Huntress (Malinda Lo)

Huntress (Malinda Lo)

Author Biography

Malinda Lo has written four LGBTQ-themed novels for young adults and is the former managing editor of AfterEllen.com, the largest entertainment news website for lesbians and bisexual women.

Published By: Little, Brown and Company

Year: 2011

ISBN: 978-0-316-04007

Reading Level: Grades 10 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

When endless winter threatens the Kingdom, Kaede and Taisin are sent to seek help from the Fairy Queen. But will the two girls have the strength to face the journey’s dangers, as well as their own forbidden love for each other?

Serpentine (Cindy Pon)

Author Biography

Cindy Pon is the author of four YA fantasy novels and a member of the We Need Diverse Books advisory board. In 2011, she co-founded the Diversity in YA blog with Malinda Lo.

Published By: Month9Books

Year: 2015

ISBN-10: 1942664338

ISBN-13: 978-1942664338

Reading Level: Grades 8 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

Young handmaiden Skybright is more like a sister than a servant to her mistress Zhen Ni. But will their friendship survive if Zhen Ni learns Skybright’s dark secret – that she is actually half-human, half-serpent demon?

The Two Pearls of Wisdom/Eon (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: 2008

ISBN: 987-0-7322-8800-6

Reading Level: Grades 10 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

No man in the Empire of the Celestial Dragons has more elemental power than a Dragoneye. Can the newest Dragoneye, the crippled, unassuming Eon, possibly fulfill all his duties – and do so without revealing that “he” is actually a girl?

Shadow Scale (Rachel Hartman)

Author Biography

Rachel Hartman is a Vancouver-based comic book artist and music lover. Seraphina and Shadow Scale are her first two novels.

Published By: Random House

Year: 2015

ISBN: 978-0-375-86657-9

Reading Level: Grades 10 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

As a dragon war rages, Seraphina sets out on a quest to find other half-dragons like herself. But can she elude a powerful villainess who aims to hijack her mission for her own sinister purpose?

Seraphina (Rachel Hartman)

Author Biography:

Rachel Hartman is a Vancouver-based comic book artist and music lover. Seraphina and its sequel Shadow Scale are her first novels.

Published By: Random House

Year: 2012

ISBN: 0375866566

Reading Level: Grades 10 and up.

Reader’s Annotation:

In a world where dragons can take human form, secret half-dragon Seraphina serves as a musician at the royal court. What will happen when the kingdom faces a draconian enemy, who might be Seraphina’s own flesh and blood?

Ash (Malinda Lo)

Author Biography:
Malinda Lo has written four LGBTQ-themed novels for young adults and is the former managing editor of AfterEllen.com, the largest entertainment news website for lesbians and bisexual women.

Published By: Little Brown and Co.

Year: 2009

ISBN: 978-0-316-04009-9

Reading Level: Grades 8 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

In this unique “Cinderella” retelling, Ash longs to escape from her stepmother’s house into the fairy world. Until she meets Kaisa, who gives her life new purpose and teaches her what it means to love.