Conjuring a version of New York City that is as magical as the fairy world beneath it, "The Loudest Place on Earth" is an amusing fantasy novel. In Ken Ziegler’s rollicking fantasy novel "The Loudest Place on Earth", New York’s... Read More

Following a consequential, cross-realm quest, Escala’s Wish is a resonant fantasy novel that celebrates group bonds and self-sacrifice. In David James’s musing fantasy novel Escala’s Wish, a once reckless princess seeks redemption... Read More

Teenagers in a stratified society use magic to better their positions, pitting them against a powerful wizard, in the exciting series-opening fantasy novel "Chaos Woods". About class distinctions, subjugation, and responsibility, Scott... Read More

Following a quest powered by strong friendships, "The Gray Sheep" is an intricate and commanding series-opening fantasy novel. Marked by wry wit, S. M. Somerset’s rich and complex fantasy novel "The Gray Sheep" introduces a fantasy... Read More

Dragons stir at the turn of the century in Joann Sfar’s entertaining, absurdist graphic novel "The Dragons of Paris", which builds on a cheeky alternate history of the City of Lights. The centuries-long war between humans and dragons... Read More

In Lindsay A. Franklin’s mind-bending fantasy novel "The Restitching of Camille DuLaine", teenagers are on a mission to save storytelling and those they love. In this captivating sequel, story spheres have begun to fracture familiar... Read More

A boy plays a parental role for a baby kaiju in E. C. Myers’s adventure-minded chapter book "Kaiju Gaga". On a trip to the Museum of Media, a boy drifts away from his class and visits an exhibit called Monster Movie Mania. There he... Read More

In Dana Diehl’s haunting short story collection "The Earth Room", spectral women are alienated from themselves and others. In “Daughter,” a woman births a floating ghost daughter following a pregnancy where “Things happened... Read More