Category: young adult

  • Kin

    By Holly Black and Ted Naifeh (Illustrator) Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Graphix, c2008, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, faerie tale Format: Graphic novel Series: The Good Neighbors; 1 ISBN: 9780439855655 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 117 Setting: West City (USA) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Rue…

  • My Sister’s Keeper

    By Jodi Picoult Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Pocket Books, c2004, 2009 Genre: General fiction ISBN: 9781439157268 Intended audience: Adult (but has won many awards for adult fiction for young adults, including a 2005 Alex Award and 2006 Heartland Award) Number of pages: 500 Setting: Providence, Rhode Island Time period: 1990- 2010 Plot summary:…

  • Fox Bunny Funny

    By Andy Hartzell (author and illustrator) Place: Publisher & Year: Marietta, GA: Top Shelf Productions, 2007 Genre: Fantasy, animal story Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9781891830976 Intended audience: Adults (but would be fine for young adults) Number of pages: 104 Settings: Foxville, Bunnyburg, and Funniopolis Time period: contemporary Plot summary: In a world populated by foxes…

  • Brisingr

    By Christopher Paolini Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008 Genres: Fantasy, adventure Series: Inheritance; 3 ISBN: 9780375826726 Intended audience: Young adult, adult Number of pages: 763 Setting: Alagaësia Time period: [medieval] Plot summary: Following a brief synopsis of Eragon and  Eldest, Brisingr picks up where Eldest left off.   Eragon and Saphira…

  • Terrier

    By Tamora Pierce Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Random House, 2006 Genres: Fantasy, mystery, paranormal Series: Beka Cooper trilogy; 1 ISBN: 9780375814686 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 581 Setting: City of Corus, Tortall Time period: 246 H.E. (medieval) Plot summary: Sixteen year old Beka Cooper has just begun her training with the…

  • Nevernever

    by Will Shetterly Place: Publisher & Year: Orlando: Magic Carpet Books, 2004 Genres: Fantasy, faerie tale, punk fantasy, urban fantasy Series: Sequel to Elsewhere, part of the Borderlands series edited by Terri Windling ISBN: 9780152052102 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 226 Setting: Bordertown- the city which acts as a gateway between the realms…

  • Death: the Time of Your Life

    By Neil Gaiman Illustrators:  Chris Bachalo, Mark Buckingham, Mark Pennington Place: Publisher & Year: New York: DC Comics, 1997 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, mythic fiction, horror Format: Graphic novel Series: Related to The Sandman series, but not a part of it. ISBN: 1563893339 Intended audience: Adult, young adult (“Suggested for mature…

  • Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome Volume 1

    By  Chuck D and Adam Wallenta Illustrators: Adam Wallenta with Peov, Komikers Studios and Michael Bianco Place: Publisher & Year: Naugatuck: American Mule Entertainment, 2009 Genres: Adventure; science fiction; mystery Format: Graphic novel ISBNs: 0967390893, 9780967390895 Intended audience: Public Enemy fans – adults and young adults Number of pages: unpaginated Setting: Greater NY metropolitan area…

  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

    By Nahoko Uehashi [translated by Cathy Hirano] Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu Place: Publisher, Year: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008 Genres: Fantasy, adventure, mythic fiction ISBN: 9780545005425, 0545005426 Series: Moribito; 1 Intended audience: Tweens, young adults Number of pages: 248+ Setting: Reminiscent of ancient Japan Time period: Medieval time period Plot summary: As…