- fantasy
By Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
YA F BARRY
In this terrific story—a “prequel” to Peter Pan—Peter is an orphan who sails from England on the ship Never Land. On board he meets Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island. A fast, fun read.
Leviathan
By Scott Westerfeld
YA F WESTERFE
In this steampunk alternate history World War I is on the horizon, Deryn Sharp is a girl who is masquerading as a boy in order to join the British Air Service, and Alek is a Prince’s son in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Fate brings them together on Leviathan, the British fleet’s largest airship. Leviathan is a genetically-engineered whale that is an airship, in fact, most of the weaponry and equipment used by the British are wondrous genetically-engineered animals which are employed to combat the German’s steam-powered machines.
The Lost Hero
By Rick Riordan
YA F RIORDAN Heroes #1
Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.
The Once and Future King
By T. H. White
SCI-FI WHITE
This is one of the finest versions of the Arthurian tales ever crafted. The Once and Future King is Arthur, who as the unknown “Wart” pulled the sword from the stone and became the King of England, drew unto himself the finest knights who sat at the famous round table.
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