EPL Picks - Teen - Faerie Worlds
Annotation:Political intrigue, star-crossed lovers, and the intermingling of the world of fae with that of humans make for an exciting tale. Gifted as children by their young river drac friend, Loic, humans Aurelie, Garin, and Netta have grown up and gone their separate ways, but must come together once again. Grade 7 - 9
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Annotation:When seventeen-year-old actress Kelley Winslow meets Sonny Flannery, she discovers he is a changeling who guards the gate between the faerie Otherworld and the mortal realm, and also that her mother had otherworldly powers that she has passed on to Kelley. Grade 7 - up
Annotation:Anita, an ordinary sixteen-year-old girl, is transported from modern-day London to the realm of Faerie where she discovers that she is Princess Tania, the long-lost daughter of King Oberon and Queen Titania. A romance with references to Romeo and Juliet, this is the first book in the Faerie Path series. Grade 6 - up
Annotation:When sassy Poison leaves her home in the marshes of Gull to retrieve her baby sister who was snatched by the phaeries, she and a group of unusual sidekicks survive encounters with the inhabitants of various Realms, and Poison herself confronts a surprising destiny. A fast-paced and melodramatic horror fantasy. Grade 7 - up
Annotation:Irish teenager JJ Liddy discovers that time is leaking from his contemporary world into the land of the fairies, and when he attempts to stop the leak he finds out a lot about his family history and a crime his great-grandfather may or may not have committed. Musical scores for Irish tunes close each chapter. Grade 5 - up
Annotation:A collection of intriguing stories and poems about faeries in all parts of the world by a variety of authors, including Neil Gaiman, Hiromi Goto, Holly Black, Gregory Maguire and Charles de Lint. Grade 9 - up
Annotation:Magpie, faerie granddaughter of the West Wind, is born of dreams. When humans let loose devils in the world, Magpie and her band of rough-and-tumble crows must hunt them down. First in a series. Grade 5 - up
Annotation:When seventeen-year-old Lucy discovers her family is under an ancient curse by an evil Elfin Knight, she realizes to break the curse she must perform three impossible tasks before her daughter is born in order to save them both. A suspenseful and romantic mix of wild magic and contemporary reality. Grade 8 - up
Annotation:In a nuanced retelling of Cinderella, Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress whom she loves. Grade 7 - up
Annotation:Seventeen-year-old Aislinn, who has the rare ability to see faeries, is drawn against her will into a centuries-old battle between the Summer King and the Winter Queen, and the survival of her life, her love, and summer all hang in the balance. Grade 8 - up
Annotation:Two teenage cousins, one Irish, the other from the United States, set out to find a magic doorway to the Faraway Country, where humans must bow to the little people. First in the Chronicles of Faerie trilogy. Grade 8 - 11
Annotation:In 17th century London, a girl who has inherited magic from her mother must find a way to use her power in order to save both herself and an inhabitant of the fairy world where her mother was born. Grade 6 - 10
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Most of these stories feature two realms - human and fairy - and combine romance, magic and suspense. LP/MNJ
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