- Fantasy
- Female characters
- Teen books
- Clean reads
- No vampires
The Story Teller’s Daughter
By Cameron Dokey
YA F DOKEY
When Shaharazad becomes enslaved, she must come up with a plan that will make the coldhearted king see her in a different light in order to change her future.
Inkheart
By Cornelia Funke
YA F FUNKE Ink Tril #1
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
East
By Edith Pattou
YA F PATTOU A young woman journeys to a distant castle on the back of a great white bear who is the victim of a cruel enchantment.
A Curse as Dark As Gold
By Elizabeth Bunce
YA F BUNCE
Upon the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Charlotte struggles to keep the family’s mill running, despite the mortgage and what the locals believe is a curse, but when a man who is capable of spinning straw into gold appears, it’s up to her to decide if she’s willing to pay the price for his help.