by J.R.R. TolkienConditional Recommendation: Four hobbits, a dwarf, two men, an elf, and a wizard embark on a quest across Middle-earth with a group of friends to keep the ring of power out of evil hands and reach Mount Doom to destroy it.
Genre: Fantasy
by Gail Carson LevineUnconditional Recommendation: In this fairytale retelling, Ella, cursed by a fairy to obey every command, sets out to break her curse and protect those she loves.
Awards: Newbery Honor (1998), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature (1999), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (1999), Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 6-9 (2000), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award (1999)
by Nancy SpringerConditional Recommendation: A tale of a ring of power, a good king corrupted, a strong bond of two brothers and lives changed by redemptive love set in a world of fantasy and honor.
Genre: Fantasy
by Christopher PaoliniConditional Recommendation: A fifteen-year-old farm boy hatches a dragon egg and begins the long journey of legacy of avenging his uncle and learning the ways of dragon riders.
Genre: Fantasy