Sarah Beth Durst
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Description
"Sophie's parents run a secret shop where dreams are bought and sold. When Sophie dreams, her dreams become real, so she is forbidden to have any. Sinister events are set in motion when she is accidentally seen by one of her parents' customers, and it's up to Sophie to save her family"--
2) Spark
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Formats
Description
Naturally quiet since birth, Mina and her stormbeast, Pixit, lead others like themselves in defying authority and attempting to spread the truth that Alorria's idyllic weather comes at a steep cost.
3) Catalyst
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Twelve-year-old Zoe's rescue kitten quickly becomes a giant, talking cat that Zoe and her friend Harrison must keep hidden, especially since there are rumors of other strange creatures in their town.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Description
"When two princesses--twin sisters--travel to pay respects to their kingdom's dragon guardian, unexpected monsters appear, and tremors shake the earth. The Hidden Islands face unprecedented threats, and the old rituals are failing. With only their strength, ingenuity, and flying lion to rely on, can the sisters find a new way to keep their people safe?"--
5) Even and Odd
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Description
When sisters Even and Odd are trapped and unable to return home to the mundane world they live in, they, with the help of a unicorn named Jeremy, must stop a power-mad wizard from creating an ecological disaster.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Set in the magical world of Renthia, The Queen of Blood is Sarah Beth Durst's ambitious entry into adult epic fantasy. With the danger of Peter Brett's The Warded Man, heart of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, and lyricism of Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind, this is the first chapter in a series destined to be a classic. Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh...
Author
Series
Queens of Renthia volume 3
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
The battle between vicious spirits and strong-willed queens that started in the award-winning The Queen of Blood and continued in the powerful The Reluctant Queen comes to a stunning conclusion in The Queen of Sorrow, the final volume of Sarah Beth Durst's Queens of Renthia trilogy.
Queen Daleina has yearned to bring peace and prosperity to her beloved forest home-a hope that seemed doomed when neighboring forces invaded Aratay. Now, with the powerful...
Author
Series
Queens of Renthia volume 2
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh snow ... And those spirits want to kill you. It's the first lesson that every Renthian learns. Not long ago, Daleina used her strength and skill to survive those spirits and assume the royal throne. Since then, the new queen has kept the peace and protected the humans of her land. But now for all her power, she is...
9) Conjured
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury/Walker
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Haunted by disturbing dreams and terrifying visions, a teenaged girl in a paranormal witness protection program must remember her past and why she has strange abilities before a magic-wielding serial killer hunts her down.