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Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
Elaborates on the tale of Beauty and the Beast, told from the point of view of the beast and set in Persia.

Blue Girl by Charles de Lint
Imogene enlists the help of her introverted friend Maxine and the ghost of a boy who haunts the school after receiving warnings through her dreams that soul-eaters are threatening her life.

Bras and Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski
Living in New York City with her mother and her younger sister, Miri, fourteen-year-old Rachel tries to persuade Miri, who has recently become a witch, to help her become popular at school and to try to stop their divorced father's wedding.

Devlish by Maureen Johnson
Jane Jarvis, a senior at a Catholic girl's school in Providence, Rhode Island, tries to save her best friend by making a pact with a demon -- in the form of a cupcake-eating, very friendly teenage girl.

Eragon by Christopher Paolini
In Alagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrolls as a first-year student at an advanced crime academy.

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
A prequel to Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit is about a comfortable Hobbit called Bilbo Baggins, who must leave his humble existence behind and go on a quest to obtain the One Ring.

The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
Eugenides, still known as a Thief of Eddis, faces palace intrigue and assassins as he strives to prove himself both to the people of Attolia and to his new bride, their queen.

Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier
From the Sydney, Australia home of a grandmother she believes is a witch, fifteen-year-old Reason Cansino is magically transported to New York City, where she discovers that friends and foes can be hard to distinguish.

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Richard Mayhew ceases to exist in London Above as he joins a quest in the dangerous and twisted world of London Below.

Now You See It by Vivian Vande Velde
With Wendy's new glasses, she begins to see cheerful corpses, old crones disguised as teeny-boppers, and portals to another world -- a place where everyone knows of the glasses' powers and will do anything they can to get them.

Tattoo by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
When four fifteen-year-old friends share the temporary tattoos they bought from a mysterious woman at the mall, each develops psychic powers that will help them fight the ancient being who plans to wreak havoc at their school dance.

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Tally can’t wait to have the "pretty" operation so that she can live the life she has always wanted.  Tally finds a lot more than she bargained when she is sent to destroy those who may hold the truth.

Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
After learning about his magical ancestry and his own warrior powers, sixteen-year-old Jack embarks on a training program to fight enemy wizards.

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