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A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying by Kelley Armstrong
Twelve-year-old Rowan knows that she, being older than her twin brother Rhydd by two minutes, is next in line to inherit her Queen mother's throne, but she would rather have Rhydd's destiny of becoming Royal Monster Hunter. Tragedy conspires to send Rowan out of the kingdom on the hunt for the most dangerous monster--a gryphon--together with a feisty baby jackalope and a moody, giant wolf who just barely tolerates Rowan. The future of Rowan's kingdom depends on a successful hunt.
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The Fire Within by Chris d'Lacey
College student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, not realizing that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career.
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Over the Moon by Natalie Lloyd
Twelve-year-old Mallie Ramble works as a maid for the wealthy citizens in the valley but lives in Coal Top, an oppressed community ruled over by evil, authoritarian leaders. When her seven-year-old brother is slated to go to the mines, Mallie knows she must do something to change their financial position and keep her brother out of the mine. She hears of an extremely dangerous opportunity open to orphan boys to fly airborne horses and collect gold from distant mountains. She disguises herself as a boy and forms a close bond to her Starbird, Leo, along with her best friend, Adam, and horse trainer, Iggy. As she faces the danger, she learns of an evil plot at the very heart of Coal Top's oppression.
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The Good Hawk (Shadow Skye, Book One) by Joseph Elliott
Fifteen-year-old Agatha, who has a Down syndrome-like condition, is a Hawk whose job it is to patrol the walls of her island home, proud of her job despite the bullying she faces. Her friend Jaime, an anxious, self-loathing Angler who hates the sea, has been told to marry a girl—a practice long-forbidden in his clan—from another clan, which seems to coincide with rumors of war. Then the entire clan is enslaved by raiders and Agatha and Jaime must draw on all their individual strengths as they journey to the magical, plague-torn Scottish mainland to find them, facing an ancient magic and dark powers along the way.
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