Fantasy Books for Teens

Fantasy for Teens   Daughter of the Flames by Zoe Marriott Published 2009 by Candlewick Press (MA) Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780763637491 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Scarred and orphaned by enemy fire, 15-year-old Zira learns her true identity and fulfills her destiny, in this romantic fantasy adventure for teens. In a world of clashing cultures, a girl fights for freedom -- and finds a surprising romantic ally -- after learning a startling truth about her identity.... More...     A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C Bunce Published 2008 by Arthur A. Levine Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780439895767 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family's woolen mill, which holds her beloved town together. But after her father's death, the bad luck piles up. Then a stranger named Jack Spinner makes a tempting offer: he can turn straw into gold. More...     Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr Published 2009 by HarperCollins Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061214714 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In Marr's third tale of Faerie, Seth and Aislinn struggle to stay true to themselves and each other in a milieu of shadowy rules and shifting allegiances, where old friends become new enemies and one wrong move could plunge the Earth into chaos. Seth never expected he would want to settle down with anyone--but that was before Aislinn.... More...     The Immortal Realm by Frewin Jones Published 2009 by Harper Teen Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780060871550 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Princess Tania thinks she's found a way to bring her two worlds together. But as faeries fall to a mysterious illness, Tania must race to save her beloved immortal realm from a dangerous mortal threat. In an instant, a time of joy and celebration turns to one of heartbreak and fear.... More...     The Crow: The Third Book of Pellinor by Alison Croggon Published 2007 by Candlewick Press (MA) Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780763634094 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In this third installment of Croggon's saga, the orphaned Hem is reunited with his lost sister, Maerad. When the forces of the Dark threaten, Hem discovers his own hidden gift and the role he must play in Maerad's quest to solve the Riddle of the Treesong.... More...     The Singing by Alison Croggon Published 2009 by Candlewick Press (MA) Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780763636654 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: The climactic volume of the epic quartet follows the Bards of Edil-Amarandh on a vital quest to merge their powers against a nameless evil. In an increasingly battle-ravaged land, Maerad, Cadvan, and Hem desperately search for one another as they make their separate journeys.... More...     Graceling by Kristin Cashore Published 2008 by Harcourt Children's Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780152063962 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, a debut author creates a mesmerizing medieval world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will captivate readers. Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight--she's a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill.... More...     Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater Published 2008 by Flux Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780738713700 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: "Vibrant and potent, YA readers searching for faerie stories will be happy to find this accomplished debut novel."-Publishers Weekly(starred review) "This beautiful and out-of-the-ordinary debut novel, with its authentic depiction of Celtic Faerie lore and dangerous forbidden love in a contemporary American setting, will appeal to readers of Nancy Werlin's Impossible and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.... More...     Cybele's Secret by Juliet Marillier Published 2008 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375833656 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Paula accompanies her merchant father on a trading voyage to Istanbul. They are on a special mission to purchase a most rare artifact--a gift from the ancient goddess Cybele to her pagan cult. But it soon becomes clear they may be playing a dangerous game.... More...     Impossible by Nancy Werlin Published 2008 by Dial Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780803730021 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Inspired by the ballad Scarborough Fair, popularized by Simon & Garfunkel, this riveting novel combines suspense, fantasy, and romance. It tells the story of a teenage girl who has nine months to break an ancient curse in order to save both herself and her unborn daughter.... More...     The Dragon Heir by Cinda Williams Chima Published 2008 by Hyperion Books for Children Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781423110705 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In Chima's searing conclusion to her Heir series, a huge opal called the Dragonheart causes moral compasses to spin out of control as a final battle storms through a town that was meant to be a sanctuary. The covenant that was meant to keep the wizard wars at bay has been stolen, and Trinity must prepare for attack.... More...     Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr Published 2007 by Harper Teen Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061214653 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In a world unseen by mortals, the forces of Summer and Winter are at war. Two Faery Courts have been seeking the Summer Queen for more than nine centuries--one to restore the power of Summer and the other to banish it in this gritty modern Faery tale.... More...     Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr Published 2008 by Harper Teen Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061214684 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: The author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Wicked Lovely" continues her tales of Faery in a dark, ravishing story of temptation and consequences, and of heroism when least expected. Unbeknownst to mortals, a power struggle is unfolding in a world of shadows and danger.... More...     Runemarks by Joanne Harris Published 2008 by Alfred A. Knopf Library Binding, English. ISBN: 9780375944444 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Seven o'clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the end of the world, and goblins had been at the cellar again. . . . Not that anyone would admit it was goblins. In Maddy Smith's world, order rules. Chaos, old gods, fairies, goblins, magic, glamours-all of these were supposedly vanquished centuries ago.... More...     The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima Published 2007 by Hyperion Books for Children Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781423104872 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In this companion to the exciting fantasy "The Warrior's Heir," everyone has a secret to keep, as the story of 16-year-old Seph McCauley, an orphaned and untrained wizard, continues. Sixteen-year-old Seph McCauley has spent the past three years getting kicked out of one exclusive private school after another.... More...     Faerie Path #3: The Sorcerer King by Frewin Jones Published 2008 by Eos Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780060871086 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In this third book of Jones's magical adventure series, Tania and Edric travel back to Faerie to discover their land has been invaded by the Sorcerer King--and only they can save it. Tania has brought the long-lost Queen Titania back to Faerie from the Mortal World of modern London.... More...     The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray Published 2007 by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385730303 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: 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.... More...     Powers by Ursula K Le Guin Published 2007 by Harcourt Inc. Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780152057701 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: The third book in Le Guin's Annals of the Western Shore series--a riveting companion to "Voices" and "Gifts"--is an epic story of survival and self-discovery that speaks to the power of new beginnings and, most importantly, of hope. Young Gav can remember the page of a book after seeing it once, and, inexplicably, he sometimes "remembers" things that are going to happen in the future.... More...     Silverboy by N M Browne Published 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781582347806 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: A spellgrinder's apprentice like Tommo rarely survives long enough to become a spellgrinder. Most of them die of the quivers, or from wounds suffered when their turn-knife slips. Working, sleeping and eating in the cellar with magical stones, their skin acquires an eerie silvery sparkle.... More...     Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier Published 2007 by Alfred A. Knopf Library Binding, English. ISBN: 9780375933646 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: High in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Draculi, live five daughters and their doting father. It's an idyllic life for Jena, the second eldest, who spends her time exploring the mysterious forest with her constant companion, a most unusual frog.... More...