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The fairy-tale detectives (Sisters Grimm. #1.)
Par Michael Buckley. 2005
The endless knot (Song of Albion. #3.)
Par Robert Whitfield, Stephen R Lawhead. 2002
Oxford student Lewis Gillies passes through a door to another reality, wherein he ascends the throne of Albion as High…
King Llew and takes the beautiful Goewyn for his queen. But in the midst of their joyous union, treachery is in the making, forcing Llew to choose between the honour of his kingship and the desire of his heart. Sequel to "The silver hand". 2002.The exiles (Creoles series. #1.)
Par Gilbert Morris, Lynn Morris. 2003
The Englisher (Annie's people. #2.)
Par Beverly Lewis. 2006
Annie Zook, the preacher's daughter, struggles to keep her promise to her father--to abandon her art for a full six…
months. Will Annie's intention to join the Amish church be derailed by the attention of a handsome Englisher? 2006.The enchanted wood (The faraway tree. #1)
Par Enid Blyton. 1939
Jo, Bessie and Fanny had always lived in the town, but now their father had a job in the country…
and they were all looking forward to having lots of adventures. "You won't have any more adventures in the country than you will have in the town", said their father. But that's where he was quite wrong. Followed by “The magic faraway tree”. Grades 3-6. 2002, c1939.The eye of the forest (Children of the lamp ; #5)
Par Philip Kerr. 2009
When a collection of Incan artifacts goes missing, the Blue Djinn of Babylon dispatches twins John and Philippa Gaunt and…
their Uncle Nimrod to recover them. Along the way, John and Philippa encounter their friend Dybbuk, who was drained of his djinn powers but is determined to get them back. He's headed to an ancient Incan Empire where he believes he can regain his power, and will stop at nothing - even if it means opening a cursed portal, disturbing the enchanted kingdom of the Incas, and destroying the world. Can the twins stop their friend before it's too late? Grades 5-8. Sequel to "The day of the Djinn warriors", followed by "Five fakirs of Faizabad". 2009. (Children of the lamp ; 5)The fairy godmother (A tale Of The Five Hundred Kingdoms Ser.)
Par Mercedes Lackey. 2004
In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, the Tradition, that ineffable magic, holds the promise of happily-ever-after for all…
deserving young maidens and courteous princes charming - but not always. Feisty 19-year-old Elena Klovis seems destined to be an Ella of the Cinders (Cinderella), and tries to get work as a maidservant to change the course of her life. Her fairy godmother, Madame Bella, has other plans for her. Some descriptions of sex and violence, and some strong language. 2004.The Eyre affair (Thursday Next. #1.)
Par Jasper Fforde. 2001
There is another 1985, somewhere in the could-have-been, where dodos are regenerated in home-cloning kits, the Crimean War is still…
being fought, and everyone is disappointed by the ending of "Jane Eyre". Literary detective Thursday Next is pursuing the world's most evil man, who has kidnapped Jane Eyre in a display of literary vandalism. She must also assist her time-travelling father, marry the man she loves and discover the truth about bananas. Some strong language, Followed by "Lost in a good book" (DC30166). 2001. (Thursday Next ; 1)It is 1862, though not the 1862 it should be - time has been altered, and Sir Richard Francis Burton,…
the king's agent, is one of the few people who know that the world is now careening along a very different course from that which Destiny intended. When a clockwork-powered man of brass is found abandoned in Trafalgar Square, Burton and his assistant, the wayward poet Algernon Swinburne, find themselves on the trail of the stolen Garnier Collection - black diamonds rumoured to be fragments of the Lemurian Eye of Naga, a meteorite that fell to Earth in prehistoric times. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language, explicit violence. 2011.The church ladies: a novel
Par Lisa Samson. 2001
Poppy, a pastor's wife, begins to meet regularly with other local church ladies to pray for her friends. Poppy also…
wrestles with her own concerns as a pastor's wife. This book combines finely grained family drama with quirky Christian women's domestic fiction. 2001.The confession (The heritage of Lancaster County ; #2)
Par Beverly Lewis. 1997
Katie, now Katherine Mayfield, searches for her birth mother. The journey takes her to the Finger Lakes region of New…
York and into a world of compassion and greed, mercy and betrayal. Meanwhile Katie's first love, Daniel, wants to rekindle their relationship. Sequel to "The Shunning" (DC36967), followed by "The reckoning" (DC36966). 1997. (The Heritage of Lancaster County ; 2)The desert hawks (Wells Fargo trail. #5.)
Par James Walker. 1996
Wells Fargo agent Zac Cobb's new assignment takes him to Arizona to track down bandits stealing army payrolls. It also…
leads him into a confrontation with his brother Julian, who, bitter from injuries suffered in the Civil War, has become an outlaw. They find themselves thrust together on a boat careening down the rapids of the Colorado River. Sequel to "The Rawhiders". c1996. (The Wells Fargo trail ; 5)The cruel prince (Folk of the Air series. #1.)
Par Holly Black. 2018
Jude becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to…
drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, she will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters--and Faerie itself. Followed by "The wicked king". For junior and senior high readers. 2018.The darkest warrior (Lords of the underworld. #14.)
Par Gena Showalter. 2018
Puck the Undefeated, betrayed by his brother Sin, must seek the help of William the Ever Randy and a human…
named Gillian Shaw, for whom Puck falls hard. Sequel to "The darkest promise", followed by "The darkest king". 2018.The dark assassin (Starblade chronicles. #3.)
Par Joseph Delaney. 2017
Determined to end the war with the demons, Tom leads Jenny and Alice to Pendle for one last epic clash.…
Loyalties will be tested, alliances will be broken, and not everyone will survive. Sequel to "The dark army". For senior high readers. 2017.The crown (Selection novel. #5.)
Par Kiera Cass. 2016
Twenty years have passed since America Singer and Prince Maxon fell in love, and their daughter is the first princess…
to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn didn't think she would find a real partner among the Selection's thirty-five suitors, let alone true love. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising you... and now Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more difficult--and more important--than she ever expected. Sequel to "The heir". For senior high readers. 2016.The crooked castle (Carmer and Grit. #2.)
Par Sarah Jean Horwitz. 2018
Shortly after saving the faeries of Skemantis, magician's apprentice Felix Carmer III and his faerie companion, Grit, head out to…
see the world. They soon come across a mysteriously magical flying circus. As they get to know the outlandish world of Rinka Tinka's Roving Wonder Show, it becomes clear there's something not quite normal about this circus or its inventor--and that recent airship disasters plaguing nearby Driftside City may have a sinister explanation. Fans of the Wildwood trilogy and Lockwood and Company series will love the thrills and chills of Carmer and Grit, Book 2: The Crooked Castle as it takes readers up in the air with a flying circus, under the sea to the evil Unseelie kingdom, through a terrifying magical snowstorm, and on a chase with the menacing Wild Hunt. Sequel to "The wingsnatchers". Grades 4-7. 2018.The city of lost fortunes (Crescent City series. #1.)
Par Bryan Camp. 2018
The post-Katrina New Orleans of The City of Lost Fortunes is a place haunted by its history and by the…
hurricane's destruction, a place that is hoping to survive the rebuilding of its present long enough to ensure that it has a future. Street magician Jude Dubuisson is likewise burdened by his past and by the consequences of the storm, because he has a secret: the magical ability to find lost things, a gift passed down to him by the father he has never known--a father who just happens to be more than human. Jude has been lying low since the storm, which caused so many things to be lost that it played havoc with his magic, and he is hiding from his own power, his divine former employer, and a debt owed to the Fortune god of New Orleans. But his six-year retirement ends abruptly when the Fortune god is murdered and Jude is drawn back into the world he tried so desperately to leave behind. A world full of magic, monsters, and miracles. A world where he must find out who is responsible for the Fortune god's death, uncover the plot that threatens the city's soul, and discover what his talent for lost things has always been trying to show him: what it means to be his father's son. 2018.The delusion: we all have our demons
Par Laura Gallier. 2017
Owen was a normal high school student with a great life. He had a beautiful girlfriend, played on the football…
team, and was surrounded by a group of great friends. That is, until he found a well on some abandoned land, and a man who offered him a drink of water that changed his life forever. Suddenly, Owen is seeing things that no one else sees: Shackles and chains that bind his family and friends, terrifying creatures that connect themselves to the cuffs attached at the end of the chains, and angelic beings who seem to have a power that even the demons cannot withstand. Do the things Owen is seeing have anything to do with the suicide epidemic currently threatening to destroy his high school? How can this young man with no faith in the supernatural suddenly see invisible forces of terror provoking his fellow student's demise? For senior high readers. 2017.The dragon with a chocolate heart
Par Stephanie Burgis. 2017
Aventurine is a brave young dragon ready to explore the world outside of her family's mountain cave... if only they'd…
let her leave it. She's determined to prove herself by capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human. But when that human tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate, she's transformed into a puny human without any sharp teeth, fire breath, or claws. But she's still the fiercest creature in these mountains, and now she's found her true passion: chocolate. All she has to do is get to the human city to find herself an apprenticeship (whatever that is) in a chocolate house (which sounds delicious), and she'll be conquering new territory in no time - won't she? Grades 3-6. 2017.