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Alanna: The First Adventure (The Song of the Lioness, Book 1)
Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, a learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780689309946
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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king. Pratchett's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence, heart, and undeniable wit.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2011
- ISBN: 9780060012335
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The Beginning Place
Hugh and Irena assummed that they had just stumbled upon Tembraebrezi, a beginning place, but Tembraebrezi has a secret dark fear that is threatening the kingdom. In her writing, as in her life, Ms. Le Guin takes on issues arising from the effort to live humanely in the natural world, exploring the tension between individuality and social norms.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2004
- ISBN: 9780060125738
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The Color of Magic
A slightly disorganized and somewhat naive interplanetary tourist named Twoflower joins up with a bumbling wizard and embarks on a chaotic voyage through a world filled with monsters and dragons, heroes and knaves. Pratchett's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence, heart, and undeniable wit.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2011
- ISBN: 9780061020711
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Dragon Drums
When his boy soprano voice begins to change, Piemur is drafted by Masterharper Robinton to help with political work and is sent on missions that lead him into unusual and sometimes dangerous adventures. Her books have become science fiction classics and have "impressed" young adult readers for 30 years. Although set in imaginary worlds, McCaffrey's focus on the personal and emotional need of human beings mirrors the quest of today's teens to find their own place in society.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 1999
- ISBN: 9780689306853
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Dragon Singer
Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper learning that more is required than a facility with music and a clever way with words. Her books have become science fiction classics and have "impressed" young adult readers for 30 years. Although set in imaginary worlds, McCaffrey's focus on the personal and emotional need of human beings mirrors the quest of today's teens to find their own place in society.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 1999
- ISBN: 9781416964902
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Dragon Song
Forbidden by her father to indulge in music in any way, a girl on the planet Pern runs away, taking shelter with the planet's fire lizards who, along with her music, open a new life for her. Her books have become science fiction classics and have "impressed" young adult readers for 30 years. Although set in imaginary worlds, McCaffrey's focus on the personal and emotional need of human beings mirrors the quest of today's teens to find their own place in society.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 1999
- ISBN: 9780689305078
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Dragonflight
Dragonflight is the story of Lessa, the last of the noble bloodline of Ruatha Hold. Her books have become science fiction classics and have "impressed" young adult readers for 30 years. Although set in imaginary worlds, McCaffrey's focus on the personal and emotional need of human beings mirrors the quest of today's teens to find their own place in society.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 1999
- ISBN: 9780345277497
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Dragonquest
While the deadly Thread continues to fall, F'lar must combat internal conflicts among the dragonriders. Her books have become science fiction classics and have "impressed" young adult readers for 30 years. Although set in imaginary worlds, McCaffrey's focus on the personal and emotional need of human beings mirrors the quest of today's teens to find their own place in society.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 1999
- ISBN: 9780345335081
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Ender's Game
Child-hero Ender Wiggin must fight a desperate battle against a deadly alien race if mankind is to survive. An accomplished storyteller, Card weaves the everyday experiences of adolescence into broader narratives, addressing universal questions about humanity and society.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2008
- ISBN: 9780312932084
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Ender's Shadow
An urchin is picked off the street by a nun and sent to war school to become a brilliant space-war strategist. An accomplished storyteller, Card weaves the everyday experiences of adolescence into broader narratives, addressing universal questions about humanity and society.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2008, Alex Awards 2000
- ISBN: 9780312868604
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Equal Rites
A dying wizard tries to pass on his powers to an eighth son of an eighth son, who is just at that moment being born. Pratchett's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence, heart, and undeniable wit.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2011
- ISBN: 9780061020698
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The Farthest Shore
A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea. In her writing, as in her life, Ms. Le Guin takes on issues arising from the effort to live humanely in the natural world, exploring the tension between individuality and social norms.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2004
- ISBN: 9780689845345
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Feed
For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon - a chance to party during spring break and play with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. But that was before the crazy hacker caused all their feeds to malfunction, sending them to the hospital to lie around with nothing inside their heads for days.- Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2019
- ISBN: 9780763662622
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First Test (Protector of the Small Quartet, 1)
Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780679889144
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The Giver
In a society where all choice has been taken away, Jonas fights for freedom.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2010, Margaret A. Edwards Award 2007
- ISBN: 9780440237686
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Going Postal
Arch-swindler Moist Van Lipwig never believed his confidence crimes were hanging offenses-until he found himself with a noose tightly around his neck, dropping through a trapdoor, and falling into-a government job? Pratchett's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence, heart, and undeniable wit.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2011
- ISBN: 9780060013134
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Greenwitch
In one of the most influential epic high fantasies in literature, Cooper evokes Celtic and Arthurian mythology and masterly world-building in a high-stakes battle between good and evil, embodied in the coming of age journey of Will Stanton.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2012
- ISBN: 9780689840340
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The Grey King
In one of the most influential epic high fantasies in literature, Cooper evokes Celtic and Arthurian mythology and masterly world-building in a high-stakes battle between good and evil, embodied in the coming of age journey of Will Stanton.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2012
- ISBN: 9780689829840
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Guards! Guards!
Here there be dragons ... and the denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. Pratchett's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence, heart, and undeniable wit.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2011
- ISBN: 9780061020643
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A Hat Full of Sky
Tiffany Aching, a young witch-in-training, learns about magic and responsibility as she battles a disembodied monster. Pratchett's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence, heart, and undeniable wit.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2011
- ISBN: 9780060586607
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In the Hand of the Goddess
Pursuing her desire to be a knight, Alanna learns many things in her role as squire to Prince Jonathan, but fears Duke Roger, an ambitious sorcerer with whom she knows she will one day have to deal.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2013
- ISBN: 9781442427648
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Jackaroo
When hard times among the People revive the old stories of the hero Jackaroo, an innkeeper's daughter follows her own quest to unlock the secret reality behind the legend. Voigt's intense character studies introduce young adults to genuine people often isolated from society.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 1995
- ISBN: 9780689864353
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Lady Knight
When she became a knight, eighteen-year-old Kel hoped to be given a combat post, but instead she finds herself named commander of an outpost of refugees, where she must face the unnatural forces of the evil Balyce.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780375814655
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The Left Hand of Darkness
A human emissary sent to the world of Winter to bring it into a galactic civilization must find a way to bridge the gulf between his outlook and that of the natives, who can change gender at will. In her writing, as in her life, Ms. Le Guin takes on issues arising from the effort to live humanely in the natural world, exploring the tension between individuality and social norms.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2004
- ISBN: 9780441478125
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Lioness Rampant
Alanna continues to create her own life as a female warrior when she and new companions journey to the Roof of the World seeking the powerful Dominion Jewel.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780689311161
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Mort
Unable to be objective, Mort, Death's bumbling apprentice, kills an assassin instead of Keli, the princess who should have been his victim. Pratchett's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence, heart, and undeniable wit.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2011
- ISBN: 9780061020681
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Nimona
A villain, a hero, a shapeshifting teen tell a story of adventure, danger... and Science! This full cast production brings to life the story, reminiscent of radio dramas. The addition of a narrator goes beyond the text, enhancing the listener's experien
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Over Sea, Under Stone
In one of the most influential epic high fantasies in literature, Cooper evokes Celtic and Arthurian mythology and masterly world-building in a high-stakes battle between good and evil, embodied in the coming of age journey of Will Stanton.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2012
- ISBN: 9780689840357
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Page
Keladry of Mindelan continues her training to become a squire with the aid of a new maid, the support of her friends, interference from some other pages, and some serious, even dangerous opposition.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780679889151
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The Ship Who Sang
Helva had been born human, but only her brain had been saved and implanted into the titanium body of an intergalactic scout ship. But first she had to choose a human partner--male or female--to share her exhilarating escapades in space. Her books have become science fiction classics and have "impressed" young adult readers for 30 years. Although set in imaginary worlds, McCaffrey's focus on the personal and emotional need of human beings mirrors the quest of today's teens to find their own place in society.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 1999
- ISBN: 9780345297686
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Silver on the Tree
In one of the most influential epic high fantasies in literature, Cooper evokes Celtic and Arthurian mythology and masterly world-building in a high-stakes battle between good and evil, embodied in the coming of age journey of Will Stanton.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2012
- ISBN: 9780689840333
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Small Gods
Brutha, a simple man leading a quiet life tending his garden, finds his life irrevocably changed when his god, speaking to him through a tortoise, sends him on a mission of peace. Pratchett's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence, heart, and undeniable wit.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2011
- ISBN: 9780060177508
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Squire
After becoming a squire to Lord Raoul, commander of the King's Own, Kel of Mindelan, must face a terrifying test in the Chamber of the Ordeal before she can be a knight.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780679889168
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Tehanu
When Sparrowhawk, the Archmage of Earthsea, returns from the dark land stripped of his magic powers, he finds refuge with the aging widow Tenar and a crippled girl child who carries an unknown destiny. In her writing, as in her life, Ms. Le Guin takes on issues arising from the effort to live humanely in the natural world, exploring the tension between individuality and social norms.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2004
- ISBN: 9781442459960
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The Tombs of Atuan
Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special treasure. In her writing, as in her life, Ms. Le Guin takes on issues arising from the effort to live humanely in the natural world, exploring the tension between individuality and social norms.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2004
- ISBN: 9780689845369
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The Wee Free Men
A young witch-to-be named Tiffany teams up with the Wee Free Men, a clan of six-inch-high blue men, to rescue her baby brother and ward off a sinister invasion from Fairyland. Pratchett's tales of Discworld have won over generations of teen readers with intelligence, heart, and undeniable wit.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2011
- ISBN: 9780060012366
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The White Dragon
Lord Jaxom and his extraordinary dragon Ruth had many talents though Pern though he was a runt. So they trained in secret. Her books have become science fiction classics and have "impressed" young adult readers for 30 years. Although set in imaginary worlds, McCaffrey's focus on the personal and emotional need of human beings mirrors the quest of today's teens to find their own place in society.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 1999
- ISBN: 9780345341679
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A Wizard of Earthsea
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. In her writing, as in her life, Ms. Le Guin takes on issues arising from the effort to live humanely in the natural world, exploring the tension between individuality and social norms.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2004
- ISBN: 9780395276532
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The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
On her first tour as a knight errant, Alanna assumes a position of influence with a fierce desert tribe, makes some changes in the role of women in the society, and continues her own emotional development.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780689311178