by S. D. SmithUnconditional Recommendation: Two young brother and sister rabbits are forced to flee their home and find their place in the wider world of creatures at war and endeavoring to regain a better world.
Genre: Fantasy, Animal
by Brain JacquesConditional Recommendation: A group of woodland creatures defend their abbey from a notorious rat warlord while one apprentice mouse quests to recover a legendary lost weapon.
Genre: Fantasy
by Caitlin Alifirenka, Martin Ganda, with Liz WelchConditional Recommendation: A young American girl and a young Zimbabwean boy become pen pals and build a friendship through letters that changes both of their lives for the better.
Awards: The Magnolia Award for 9-12 (2017), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award (2018)
by Erin HunterConditional Recommendation: A house cat joins a clan of wild cats and becomes a part of their traditions, opposing threats from neighboring clans, and their battle for survival.
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
by John FlanaganConditional Recommendation: While Will and Evanlyn try to survive and escape captivity from the Skandians, Halt and Horace battle knight after knight in their efforts to reach Skandia and rescue Will.
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy