Archive for the ‘Fantasy/Science Fiction’ Category
The Lightening Thief
Miramax, 2005
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN-10: 0786838655
392 pages
Synopsis
Percy Jackson, labeled a troubled young man, has gone from school to school, only to get expelled because of his behavioral problems or his lack of focus. Suffering from both ADHD and Dyslexia, his home life is difficult because of a selfish stepfather, and he doesn’t seem to have much of a bright future. …
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Lirael
EOS, 2001
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN-10: 0060005424
705 pages
Synopsis
Far to the north in the Old Kingdom, a community of clairvoyant women gifted with ‘the Sight’ have been experiencing some dark and alarming visions. Among them lives a teenage girl names Lirael who is the only one among her kind who does not have the gift. If that didn’t alienate her enough, her dark hair and features are a stark contrast to their blond hair and fair features. …
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Airborn
Eos, 2004
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN-10: 0060531800
355 pages
Honor Book – Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (ALA)
Synopsis
On a routine flight aboard the cruise airship the Aurora, Matt Cruse, its cabin boy, spots a fledgling hot air balloon heading toward them. Rescuing the pilot just before his inevitable death, Matt thinks nothing of the old man’s ramblings about some beautiful and unknown flying creatures.
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Sabriel
EOS, 1995
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN-10: 0064471837
491 pages
Synopsis
Sabriel is a 17-year-old girl who is finishing her last year at Wyverly College, a private school in a place known as Ancelstierre, a world based on science. However, she is the daughter of the Abhorsen, a powerful man in the magical world of the Old Kingdom who works as a necromancer to fight the dead who seek to return to Life. …
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Silverwing
Aladdin, 1997
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN-10: 0689825587
216 pages
Mr. Christie’s Book Award for 12 and Up
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children
Synopsis
Shade may be a young runt, but what he lacks in size, he easily makes up for in cunning. Determined to prove himself to his colony of Silverwing bats on his first dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, Shade gets separated from his kin during a fierce storm. …
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