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Read These – Beyond Reality

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Teen SciFi — Fantasy books!


as selected by our Teen Services staff.

 

READ BEYOND REALITY

 

Recommended for Middle School 
(most appropriate for grades 6-8)

Recommended for High School 
(most appropriate for grades 9-12) students.


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MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

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The Comet's Curse

by Dom Testa

When the tail of the comet Bhaktul hits Earth’s atmosphere,
it unleashes a virus that is fatal to anyone over age 18.
The only hope to save humankind lies in a spaceship filled
with teens, heading toward a future they can only imagine.

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Dull Boy

by Sarah Cross

Avery struggles as he pretends to be dull in order to hide
his superpowers. But a mysterious adult with powers of
her own plots to recruit Avery and other superteens for
an unknown purpose.

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Hannah's Winter

by Kierin Meehan

While staying with family friends in Japan, Hannah
discovers “the ocean boy.” Hannah and her friends
set out to solve the riddle that may finally give
peace to the lost soul of this young ghost.

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Heroes of the Valley

by Jonathan Stroud

In this witty Norse epic set in London in an alternative future,
15-year-old Halli Svenson, ignoring tradition, attempts to avenge
the murder of his uncle but causes warfare among the twelve
houses of the valley.

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Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow

by James Rollins

In this thrilling adventure, an ancient Mayan artifact leads siblings
Jake and Kady on a quest to find out what happened to their parents
who disappeared while on an expedition to a fantastical land.
Also in CD Book 

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Princess of the Midnight Ball

by Jessica Day George

Under an enchantment, Rose and her eleven sisters must dance
for the evil King Under Stone every night until they are exhausted
and their shoes are worn ragged. Galen, a gardener and ex-soldier,
hopes to break the spell using an invisibility cloak and magical yarn.

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Watersmeet

by Ellen Jensen Abbott

Forced to escape her home, Abisina must take an arduous journey
to find her father and make a new home in the land he leads,
peaceful Watersmeet. Her new security is threatened however,
when the Vranians attempt to destroy all non humans.

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The Yggyssey: How Iggy Wondered What Happened to All
  the Ghosts, Found Out Where They Went, and Went There

by Daniel Pinkwater

In this wacky and comical mystery, the ghosts that haunt the Hermione
Hotel are bothersome, but Iggy has gotten used to them being around. 
So when the ghosts of Los Angeles begin to disappear, Iggy is
determined to get to the bottom of things.

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HIGH SCHOOL

 

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Chalice

by Robin McKinley

Mirasol, beekeeper and tree farmer on Willowlands, is chosen as the rural manor’s new Chalice, a role in which she is to aid and direct the manor’s new lord, a Priest of Fire. Their task is overwhelming: to rescue Willowlands from the chaos left by the previous Master and Chalice and to save their beloved land from the political maneuvers of the local overlord.

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Eon: Dragoneye Reborn

by Alison Goodman

The lame Eon (or rather, Eona,) is an unlikely choice for
apprentice to the mirror dragon, and, as such, is plunged
into a dangerous world of adventure.
Also in   CD Book,   PlayAway

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The Eternal Smile: Three Stories

by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim

Three stories reveal the paper-thin membrane
that separates the fantastic from the ordinary
for a warrior, a frog and a young girl.
Graphic Novel

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Graceling

by Kristin Cashore

Forced to do the bidding of her tyrannical uncle, the beautiful
and talented Graceling Katsa, an invincible fighter, secretly
seeks justice for those she’s harmed while falling in love
and embarking on a dangerous mission.

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A "Gone" Novel

Hunger

by Michael Grant

In the bubble called the FAYZ (Fallout Area Youth Zone)
everyone  over the age of 14 is gone. As the food runs
out and the terror grows, two rival groups vie for control
of their mutating powers and the right to decide the future.

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Book cover and link to catalogPretty Monsters

by Kelly Link 

Reflecting the world like a fun-house mirror, nine quirky,
magical, nd strange stories involve wizards, monsters with
cell phones, a bizarre reality TV show set in The Library,
a young poet turned grave robber and an old handbag that
houses a world of faeries and more.

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Thirteenth Child

by Patricia Wrede
also in CD Book 

Eff was born the 13th child in a magical family. Her twin brother
is born the lucky and amazing seventh son of a seventh son.
Their true nature and talents unfold as they grow up on the
Frontier close to the magical divide between settlers and beasts.

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Wondrous Strange

by Lesley Livingston

Seventeen-year-old Kelley’s connection to Shakespeare’s 
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
is much deeper than just
playing the lead role of Titania, Queen of the Faeries.
Changeling Sonny Flannery closely watches Kelley as he
guards the gate between the human and the fey realms.

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