RECOMMENDED READS J FICTION: FANTASY
J ALES, A
J BLAK, M
THE ENCHANTED LIFE OF VALENTINA MEJÍA
PRINCESS OF THE WILD SEA
Alexandra Alessandri To save their father's life, a brother and sister must journey across a land full of magical beings from Colombian folklore and find the most powerful and dangerous of them all--the Madremonte.
J CERV, A
THE CURSED MOON
Megan Frazer Blakemore Princess Harbor Rose is cursed. She's lived her whole life hidden away on a remote island with her magical aunts. In only one more year, a hero will finally arrive to save her from her curse. But as with any story, there are two sides...and the curse told of much more than a single princess's uncertain fate. With her beloved kingdom and island at grave risk, Harbor Rose has a choice: Should she wait for the hero, or take matters into her own hands?
J CLAR, P
ABENI’S SONG
Angela Cervantes P. Djèlí Clark Rafael Fuentes isn't easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, reading scary books, and entertaining his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. As an eerie blood moon hangs in the sky, Rafa tells a group of friends about The Caretaker. Rafa is really proud of his latest creation, until strange things start to happen around him. With a sinking feeling, Rafa realizes the Caretaker is real. Rafa has brought the ghost to life--and only he can stop him.
On the day of the Harvest Festival, the old woman who lives in the forest appears in Abeni's village with a message: “You ignored my warnings. It's too late to run. They are coming.” Everyone Abeni has ever known and loved is captured and marched toward far-off ghost ships. Abeni is magically whisked away by the old woman to begin a magical apprenticeship, figure out how to escape the witch, and bring her people home.