Goddess of Yesterday (Caroline B. Cooney)

Author Biography

Caroline B. Cooney has written numerous young adult novels, specializing in suspense, romance, horror and mystery. She lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Published By: Delacorte Press

Year: 2002

ISBN: 978-0-440—22930-8

Reading Level: Grades 8 and up.

Reader’s Annotation:

Taken from her family as a small child, Anaxandra is swept from place to place and from identity to identity amid the turmoil of ancient Greece. Can she survive all this upheaval, even as the Trojan War rages around her?

Squire (Tamora Pierce)

Author Biography

Tamora Pierce has written numerous renowned fantasy novels, set in either the “Tortall” universe or the “Circle” universe. In 2013 she received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her body of work.

Published By: Random House Inc.

Year: 2001

ISBN: 978-0-679-88916-8

Reading Level: Grades 8 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

Her term as a page over, Kel is chosen to serve as squire to one of Tortall’s most famed knights. Her next four years will be filled with new adventures, new hardships, new threats, and new opportunities to prove her chivalrous spirit.

Eona/The Necklace of the Gods/Eona: Return of the Dragoneye (Alison Goodman)

 

Author Biography

Alison Goodman is an award-winning author of YA fiction, including Singing the Dogstar Blues, the Eon/Eona duology, and The Dark Days Club. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Published By: HarperCollins

Year: 2011

ISBN: 978-0-670-06311-6

Reading Level: Grades 10 and up.

Reader’s Annotation:

As the only surviving Dragoneye allied with the exiled Pearl Emperor Kygo, Eona must strive to save the Empire of the Celestial Dragons from a usurper’s deadly reign. But can she succeed amid the many dangers, both external and from within herself?

Sword of the Rightful King (Jane Yolen)

Author Biography

Jane Yolen is the award-winning author and editor of more than 280 fantasy, science fiction and children’s books, as well as poetry, non-fiction and anthologies. She lives in Western, Massachusetts.

Published By: Magic Carpet Books

Year: 2003

ISBN: 0-15-202527-8

Reading Level: Grades 8 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

The young King Arthur’s claim to the throne is still widely contested – Britain needs proof that he truly is the rightful king. Fortunately, the wizard Merlinnus knows that the truth sometimes matters less than what people believe.

Page (Tamora Pierce)

Author Biography

Tamora Pierce has written numerous renowned fantasy novels, set in either the “Tortall” universe or the “Circle” universe. In 2013 she received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her body of work.

Published By: Random House Inc.

Year: 2000

ISBN: 0-679-88918-3

Reading Level: Grades 7 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

Having proven herself worthy to be a page, Kel trains to become a squire and then a knight. As she does so, she makes new friends and faces new hardships, but her tenacity and courage remain unchanged.

Forest Born (Shannon Hale)

Author Biography

Shannon Hale is the Newbery Honor-winning author of Princess Academy, as well as the four Books of Bayern. She lives in South Jordan, Utah.


Published By: Bloomsbury U.S.A.


Year: 2009


ISBN-13: 978-1-59990-167-1


ISBN-10: 1-59990-167-6


Reading Level: Grades 9 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

Ashamed of her secret power to manipulate others, Rin goes through life repressing all desires and hiding her true self, except from her beloved trees. But when the royal family faces a terrifying threat, Rin’s true self just might save the kingdom.

The Realms of the Gods (Tamora Pierce)

Author Biography

Tamora Pierce has written numerous renowned fantasy novels, set in either the “Tortall” universe or the “Circle” universe. In 2013 she received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her body of work.

Published By: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Year: 1996

ISBN: 0-689-86209-I

Reading Level: Grades 7 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

Transported to the Divine Realms to save their lives, Daine and Numair must find their way back to Tortall, where their friends need them. But can two mortals survive all the dangers that litter the realms of the gods, or the dangers awaiting them back home?