Fantasy
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The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag
Your monster gets hungry, and this is the only way it can eat. And if you don’t feed it, it will get out again, and hurt someone else. The Deep Dark, p. 173-4 Synopsis Mags Herrera has a secret. It… Continue reading
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Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu
The wallpaper almost seemed to come to life, the vines wriggling like snakes. They looked like some kind of barrier, like an enchantment on a sleeping castle that meant no one could approach…In her dreams, a shadow skulked behind the… Continue reading
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The Glade by Naseem Jamnia
Synopsis Pina is excited to attend her first ever sleepaway camp with her best friend, Jo. At Camp Clear Skies, Pina can escape her controlling parents and work on becoming Pina 2.0, who doesn’t need Jo’s constant protection. But Camp… Continue reading
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Middle Grade Fantasy by Black Authors
This Black History Month, amidst bans targeting books about POC, it’s even more important to read diverse books. I hope you check out some of these whimsical, powerful middle grade fantasy novels by Black authors! Eden’s Everdark by Karen Strong… Continue reading
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Babel by R.F. Kuang
Translation means doing violence upon the original, means warping and distorting it for foreign, unintended eyes. So then where does that leave us? How can we conclude, except by acknowledging that an act of translation is then necessarily always an… Continue reading
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The Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi
Corazon Lopez possessed a rare and secret power, the kind that could make a river shrivel into a puddle or trap a tornado in a jar. She could climb the stars like a staircase and pull down clouds for her… Continue reading
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The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
They say we’re meant to go from here to there, but so much happens between those two places. And there’s always more, isn’t there? The Magic Fish, p. 1 Synopsis Tiến treasures the moments he spends reading fairy tales with… Continue reading
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Root Magic by Eden Royce
If no one tells the stories anymore, if no one learns the magic anymore, our ways will disappear from the world. Then all we’ll have is what other people think of us Root Magic, p. 19 Synopsis 1963 is a… Continue reading
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On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
You got this. Just, like, fall. It’s easy. On a Sunbeam, ch. 7 Synopsis Deep in space, Mia is starting her new job. Little does she know this motley crew, who repairs old and abandoned buildings among the stars, will… Continue reading
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The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor
Mei’s work as the daughter of the cook of a Sierra Nevada logging camp keeps her busy, but she spends her free time telling the younger kids stories about Auntie Po, the elderly Chinese woman version of Paul Bunyan. But… Continue reading
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