Fantasy

Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman Random House, 1999 Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel. Reading Level: 6.7; Accelerated Reader: 6.8
BFG, by Roald Dahl Puffin Books, 1998 Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant) who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts a plan with him to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants. Reading Level: 4.9; Accelerated Reader: 4.8
Boggart, by Susan Cooper M.K. McElderry Books, 1993 After visiting the castle in Scotland which her family has inherited, Emily finds that she has accidentally brought back a boggart, an invisible and mischievous spirit with a fondness for practical jokes. Reading Level: 6.7; Accel. Reader: 6.1 Cooper is author of Over Sea, Under Stone; Dark is Rising; Silver on the Tree; and The Grey King, a 1976 Newbery Honor book.
Castle in the Air, by Diana Wynne Jones Greenwillow Books, 2001 Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come true and dangerous adventures become daily fare. Reading Level: YA
Dangerous Angels, by Francesca Lia Block HarperCollins, 1998 "Weetzie Bat Books": Weezie Bat; Witch Baby; Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys; Missing Angel Juan; Baby Be-Bop. A collection of post-modern fairy tales that chronicle the interwoven lives of Weetzie Bat, her friend Dirk, and their lovers Duck and My Secret Agent Man. Reading Level: YA
Darkangel, by Merideth Anne Pierce. Magic Carpet Books, Harcourt Brace, 1998 Volume 1 of the Darkangel Trilogy Sequel: A gathering of gargoyles. The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in him.
East, by Edith Pattou Harcourt, 2003. A young woman journeys to a distant castle on the back of a great white bear who is the victim of a cruel enchantment. Reading Level: YA; Accelerated Reader: 6.1
Folk Keeper, by Franny Billingsley Atheneum Books, 1999 "A Jean Karl book." Orphan Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her heritage as a seal maiden when she is taken to live with a wealthy family in their manor by the sea. Reading Level: 6.0; Accelerated Reader: 5.3
Freedom's Ransom, by Susan McCaffrey Putnam's, 2002 The involuntary settlers of the world Botany, having successfully defeated the alien Catteni, find themselves facing new decisions as they establish contact with a weakened Earth. Reading Level: YA
Ghosts I Have Been, by Richard Peck Puffin Books, 2001, c1977 Blossom Culp's gift of second sight, which she discovers gradually, leads her into some unusual adventures. Peck is the author of A Long Way from Chicago, 1998 and A Year Down Yonder, 2001 Newbery Medal Honor. Reading Level: 5.7
Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996 Originally published as: Northern lights. Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North. Reading Level: 6.7; Accelerated Reader: 7.1
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J R Rowling. Arthur A. Levine, 2000. Sequel to: Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban. Harry Potter, a fourth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, longs to escape his hateful relatives, the Dursleys, and live as a normal fourteen-year-old wizard, but what Harry does not yet realize is that he is not a normal wizard, and in his case, different can be deadly. Reading Level: 7.2; Accelerated Reader: 6.8.
Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley. Greenwillow Books, 1985 Newbery Medal Honor, 1985 Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the blue sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North. See also: Beauty, 1978
Hobbit: Or There and Back Again, by J.R.Tolkien; illustrated by Alan Lee. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. c.1966 Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return. Young Adult
House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2002 "A Richard Jackson book." In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States. Reading Level: 6.3; Accelerated Reader: 5.1
Many Waters, by Madeline L'Engle Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1986 The fifteen-year-old Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are accidentally sent back to a strange Biblical time period, in which mythical beasts roam the desert and a man named Noah is building a boat in preparation for a great flood. Reading Level 5.4; Accelerated Reader: 4.7 Resumes the Time Trilogy featuring the Murry family: Wrinkle in Time, 1962; Wind at the Door, 1972; Swiftly Tilting Planet, 1979; and Ring of Endless Light, 1980
Merlin and the Making of a King, by Margaret Hodges Holiday House, 2004 Retold from Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. A retelling of four Arthurian legends, "The Sword in the Stone," "Excalibur," "The Lady of the Lake," and "The Last Great Battle," which feature Merlin, King Arthur, and other familiar figures. Reading Level: 6.4; Accelerated Reader: 5.2
Mossflower, by Brian Jacques Philomel Books, 1988 Martin the warrior mouse and Gonff the mousethief set out to find the missing ruler of Mossflower, while the other animal inhabitants of the woodland prepare to rebel against the evil wildcat who has seized power. Reading Level: 6.9; A.R.: 5.1 See also: Long Patrol, 1997; Mariel of Redwall, 1991
The Oracle Betrayed, by Catherine Fisher Greenwillow, 2004 "First published in 2003 in Great Britain by Hodder Children's Books"--T.p. verso. After she is chosen to be "Bearer-of-the-god," Mirany questions the established order and sets out, along with a musician and a scribe, to find the legitimate heir of the religious leader known as the Archon. Reading Level: 6.5; Accelerated Reader: 4.8
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia, by C.S. Lewis HarperTrophy, 1994 Book 4 of The Chronicles of Narnia. Four children help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from evil. (we have the complete series)
Sea of Trolls, by Nancy Farmer Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004 After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls. Reading Level: 4.2; Accelerated Reader: 4.7
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, by Michael Morpurgo Candlewick Press 2004 "In this handsome volume, Morpurgo ably translates one of medieval England's greatest tales from verse into modern prose. When a bold giant, the Green Knight, challenges King Arthur's court to a contest that involves beheading, only one knight, Sir Gawain, steps between his king and the giant's battle-ax." (Booklist) Reading Level: 6.3; Accelerated Reader: 5.9
Stranger with my Face, by Lois Duncan Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1990 c1981. A seventeen-year-old senses she is being spied on and probably impersonated, but when she discovers what actually is occurring, it is more unbelievable than she ever imagined. Reading Level: YA, Accelerated Reader: 6.1
Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman Knopf, 1997 As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife. Reading Level: 7.6; Accelerated Reader: 6.2
Summerland, by Michael Chabon Miramax Books, 2002 Map on endpapers. The ferishers, little creatures who ensure perfect weather for Summerland, recruit Ethan Feld, one of history's worst baseball players, to help them in their struggle to save Summerland, and ultimately the world, from giants, goblins, and other legendary, terrible creatures. Reading Level: 5.8; Accelerated Reader: 6.3
Taran the Wanderer, by Lloyd Alexander Holt, 1999 The fourth book of the Chronicles of Prydain series tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself. (we have the complete series) Reading Level: 6.6; Accelerated Reader: 6.2. See also: Book of Three; Black Cauldron; High King.. Several have won the Newbery Medal Honor.
Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula LeGuin Bantam, 1984 c1971 1972 Newbery Medal Honor Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special treasure. Reading Level: 5.8; Accelerated Reader: 5.9 See also: Wizard of Earthsea, 1968.