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The Blue Sword.The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley JFIC MCK
Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.

The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip JFIC MCK
A young girl tries her newly acquired magic skills against the sea, and evokes a monster--and a Prince with a strange compulsion.

Crown Duel and Court Duel by Sherwood Smith YSF SMI
To fulfill their father's dying wish, teenage Countess Meliara and her brother Branaric organize a revolution against a greedy king.

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede JFIC WRE
(Enchanted Forest Chronicles, 1)
Bored with traditional palace life and royal lessons, a princess sets off to live with a community of dragons and fights some wizards who want to steal the dragons’ kingdom.

Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey YSF MCC
A young girl who loves music is forbidden to play it by her father. She runs away to live with the fire lizards and discovers a new life as a musician. (Harper Hall Trilogy, 1)

Dreamhunter by Elizabeth Knox YFIC KNO
In a world where select people can find dreams of every kind to share with others for a fee, a fifteen-year-old girl is training to be a dreamhunter when her father disappears, leaving her to carry on his mysterious mission.

Elske by Cynthia Voigt YFIC VOI
Elske escapes certain death at the hands of the leaders of her barbaric society and later becomes handmaiden to a rebellious noblewoman, whose rightful throne they reclaim.

The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley YFIC BIL
Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her heritage as a seal maiden when she is taken to live with a wealthy family in their manor by the sea.

The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman YFIC PUL
Eleven-year-old Lyra Belacqua of Oxford University in England journeys to the Far North in search of her kidnapped friend and her imprisoned uncle, and is aided in her quest by a variety of animal and human characters.

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray YFIC BRA
Sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England after many years in India to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world.

The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle YFIC DUN
The king of the Goblins chooses Kate, the elder of two orphan girls recently arrived at their ancestral home, Hallow Hill, to be his bride and queen.

Piratica by Tanith Lee YFIC LEE
Piratica seeks out the pirates who were her family before her mother's death, and leads them back to adventure on the high seas.

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale YFIC HAL
While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.

Sabriel by Garth Nix YSF NIX
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.

Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn SF SHI
Coriel spent many of her childhood summers at Castle Auburn. Now a young woman, Coriel is beginning to see the dark side of this magical place

Tithe by Holly Black YFIC BLA
Sixteen-year-old Kaye, who has been visited by faeries since childhood, discovers that she herself is a magical faerie creature with a special destiny.

Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce YFIC PIE
Alianne must call forth her mother's courage and her father's wit in order to survive on the Copper Isles in a royal court rife with political intrigue and murderous conspiracy.

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr YFIC MAR
Aislinn is drawn against her will into a centuries-old battle between the Summer King and the Winter Queen, and the survival of her life, her love, and summer all hang in the balance.

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier YSF MAR
Five sisters who live with their merchant father in Transylvania use a hidden portal in their home to cross over into a magical world, the Wildwood. Keturah and Lord Death.

 


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