Lone Star Fantasy Reads
Embedded Files
These books are chosen to encourage middle schoolers to try different genres.
The Vanquishers by Kalynn BayronÂ
"In an alternate San Antonio, there have been no known cases of vampirism since a group of masked vampire hunters called the Vanquishers wiped out the last horde of the undead twenty years ago, but twelve-year-old Malika "Boog" Wilson's parents are not taking any chances, especially when Boog's new classmate Aaron goes missing."
Unraveller by Francess Hardinge
"Fifteen-year-old Kellen's unique ability to unravel curses unfortunately does not protect him from becoming cursed, and unless he and his best friend and ally Nettle can remove his hex, Kellen is in danger of unravelling everything--and everyone--around him."
The Demon Sword Asperides
by Sarah Jean Horwitz
"On a quest to prove his worth, wannabe knight Nack Furnival is tricked by the demon sword Asperides to become his new owner and together they are swept up in a bigger adventure than either of them bargained for."
Graphic Novel Series
The Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi
Book 1 The Stonekeeper
"After moving to their ancestral home, Emily and Navin's mother is kidnapped by a tentacled creature in the basement that leads the children on a deadly chase into the magical world below their home."
Available in ebook format on Sora!
The Wings of Fire Series by Tui T. Sutherland ; adapted by Barry Deutsch
Book 1 The Dragonet Prophecy
"Clay and the other four MudWing dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs and hidden for years in order to fulfill a prophecy claiming that the dragonets would end the war between the dragon tribes, but not all of the dragonets want their destiny."
The Novel is available in eBook, audiobook, and the graphic novel is available on Sora!
Electronic Reading
"The orphan Bod, short for Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a graveyard as a child of eighteen months and raised lovingly and carefully to the age of eighteen years by the community of ghosts and otherworldly creatures."
Also Available as an eBook and physical book
Now a Netflix animated film, Nimona
a Graphic Novel by Noelle Stevenson.
"Lord Blackheart, a villain with a vendetta, and his sidekick, Nimona, an impulsive young shapeshifter, must prove to the kingdom that Sir Goldenloin and the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are."
Also Available as a physical book
Borrow magazines on Sora, too!
You can even borrow them at the same time as other people to read them together.
Picture Books
Journey by Aaron Becker
"Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor."
Leave Me Alone by Vera Brosgol
"Grandmother wants so badly to be left alone to finish the knitting for her grandchildren that she leaves her tiny home and her big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting."
Poetry
Santa Clauses : Short Poems from the North Pole by Raczka, Bob
"Collects twenty-five short poems that show how Santa spends each day leading up to Christmas."
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