Ages 12+

William Stark

The Winter King by Christine Cohen: A tyrannical god, a desperate girl

The snowy town of Hrimsby is a harsh place, ruled by a harsh god: the Winter King. Cora Nikolsen sets out to free her family from the...

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The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin: Novel with two stories

Brangwain Spurge, a historian elf, has been sent (by giant crossbow) across the Bonecruel Mountains to the supposedly barbaric goblins...

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The Clockwork Dragon by James Hannibal: Telepathy, trials, and dragons (clockwork and otherwise)

With the looming threat of trial as a shunned “Section Thirteen” tracker in the British Ministry of Trackers, Jack Buckles is in danger...

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick: Old movies, mysterious machines

Hugo Cabret, the young son of a clockmaker, lives alone in the walls of a train station after his father’s death and...

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Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard by Jonathan Auxier: Adventure, magic, and mysterious books

When the young bookbinder Sophie Quire receives the mysterious “Book of Who” from an unknown stranger, it sets off a chain of events that...

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The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier: Children’s gothic story

Two Irish siblings travel to find work at a strange, crumbling English manor house. However, the house's inhabitants begin acting strangely

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The Monster in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson: Mysteries and monsters

Having traversed the Dark Sea of Darkness, Janner, Kalmar, and Leeli Wingfeather must deal with the new trials of life in...

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The Warden and the Wolf King by Andrew Peterson: Redemption and sacrifice

The Warden and the Wolf King brings a satisfying conclusion to the series' conflict and exemplifies the themes of loyalty and sacrifice...

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The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman: A mixed bag

Looking for shelter in a blizzard after running away from his uncle’s, Nick Reynaud ends up at “Evil Wizard Books,” a bookstore owned by...

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