RECOMMENDEDREADS YOUNGFICTION:FANTASY
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DRAGON
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TOM AND IRON SKIN
Alastair Chisholm
Tom discovers that he is a legendary dragonseer--a person who can summon a dragon--but he's not sure he's a true dragonseer, especially when he has trouble summoning his dragon, Ironskin.
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THE SECRET OF THE JADE BANGLE
Linda Trinh
When Anne and her younger siblings Jacob and Liz are given gifts passed on to them by Grandma, Anne soon realizes that hers--a beautiful jade bangle--has a secret power. One that might just give her the strength to stand up to her ballet teacher, who treats her differently than her white classmates, and embrace her Vietnamese identity through cooking Grandma's recipes No matter how difficult things get, Anne learns that the love of her ancestors is always with her.
RACE TO FIRE MOUNTAIN YF BLAC, R
Remi Blackwood
Jarell has never quite known where he belongs. The only place he's ever felt truly at ease is his local barbershop where the owner hangs Jarell's art up on the walls. When Jarell discovers a hidden portal in the barbershop, he's transported to a magical world that's unlike anything he's seen before. But it's not just the powerful gods and dangerous creatures that makes this world different--it's that everyone believes Jarell is the hero they've been waiting for.
Salima Alikhan SORAYA & THE MERMAID YF ALIK, S
Soraya is a creative girl who marches to the beat of her own drum. She feels isolated from her fourth grade classmates and is most comfortable in the world of her comic book hero, Nimbla Moony. A class trip to the aquarium yields an unexpected surprise when Soraya is approached by a young mermaid who needs help returning to the sea.
THE PHAROAH OF ASCO EXPRESS
Jake R. Wilson
When eleven-year-old Wesley stops by at a mysterious local shop to buy a drink, he does not realise the trouble he is getting himself into. Cursed by the fiendish Pharaoh Akahten IX, Wesley and his friends, Marishana and Aiden, must solve the evil spell quickly or be trapped for all eternity!
LUMA AND THE PET DRAGON YF MOHA, L
Leah Mohammed
When Luma Dewan wakes up on the morning of her seventh birthday, she knows that today will be special. For today is the day she will meet Timir, a real talking dragon. Or at least when Luma is around that's what he is. When anyone else is there, he becomes an ordinary grey puppy with a fluffy tail. Luma's clever cousin Arjun is soon suspicious of this peculiar puppy, who doesn't quite behave like any other dog. Luckily Luma's grandmother - Nani - is there to help, and to Luma's surprise, Nani might just know a little dragon magic of her own...
MAGGIE SPARKS AND THE MONSTER BABY YF SMAL, S
Steve Smallman
Tired of her baby brother getting all the attention, Maggie Sparks turns to her pet chameleon Bat and a little magic to help her out.
For Jeanie Bell, things at Rivertown Elementary are nice, normal, and totally average, just the way she likes it. But when a new girl, Willow Davis, joins the school, all of a sudden strange things start happening. Will Willow's big secret ruin the girls friendship and change life in Rivertown forever?
Jonathan Auxier WILLA THE WISP YF AUXI, J
One day eight-year-old Auggie Pound, the caretaker of the rare animals in the Fabled Stables, ventures into the swamp to save a new rare creature, the wisp.
Jennifer Torres CATALINA INCOGNITO
Eight-year-old Catalina Castañeda uses Tía Abuela's sewing kit to turn ordinary clothing into a magical disguise, enabling her to uncover a thief at the local library.
RESCUE ON TURTLE BEACH YF MARL, J
Jen Marlin
After discovering Wind Rider, an abandoned magical sailboat, Max and Sofia arrive on a beach in Hawaii where, with new friend Laila, they rescue newly-hatched sea turtles. Includes facts about sea turtles.
Liz Kessler EMILY’S BIG DISCOVERY YF KESS, L
When swimming lessons start at school, Emily feels the water calling her, but when she jumps in, she gets a strange, kind of scary sensation . . . like her legs are stuck together. Eager to figure out what’s happening, Emily later dives into the sea. She gets that weird feeling again, but this time she looks down to see that her legs are gone replaced by a shiny, beautiful tail!
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THE
STORY OF
GUMLUCK THE WIZARD YF
Adam Rex
Gumluck, a young, naíve wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.
GENIE MEANIE
Mahtab Narsimhan
When eight-year-old Kiara discovers that her recently deceased grandmother left her a genie, trapped in a bottle of garam-masala, she's elated. She'll be a modern-day Aladdin and have someone to do her bidding. And Kiara could really use a little magic.
MARINA AND THE KRAKEN YF MAGA, L
Lauren Magaziner
Today's the day Marina gets to bond with her animal familiar for life, like every other ten-year-old in Terrafamilar Except after the ceremony ends, Marina doesn't have one And she's not alone The leaders of Terrafamiliar realize something special is happening: Marina and the other four girls are called Mythics In times of unrest, the Mythics must earn their them in quests of courage