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Wild Magic Tamora Pierce · 1992 · ★ 4.7 · 348p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Young Daine's knack with horses gets her a job helping the royal horsemistress drive a herd of ponies to Tortall. Soon it becomes clear that Daine's talent, as much as she struggles to hide it, is downright magical. Horses and other animals not only obey, but listen to her words. Daine, though, will have to learn to trust humans before she can come to terms with her powers, her past, and herself. Shares: Alanna, Daine, The Immortals, Tortall

The Realms of the Gods (The Immortals #4) Tamora Pierce · 1996 · ★ 4.3 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Daine and Numair are suddenly swept into the otherworldly home of the gods after facing certain death on earth. But they cannot remain there for long, because they are both needed to help fight the desparate battle raging in Tortall. And so they undertake the dangerous journey back to earth...a journey that will teach them a great deal about life and about each other, a journey that will lead to… Shares: Daine, The Immortals, Tortall, Human-animal communication

Emperor Mage (Immortals #3) Tamora Pierce · 1994 · ★ 4.6 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Sent to Carthak as part of the Tortallan peace delegation, Daine finds herself in the middle of a sticky political situation. She doesn't like the Carthaki practice of keeping slaves, but it's not her place to say anything -- she's just there to heal the emperor's birds. It's extremely frustrating! What's more, her power has grown in a mysterious way. As the peace talks stall, Daine puzzles… Shares: Daine, The Immortals, Tortall, Human-animal communication

Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce · 1988 · ★ 4.3 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "I'm not sure I want to be a hero anymore." Having achieved her dream of becoming the first female knight errant, Alanna of Trebond is not sure what to do next. Perhaps being a knight errant is not all that Alanna needs....But Alanna must push her uncertainty aside when a new challenge arises. She must recover the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem with enormous power for good -- but only in the… Shares: Alanna, Tortall, Magic, Fantasy fiction

Trickster's Choice Tamora Pierce · 2003 · ★ 4.3 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Tamora Pierce brings readers another Tortall adventure! Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the first lady knight in Tortall. Young Aly follows in the quieter footsteps of her father, however, delighting in the art of spying. When she is captured and sold as a slave to an exiled royal family in the faraway Copper Islands, it is this skill that makes a difference in a world filled… Shares: Alanna, Tortall, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Talker 25 #2 Joshua McCune · 2015 · ★ 4.0 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Debut author Joshua McCune's gritty and heart-pounding novel is a masterful reimagining of popular dragon fantasy set in a militant future reminiscent of Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker and Ann Aguirre's Outpost. The Horn Book called it "absolutely gripping and absolutely horrifying."It's a high-school prank gone horribly wrong—sneaking onto the rez to pose next to a sleeping dragon—and now… Shares: Human-animal communication, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

War Horse Michael Morpurgo · 1982 · ★ 4.2 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Moderate In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Shares: Human-animal communication, Human-animal relationships, Children's fiction

The Royal Book of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1921 · 138p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Scarecrow searches for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Shares: Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction

The Edge of the Knife H. Beam Piper · 2006 · 47p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Ed Chalmers, history professor, had a real problem in his classes: he kept blurting out events that hadn't happened yet. Of course that made him the butt of jokes and ridicule, and the Dean wanted him out despite his tenure. But Ed had other ideas ... especially when his predictions started coming true! Shares: Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Children's fiction

Wild Born Brandon Mull · 2013 · ★ 4.1 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Four children separated by vast distances all undergo the same ritual, watched by cloaked strangers. Four flashes of light erupt, and from them emerge the unmistakable shapes of incredible beasts -- a wolf, a leopard, a panda, a falcon. Suddenly the paths of these children -- and the world -- have been changed forever. Enter the world of Erdas, where every child who comes of age must discover if… Shares: Human-animal relationships, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Hunted Maggie Stiefvater · 2014 · ★ 4.1 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In the world of Erdas, only a rare few are able to summon a spirit animal in the way Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have. The bond they share with their animals is a partnership that allows them to access more-than-human abilities. But what if there was another way to create a spirit animal--to force the bond, giving the human partner total control? And what if someone with selfish intentions… Shares: Human-animal relationships, Paranormal, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

The Goose Girl Shannon Hale · 2003 · ★ 4.3 · 391p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, or simply Ani for short, was destined to be the queen of Kiladree. But then her father died. Now she is being whisked away to Bayern to marry a prince she's never met in order to ensure peace between the two countries. However, she faces betrayal after betrayal from those she least expects it from- her mother, her guards, and even her seemingly faithful… Shares: Human-animal communication, Children's fiction

Last Dragonslayer (Last Dragonslayer, #1) Jasper Fforde · 2010 · ★ 4.2 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs an agency for underemployed magicians in a world where magic is fading away, but when visions of the death of the world's last dragon begin, all signs point to Jennifer--and Big Magic"--Provided by publisher. Fifteen-year-old foundling Jennifer runs Kazam, an employment agency for magicians, but it is hard to stay in business when magic is drying up. Then… Shares: Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Good morning, gorillas Mary Pope Osborne · 1991 · ★ 4.4 · 71p · ≈ 2h · Moderate The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rainforest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them. Shares: Human-animal communication, Magic, Adventure, Fantasy

The Enchanted Island of Yew L. Frank Baum · 1903 · ★ 3.9 · 106p · ≈ 3h · Challenging A beautiful fairy is transformed into a human prince for one year. He and his friends have many adventures. Shares: Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction

The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci, Book 6) Diana Wynne Jones · 2006 · ★ 4.5 · 472p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something incredibly exciting, truly precious, and very strange — an egg.This egg was not meant to be found. Chrestomanci himself, Cat's guardian and the strongest enchanter in the world, is sure to find it particularly interesting. And that's the last thing Marianne's family of secret rogue witches wants.But the Pinhoes' secrets are falling to… Shares: Paranormal, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

The Patchwork Girl of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1913 · ★ 3.9 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Challenging "Where's the butter, Unc Nunkie?" asked Ojo. Shares: Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Against the Tide Tui T. Sutherland · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The sun is shining in the Hundred Isles, and yet the path forward seems crowded with shadows. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have traveled across the world, seeking a set of powerful talismans in order to keep them from enemy hands. Throughout their journey the young heroes have been hounded by pursuers, who always seem to know just where to find them. Now they know why. One of them is a… Shares: Human-animal relationships, Paranormal, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

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