306p. (Gr. 8+) The queen's most formidable assassins are an elite troupe of dancers trained to harness their magic to execute enemies of the crown. Aasira has one of the rarest talents: she is a flame-wielder. But she's beginning to…
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Fantasy for Teens @ SCCLD
Take a magical journey with these fantastical picks for teens!
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- 466p. (Gr. 9+) In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family. When her mother is killed, the powerful Grand Witcher offers Venus the chance to…
- 423p. (Gr. 9+) Once, a war was fought with kindlings—elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives. Peacetime has finally come, and kindlings have been cast adrift— but when a village…
- 391p. (Gr. 8+) After her sister Elara forms an unbreakable bond with an enemy dragon, Faron, who once wielded the magic of the gods to save her island from those same dragon-riding colonizers, must find a way to save her sister and the…
- 384p. (Gr. 8+) Living in an alternate-universe Regency England beset with a mist that turns humans into monsters, Merrick is summoned home from London by her sister—but her sister has secret plans that may threaten their lives, and the…
- 403p. (Gr. 9+) Exiled to live as a Low, Conrad refuses to become heir to his murderous uncle. But Meritocracy is a harsh and unforgiving rule on the floating island of Holmstead, and when his ailing mother is killed by monstrous…
- 369p. (Gr. 7+) Nhika is a bloodcarver: a being who can alter human biology with just a touch. When Nhika is caught using her abilities, she's captured by underground thugs and sold to an aristocratic family to heal the last witness of…
- 352p. (Gr. 8+) Jun dreams of proving his worth as a warrior in the elite Guardian’s Tournament, but Jun’s father strictly forbids him from participating as he is not breathmarked—born with a patch of dragon scales and blessed with special…
- 356p. (Gr. 8+) Exiled Hanalei studies the majestic seadragons that roam the Nominomi Sea, until an encounter with a dragon offers her what she desires most: a chance to return home, and to right a terrible wrong. Samahtitamahenele, the…
- 352p. (Gr. 8+) Atlas comes home for the annual Bornday cookout—but this year, Grannylou’s usual riddles and folktales about a marvelous paradise deep in the Great Dismal Swamp start to take on a tangible quality. When the swamp calls,…
- 326p. (Gr. 9+) Leopold is seeing weird things around Los Angeles, hallucinations from a TV show called Max's Adventures in Sunderworld: a show he was obsessed with after his mother's death when he was a kid. Leopold turns to his best…
- 384p. (Gr. 8+) Kajal attempts to resurrect her younger sister—but her sister’s trapped soul warps into a bhuta, a violent spirit hell-bent on murdering those who wronged it in life, and Kajal is locked away with little hope of escape. Two…
- 512p. (Gr. 9+) Three teens—imprisoned rogue Aiz, banished tracker Sirsha, and reluctant crown prince Quil—whose fates intertwine to stop the murder of innocent children, journey across two warring nations to ensure a better future for…
- 392p. (Gr. 9+) An accident causes vengeance-seeking Rui's magic to transfer to Yiran, who was born without it. When the Fourth King of Hell disappears, Rui discovers she may hold the key to finding him, so she strikes a dangerous bargain…
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