 | Harry Potter Hardcover Boxed Set with Leather Bookmark (Books 1-5) by J. K. Rowling
Buy used from: $65.00 They're popular -- but they truly are well written and engaging! ;) Also applies to #6.
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 | Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 The classic exploration of what happens when a group of boys is stranded on an island. Fascinating psychological insights and superb descriptions/images overfloweth.
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 | Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Follow young tabby cat Tailchaser as he searches for his catfriend Hushpad and his tailname. A classic "journey/quest" story with a cat protagonist. Wonderfully well developed. Don't miss it!
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 | The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 The narrator has a unique voice that catches your attention and draws you along into the story.
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 | Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.33 Wonderful writing and a fabulous message about censorship, technology, society.
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 | Deerskin by Robin McKinley
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 A particularly intense McKinley novel -- deals with rape, among other serious issues -- based on a much-neglected fairy tale.
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 | The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 High fantasy featuring generally mistrusted, unpopular royal daughter Aerin of Damar and following her journey to become a hero among her people. Precursor to The Blue Sword.
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 | Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 The story of Harry Crewe, an unorthodox young woman bored with her dull life...until she is kidnapped by the king of the Hillfolk and challenged beyond her wildest imagining!
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 | Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
Buy new: $11.19 / Used from: $1.17 Magical realism/fantasy in the musical rhythms of Caribbean speech.
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 | The Garden (Teen's Top 10 (Awards)) by Elsie V. Aidinoff
Buy used from: $0.71 What was it really like in the Garden of Eden? A fresh look at this age-old story from the perspective of a witty, courageous Eve.
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 | Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $1.68 Morgan of Hed, Raederle (the Second Most Beautiful Woman of An), and the High One's Harpist are tangled up in a fight for the world they all inhabit and love. Outstanding characterization!
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 | Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.08 A poetic re-telling of Beauty and the Beast, with a significantly less shallow take on beauty itself.
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 | The Earthsea Quartet (Puffin Books) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Buy used from: $12.99 Master SF/F writer Ursula K. Le Guin's series for YAs. The books beyond #4 are included in my recommendation, too!
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 | Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 This sharp, witty book tells the story of a poor Pennsylvania girl's coming of age as a sexually liberated young lesbian.
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