Dealing with Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1)
Searching for Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #2)
Calling on Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #3)
Talking to Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #4)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles Recommended Reading Order
Dealing with Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1)
Searching for Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #2)
Calling on Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #3)
Talking to Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #4)
Searching for Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #2)
Calling on Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #3)
Talking to Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #4)
Talking to Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #4)
Publisher: Ace Books
Publication Date: July 1985
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Summary: "Mother taught me to be polite to dragons...." Daystar never thought he'd be walking through the Enchanted Forest with a magic sword, a fire-witch, and a baby dragon. He never dreamed his mother, Cimorene, would tell him to leave their home and not to return until his task was complete. Or that he alone held the power to release King Mendanbar and the Enchanted Forest from the wizard's evil spell. He doesn't even know who King Mendanbar is. But Daystar learns quickly--and that's good, because he's about to encounter magic and wizards and dragons. Quite a deadly combination.
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Calling on Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #3)
Publisher: Jane Yolen Books
Publication Date: March 1993
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Summary: A Princess's work is never done--not even when she becomes a queen! Princess Cimorene is now Queen Cimorene...and she's faced with her first queenly crisis--the Enchanted Forest is threatened with complete destruction! Those wizards are back--and they've become very smart. (Sort of.) They've figured out a way to take over the forest once and for all...and what they have planned isn’t pretty. With a little help from Kazul the dragon king, Morwen the witch, Telemain the magician, two cats, and a blue, flying donkey-rabbit named--what else?--Killer, Cimorene might just be able to stop them. And some people think that being a queen is easy.
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Searching for Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #2)
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: October 1991
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Summary: Kidnap a dragon? How daring! How stupid! Cimorene, the princess who refuses to be proper, is back--but where is Kazul the dragon? That’s what Cimorene is determined to find out. Luckily--or perhaps not-so-luckily--she's got help: Mendanbar, the not-very-kingly King of the Enchanted Forest, has joined her in her quest. So with the aid of a broken-down magic carpet, a leaky magical sword, and a few buckets of soapy lemon water, they set off across the Enchanted Forest to tackle the dragon-napping and save the King of the Dragons.
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Dealing with Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1)
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: September 1990
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Summary: Princess by Birth. Adventurer by Choice. Meet Princess Cimorene--a princess who refuses to be proper. She is everything a princess is not supposed to be: headstrong, tomboyish, smart.... And bored. So bored that she runs away to live with a dragon. And not just any dragon, but Kazul--one of the most powerful and dangerous dragons around. Of course, Cimorene has a way of hooking up with dangerous characters, and soon she's coping with a witch, a jinn, a death-dealing talking bird, a stone prince, and some very oily wizards. If this princess ran away to find some excitement, it looks like she's found plenty!
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Monday, February 27, 2017
Wicked Jealous
Publisher: Speak
Publication Date: July 2012
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Summary: Who wants to be the fairest one of all, anyway? With her snow white skin and habit of hiding behind her long black hair and Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets, Simone Walker is used to being The Weird Fat Girl at L.A.'s Castle Heights High. That is, until she's adopted by a troupe of Zumba-ing fairy godmothers, discovers the perfect French vintage look, and sheds a few pounds. With the help of the seven college guys she's just moved in with for the summer, her happily-ever-after seems almost within reach. But with her soon-to-be-stepmother scheming on the sidelines, Simone quickly realizes that people aren't always what they seem. Is there more to her than what the mirror on the wall shows? Will she figure it out in time to find a Prince Charming who loves her for who she really is?
Little Miss Red
Publisher: Speak
Publication Date: February 2010
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Summary: Sophie Greene gets good grades, does the right thing, and has a boyfriend that her parents--and her younger brother--just love. (Too bad she doesn’t love him.) Sophie dreams of being more like Devon Deveraux, star of her favorite romance novels, but, in reality, Sophie isn't even daring enough to change her nail polish. All of that changes when Sophie goes to Florida to visit her grandma Roz, and she finds herself seated next to a wolfishly goodlooking guy on the plane. The two hit it off, and before she knows it, Sophie's living on the edge. But is the drama all it's cracked up to be?
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Geek Charming
Publisher: Speak
Publication Date: February 2009
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Summary: Princess, meet frog....Dylan Schoenfield is the princess of L.A.'s post Castle Heights High. She has the coolest boyfriend, the most popular friends, and, to top it all off, a brand-new "It" bag that everyone covets. But when she accidentally tosses her bag into a fountain, this princess comes face-to-face with her own personal frog: self-professed film geek Josh Rosen. In return for rescuing Dylan's bag, Josh convinces Dylan to let him film her for his documentary on high school popularity. Reluctantly, Dylan lets F-list Josh into her A-list world, and is shocked to realize that sometimes nerds can be pretty cool. As the queen bee of Castle Heights royalty helps Josh turn from a frog into a prince, she's shocked to find herself becoming friends with a geek--and liking it. But when Dylan's so-called prince charming of a boyfriend dumps her flat, her life--and her social status--come to a crashing halt. Can Dylan--with Josh's help--pull the pieces together to create her own happily-ever-after?
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Saturday, February 25, 2017
Cindy Ella
Publisher: Speak
Publication Date: February 2008
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Summary: Prom. The Best Dress. The Best Shoes. The Best Date. Cindy Ella Gold is sick of it all. Prom fever has infected LA--especially Cindy's two annoying stepsisters, and her overly-Botoxed stepmother. Cindy seems to be the only one immune to it all. But her anti-prom letter in the school newspaper does more to turn Cindy into Queen of the Freaks than close the gap between the popular kids and the rest of the students. Everyone thinks she's committed social suicide, except for her two best friends, yoga goddess India and John Hughes-worshipping Malcolm, and shockingly, the most popular senior at Castle Heights High and Cindy's crush, Adam Silver. Suddenly Cindy starts to think that maybe her social life could have a happily ever after. But there's still the rest of the school to deal with. With a little bit of help from an unexpected source and a fabulous pair of flip-flops, Cindy realizes that she still has a chance at a happily ever after.
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The Books of Bayern Chronological Order
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern #1)
Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2)
River Secrets (The Books of Bayern #3)
Forest Born (The Books of Bayern #4)
Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2)
River Secrets (The Books of Bayern #3)
Forest Born (The Books of Bayern #4)
The Books of Bayern Recommended Reading Order
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern #1)
Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2)
River Secrets (The Books of Bayern #3)
Forest Born (The Books of Bayern #4)
Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2)
River Secrets (The Books of Bayern #3)
Forest Born (The Books of Bayern #4)
Friday, February 24, 2017
Forest Born (The Books of Bayern #4)
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: September 2009
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Rin has always been a quiet, helpful daughter and sister, but a secret is eating at her. Recently, the solace she once found among the trees surrounding her forest home has vanished. Determined to find a new sense of self, Rin accompanies her brother Razo into the city, where she discovers that a mysterious threat haunts Bayern. She joins with three magical girls--Isi, Enna, and Dasha--as they venture toward the kingdom of Kel...where someone wants them dead.
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River Secrets (The Books of Bayern #3)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date: September 2006
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Razo has never been anything but ordinary. He’s not very fast, or tall, or strong, so when he’s invited to join an elite mission escorting the ambassador into Tira, Bayern’s great enemy, he’s sure it’s only out of pity. But when they arrive in the strange southern country, it is Razo who finds the first dead body. As they try to learn more from the Tirans about the ever increasing murders, Razo is the only Bayern soldier able to befriend both the high and low born, including the beautiful Lady Dasha. And as Razo finds allies among the Tirans, he realizes that it may be up to him to get the Bayern army safely home again.
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Enna Burning (The Books of Bayern #2)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date: September 2004
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Enna's life was not meant to be simple. When her brother, Leifer, brings home a mysterious piece of vellum that teaches him how to set fires--without a spark, without flint--Enna cannot decide if this power is one she wants for herself, or something that should be extinguished forever. And when Bayern, their country, goes to war, the choice becomes nearly unbearable. Enna never imagined that the warm, life-giving energy of a fire could destroy everything she loves, but she must now save herself and Bayern before fire consumes her entirely.
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The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern #1)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date: August 2003
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Some people are born with the first word of a language resting on their tongue, though it may take some time before they can taste it. Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, was born with her eyes closed and a word on her tongue. She spent the early years of her life listening to her aunt's stories and learning the language of the swans. Then, a colt was born with a word on his tongue--his name, Falada--and when Ani spoke it, she found the key to his language, too. But as Ani's gift grew, so did others' mistrust of it, and soon her mother felt she had no choice but to send her away to be queen of a foreign land....
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The Gemma Doyle Trilogy Chronological Order
A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #1)
Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #2)
The Sweet Far Thing (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #3)
Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #2)
The Sweet Far Thing (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #3)
The Gemma Doyle Trilogy Recommended Reading Order
A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #1)
Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #2)
The Sweet Far Thing (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #3)
Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #2)
The Sweet Far Thing (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #3)
The Sweet Far Thing (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #3)
Publisher: Ember
Publication Date: October 2007
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: It has been a year of change since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her father a laudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these bonds. The Order--the mysterious group her mother was once part of--is grappling for control of the realms, as is the Rakshana. Spence’s burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma must decide once and for all what role she is meant for.
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Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #2)
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication Date: September 2005
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: It’s the end of the year, and Gemma’s looking forward to living it up in London. Balls, fancy gowns and dancing with the handsome Simon Middleton beckon. Best of all, it’s time away from Spence Academy--and from the Realms. But the lure of the enchanted world is strong, and the magic flows freely. Gemma’s visions intensify--visions of three girls dressed in white, suffering horror and menace. Clearly, all is not well in the Realms--or out of them. Set against the backdrop of Victorian London, a place of shadows and light, in a time of strict morality and barely repressed sensuality, this compelling gothic sequel reveals that inside great beauty can lie a rebel angel....
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy #1)
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: December 2003
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma’s reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she’s been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence’s most powerful girls--and their foray into the spiritual world--lead to?
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Thursday, February 23, 2017
Song of the Sparrow
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication Date: May 2007
Genre: Young Adult Historical
Summary: The year is 490 AD. Fiery 16-year-old Elaine of Ascolat, the daughter of one of King Arthur's supporters, lives with her father on Arthur's base camp, the sole girl in a militaristic world of men. Elaine's only girl companion is the mysterious Morgan, Arthur's older sister, but Elaine cannot tell Morgan her deepest secret: She is in love with Lancelot, Arthur's second-in-command. However, when yet another girl--the lovely Gwynivere--joins their world, Elaine is confronted with startling emotions of jealousy and rivalry. But can her love for Lancelot survive the birth of an empire?
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Secondhand Charm
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication Date: October 2010
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Summary: In a secluded village, magic sparkles on the edges of the forest. There, a young girl named Evie possesses unusually strong powers as a healer. A gypsy's charms--no more than trinkets when worn by others--are remarkably potent when Evie ties them around her neck. Her talents, and charms, have not escaped the notice of the shy stonemason's apprentice. But Evie wants more than a quiet village and the boy next-door. When the young king's carriage arrives one day, and his footman has fallen ill, Evie might just get her chance after all....
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