attacked by shapeshifting vampires, Serwa is sent to live with her aunt and cousin, but the aspiring vampire hunter discovers that middle school is harder than it appears on television.
