Baker, E. D. Wings: A Fairy Tale.
When Tamisin discovers real wings growing from her back she wants to know what
is making her supposedly normal life so weird. But before she can piece together
the facts, she is kidnapped by goblins and brought to the land of fairies,
goblins and many other magical creatures… including her real mother,
Titania, the fairy queen.
Barry, Dave and Pearson Ridley. Peter and the Secret of Rundoon.
Fearing that the sinister Lord Ombra was not destroyed, Peter and Molly travel
to the land of Rundoon, which is ruled by the evil King Zarboff.
**Read the prequels, Peter and the Starcatchers and Peter and the Shadow Thieves**
Bunce, Elizabeth. A Curse As Dark As Gold.
Upon the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Charlotte struggles to keep
the family's woolen mill running in the face of an overwhelming mortgage. But
when a man capable of spinning straw into gold appears on the scene she must
decide if his help is worth the price.
Ferris, Jean. Twice Upon a Marigold.
After a quiet, happy year in a small town, Queen Olympia regains her memory
and initiates new plots and manipulations, as the residents of Zandelphia and
Beaurivage, now ruled by Christian, Marigold, and Swithbert, feel the effects
of her bad energy.
Funke, Cornelia. Inkspell.
Now thirteen, Meggie reads herself into Inkworld, where she, her family, and
the characters in the book face chaos and danger as the original creator of
the world frantically tries to redirect the story.
**Read the Prequel Inkheart**
Gardner, Sally. I, Coriander.
In 17th century London, Coriander, a girl who has inherited magic from her mother,
must find a way to use this magic in order to save both herself and an inhabitant
of the fairy world where her mother was born.
Hale, Shannon. River Secrets.
Young Razo travels from Bayern to Tira at war's end as part of a diplomatic
corps, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital fuel simmering suspicions
and anger, and Razo must spy out who is responsible before it is too late
and he becomes trapped in an enemy land.
Harris, Joanne. Runemarks.
Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns that
she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology and play a role in the
fate of the world.
Harrison, Mette Ivie. Mira, Mirror.
Long after the disappearance of Snow White's stepmother, the witch trapped
in her mirror manipulates a desperate peasant and a merchant's daughter to
seek the magic she needs to gain her freedom, but the girls show her a power
far greater.
Kashore, Kristin. Graceling.
In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills
called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace,
the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their
land from a corrupt king.
Kindl, Patrice. Goose Chase.
Rather than marry a cruel king or a seemingly dim-witted prince, an enchanted
goose girl endures imprisonment, capture by several ogresses, and other dangers,
before learning exactly who she is.
Law, Ingrid. Savvy.
Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
Le Guin, Ursula. Gifts.
When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of
"unmaking"--a violent talent shared by members of his family--he
upsets the precarious balance of power among rival, feuding families, each
of which has a strange and deadly talent of its own.
Levine, Gail Carson. Fairest.
In a land where beauty and singing are valued above all else, Aza eventually
comes to reconcile her unconventional appearance and her magical voice, and
learns to accept herself for who she truly is.
Lickiss, Rebecca. Eccentric Circles.
Piper Dickerson inherits her grandmother's Victorian cottage and a large library.
The library looks to her like the start of a career as a fantasy writer, the
backyard is really an opening into the realm of Faerie
Lin, Grace. Where Mountain Meets the Moon.
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
Lowry, Lois. Gathering Blue.
Lamed and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid
village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to
use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
**companion book to The Giver**
Lowry, Lois. Gossamer.
While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old
boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted
on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.
McKinley, Robin. Beauty.
Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay
and through her love releases him from the spell which had turned him from
a handsome prince into an ugly beast.
McKinley, Robin. Chalice.
A beekeeper by trade, Mirasol's life changes completely when she is named the
new Chalice, the most important advisor to the new Master, a former priest
of fire.
McKinley, Robin. Spindle’s End.
The infant princess Briar Rose is cursed on her name day by Pernicia, an evil
fairy, and then whisked away by a young fairy to be raised in a remote part
of a magical country, unaware of her real identity and hidden from Pernicia's
vengeful powers.
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Princess Ben.
A girl is transformed, through instruction in life at court, determination, and
magic, from sullen, graceless Ben into Crown Princess Benevolence, a fit ruler
of the kindgom of Montagne as it faces war with neighboring Drachensbett.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Breath.
This story elaborates on the tale of "The Pied Piper," told from
the point of view of a boy who is too ill to keep up when a piper spirits
away the healthy children of a plague-ridden town. The piper was cheated
out
of full payment for ridding Hamelin of rats.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Crazy Jack.
In this version of the traditional tale of the young boy who climbs a beanstalk,
Jack searches for his father, falls in love with Flora, and learns the value
of real treasure.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Magic Circle.
After learning sorcery to become a healer, a good-hearted woman is turned
into a witch by evil spirits. She fights their power until her encounter with
Hansel and Gretel years later.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Spinners.
A strange little man helps a miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the
king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
Pattou, Edith. East.
A young woman journeys to a distant castle on the back of a great white bear
who is the victim of a cruel enchantment.
Pierce, Meredith Ann. Treasure at the Heart of the Tanglewood.
Hannah, a healer with unusual powers, leaves the wizard she has always served
and, along with her animal companions, begins a journey which uncovers the
truth about her real nature.
Schnidt, Gary. Straw Into Gold.
Pursued by greedy villains, two boys on a quest to save innocent lives meet
the banished queen whose son was stolen by Rumpelstiltskin eleven years earlier,
and she provides much more than the answer they seek.
Stanley, Diane. Bella at Midnight.
Raised by peasants, Bella discovers that she is actually the daughter of a
knight and finds herself caught up in a terrible plot that will change her
life and the kingdom forever.
Thesman, Jean. Singer.
Imprisoned by her wicked and power-hungry mother, Lady Rhiannon, Gwenore escapes
to a women's healing community, later changing her name and becoming nursemaid
and protector to the children of the magical king of Lir, who is now married
to Rhiannon.
Van Cleve, Kathleen. Drizzle.
When a drought threatens her family's magical rhubarb farm, eleven-year-old Polly tries to find a way to make it rain again.
Velde, Vivian Vande. The Rumplestiltskin Problem.
A collection of variations on the familiar story of a boastful miller and
the daughter he claims can spin straw into gold.
Velde, Vivian Vande. Tales from Brothers Grimm and the Sisters
Weird.
Presents thirteen twisted versions of such familiar fairy tales as Red Riding
Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Hansel and Gretel, and The Three Billy Goats
Gruff.
Voigt, Cynthia. Elske.
Thirteen-year-old Elske escapes a certain death at the hands of the leaders of
her barbaric society and later becomes handmaiden to a rebellious noblewoman
whose rightful throne together they reclaim.
**Books in the Kingdom Quartet**
Jackaroo
On Fortune’s Wheel
The Wings of a Falcon
White, T.H. A Sword in the Stone.
A retelling of the Arthurian legend.