In Donna Barba Higuera’s distinctive novel "Alebrijes", an impoverished boy defies a realm of fantastical totalitarianism. Leandro is a crafty, compassionate thirteen-year-old who lives with his younger sister, Gabi, outside of... Read More

"Saints of the Waters Ford" is a magical fantasy novel in which an isolated community is protected by a determined knight. In James McEachern’s fantasy novel "Saints of the Waters Ford", a young knight protects his island home. A... Read More

Four friends navigate a vibrant, magic-filled world and decide where their priorities lie in the fantasy novel "The Caves of Wonder". Kirsten Marion’s Lucy and Dee fantasy novel "The Caves of Wonder" follows an eclectic group’s quest... Read More

In the redemptive fantasy novel "The Crooked Ladder", a cursed prince fights to rise above his circumstances. In C. R. Bracher’s introspective fantasy novel "The Crooked Ladder", a broken prince seeks to claim his birthright. This... Read More

Intriguing and magical, the fantasy novella "Vizard" expands the world of the Ember Files series. A world-building series title, Shari Marshall’s fantasy novella "Vizard" is a fast-moving tale of revenge and romance. Rye survives an... Read More

In Jaclyn Moriarty’s kaleidoscopic fantasy novel "The Secret of Lillian Velvet", a girl armed with a pickle jar full of coins contends with loneliness and otherworldly derring-do. Ten-year-old Lillian lives in Australia with her... Read More

In Sally Gardner’s fantastical novel "The Weather Woman", gender, societal recognition, and family inheritance lead to precarious circumstances in Victorian London. Neva, whose parents neglect her, can read the weather with perfect... Read More