RECOMMENDED READS YOUNG FICTION: FANTASY
YF CHIS, A
YF BLAC, R
DRAGON STORM: TOM AND IRON SKIN
RACE TO FIRE MOUNTAIN
Alastair Chisholm Tom discovers that he is a legendary dragonseer--a person who can summon a dragon--but he's not sure he's a true dragonseer, especially when he has trouble summoning his dragon, Ironskin.
YF TRIN, L THE SECRET OF THE JADE BANGLE Linda Trinh When Anne and her younger siblings Jacob and Liz are given gifts passed on to them by Grandma, Anne soon realizes that hers--a beautiful jade bangle--has a secret power. One that might just give her the strength to stand up to her ballet teacher, who treats her differently than her white classmates, and embrace her Vietnamese identity through cooking Grandma's recipes. No matter how difficult things get, Anne learns that the love of her ancestors is always with her.
Remi Blackwood Jarell has never quite known where he belongs. The only place he's ever felt truly at ease is his local barbershop where the owner hangs Jarell's art up on the walls. When Jarell discovers a hidden portal in the barbershop, he's transported to a magical world that's unlike anything he's seen before. But it's not just the powerful gods and dangerous creatures that makes this world different--it's that everyone believes Jarell is the hero they've been waiting for.
YF ALIK, S SORAYA & THE MERMAID Salima Alikhan
Soraya is a creative girl who marches to the beat of her own drum. She feels isolated from her fourth grade classmates and is most comfortable in the world of her comic book hero, Nimbla Moony. A class trip to the aquarium yields an unexpected surprise when Soraya is approached by a young mermaid who needs help returning to the sea.