fantasy

When ordinary fourteen-year-old Kayla discovers she is the heir to a dark throne, she must find her place between her life on Earth and her magical inheritance.

?Easily my favorite book of the year.? ?Tillie Walden, Eisner Award?winning creator of Spinning A twisty, spellbinding adventure about a girl and her dog who want to save the world, Danger and Other Unknown Risks is the highly anticipated YA graphic novel debut from Eisner Award-winning and New York Times bestselling creators Ryan North and Erica Henderson. I'm gonna tell you a story, and I'm gonna ask that you let me finish before you say anything. Here?s the deal?on midnight of January 1st, 2000, the world ended. But it wasn?t technology that killed it: It was magic. Now, years later, the Earth has transformed. Magic works (sort of). People are happy (sort of). But this new world isn?t stable, and unless Marguerite de Pruitt and her canine pal, Daisy, do something about it, it?ll tilt into deadly chaos. Good thing they?ve been training their whole lives for this and are destined to succeed. Or so they think. Ryan North and Erica Henderson, the bestselling masterminds behind Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, serve up a graphic novel that is equally laugh-out-loud adventure and emotional gut punch. A story about the search for truth, chosen family, and rebirth, the journey of Marguerite and Daisy seeks to ask one vital question: How far are you willing to go to save the world?.

While training to join the ranks of the Queen's legendary army, the Second Guard, fifteen-year-old Talimendra and her new friends Zarif and Chey discover a conspiracy that could bring down the entire Tequendian Empire.

In 1960, bored and lonely thirteen-year-old Sophie is not happy about spending the summer at her grandmother's old house in the Bayou until she finds a maze with a secretive and mischievous inhabitant. She then makes a wish and finds herself in 1860 at her family's home, where she is mistaken for a slave.

Nineteen-year-old returning champion Sean Kendrick competes against Puck Connolly, the first girl ever to ride in the annual Scorpio Races, both trying to keep hold of their dangerous water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.

As Hava sails across the sea toward Monsea with the world's only copies of the formulas for the zilfium weapon, she makes an unexpected discovery about one of the ship's crew, but before she can unravel the mystery, storms drive their ship off course, wrecking them in the ice far north of the Royal Continent.

Surveys the origins and evolution of science fiction including its social context in England, France, and the U.S. Focuses on key works that mark significant phases of the development of the genre.

"Iris takes her role as Unicorn Guardian very seriously. So when a local newspaper article talks about magical unicorn horns, she is extra careful about keeping the unicorns' secret. But then a news reporter comes to Magic Moon Stable. He insists there are real unicorns there. And he is determined to find a unicorn horn that he can sell for lots of money. Can Iris and her sister Ruby outsmart the reporter? Can they keep the unicorns safe?"--OCLC.

"Iris would usually love to go visit the unicorns with her younger sister Ruby. But with a big school report due the next day, Iris has to focus. She doesn't have time to visit the unicorns. And she is not in the mood to listen to Ruby's problems. But when Ruby goes missing, Iris worries she's made a big mistake. With the help of stallions Ember Shadow and Tempest, Iris searches the Enchanted Realm for Ruby. Can she find her sister and make things right before it's too late?"--Amazon.

"Something is wrong in the Enchanted Realm, but Ruby can't figure out what. The stallions have scratches on them. The other unicorns hide under the trees instead of playing. Ruby wonders if the herd's newest member, Lucky, is to blame. Meanwhile, a new girl at school is being a bully. She makes fun of Ruby for believing in unicorns. Can Ruby help bring peace back to the Enchanted Realm? And can she figure out what to do with her own bully?"--OCLC.