Other Worlds
A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Think you know how fairy tales go? You're wrong. Hansel and Gretel run away from home to escape their child-killing parents. Their journey's lead them through many a violent Grimm fairy tale as they struggle for survival and safety. First in a series.
Think you know how fairy tales go? You're wrong. Hansel and Gretel run away from home to escape their child-killing parents. Their journey's lead them through many a violent Grimm fairy tale as they struggle for survival and safety. First in a series.
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
After being publicly humiliated by the magician Simone Lovelace, Nathaniel, an apprentice magician, swears revenge. He summons a magical being, a djinni, Bartimaeus, who's suppose to do his bidding. But Nathaniel gets more than he bargains for with Bartimaeus. First in a series.
After being publicly humiliated by the magician Simone Lovelace, Nathaniel, an apprentice magician, swears revenge. He summons a magical being, a djinni, Bartimaeus, who's suppose to do his bidding. But Nathaniel gets more than he bargains for with Bartimaeus. First in a series.
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
The Builders build Ember with everything humans needed to survive. But that was hundreds of years ago, and now the storerooms are almost empty and the lights are beginning to fail. Lina and Doon discover a scrap of map that suggests there might be a way out of Ember. Is there a world beyond Ember? Can they find it? First in a series.
The Builders build Ember with everything humans needed to survive. But that was hundreds of years ago, and now the storerooms are almost empty and the lights are beginning to fail. Lina and Doon discover a scrap of map that suggests there might be a way out of Ember. Is there a world beyond Ember? Can they find it? First in a series.
The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
Even before the Boov invaded, Tip's mother had disappeared. With her cat named Pig, Tip begins the journey to find her mom and teams up with a rogue Boov named J.Lo. When Earth is threatened by yet another alien race, who are much bigger and scarier than the Boov, Tip is determined to not only find her mother but get all these aliens off her planet for good. First in a series.
Even before the Boov invaded, Tip's mother had disappeared. With her cat named Pig, Tip begins the journey to find her mom and teams up with a rogue Boov named J.Lo. When Earth is threatened by yet another alien race, who are much bigger and scarier than the Boov, Tip is determined to not only find her mother but get all these aliens off her planet for good. First in a series.
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Miranda starts receiving strange notes, asking for help. As the notes keep coming, Miranda begins to think that this person knows all about her, even things that haven't happened yet.
Miranda starts receiving strange notes, asking for help. As the notes keep coming, Miranda begins to think that this person knows all about her, even things that haven't happened yet.