Enna Burning

Title: Enna Burning

Author: Shannon Hale

Rating: ★★★★★

Age Category: Young Adult

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      Each time she contemplated fire, she felt surer that she could learn it and felt a place inside her, a place in her chest, yawn eagerly.

    Enna's brother, Leifer, has found the secret to an extraordinary power - to make fire without a spark. He can use the ability for good... if he learns to control it. But Enna can't decide if it's a power she wants for herself, or one that should be extinguished forever.

    When their home country of Bayern goes to war, the choice becomes unbearable. Enna never imagined the warm, life-giving energy of fire could destroy anything she loves, but now she must try to save Bayern and herself  before fire consumes her entirely. 

The Blue Castle

Title: The Blue Castle

Author: L. M. Montgomery

Rating: ★★★★★

Age Category: Young Adult/Adult

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    "If it had not rained on a certain May morning, Valancy Stirling's whole life would have been entirely different."

    At twenty-nine, Valancy had never been in love and it seemed romance had completely passed her by. Her only consolation were the "forbidden" books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle.

    All her life Valancy lived on a quiet little street, in an ugly little house, never daring to contradict her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt. Until the fateful day a letter came from Doctor Trent - and Valancy decided to throw caution to the wind once and for all...

    For the first time in her life, Valancy said and did exactly what she wanted. Soon she discovered a world full of fine surprises and real adventures that she never knew could exist outside of her secret Blue Castle.

Macbeth

Title: Macbeth

Author: William Shakespeare

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

Age Category: Young Adult/Adult

    One of Shakespeare's most well-known tragedies, Macbeth is an interesting play depicting a ruthless Scottish Thane and the risks he's willing to take to become king.

The Goose Girl

Title: The Goose Girl

Author: Shannon Hale

Rating: ★★★★★

Age Category: Young Adult

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      Some people are born with the first word of a language resting on their tongue, though it may take some time before they can taste it.

    Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, spends the first years of her life listening to her aunt's stories and learning the language of birds, especially swans. As she grows up, Anid evelops the skill of animal speech, but she never feels quite comfortable speaking with people. 

    So when Ani's mother sends her away to be married in a foreign land, she finds herself at the mercy of her silver-tongued lady in waiting, who leads a mutiny that leaves her alone, destitute, and fleeing for her life. To survive, Ani takes on work as a royal goose girl, hiding in plain sight while she develops her forbidden talents and works to discover her own true, powerful voice. 

The Battle for Moriah

Title: The Battle for Moriah

Author: Peter van Kampen

Rating: ★★★⯪☆

Age Category: Young Adult/New Adult

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      The kingdom of Moriah was peaceful under King Melchizedek. But it hadn't always been. Melchizedek had defeated the dragons and their allies, and banished them. Now, Moriah's old enemies have returned, and they've captured the king's daughter, Sarah. This forces Sarah to face hard questions - why had her father hidden the truth from her? Were the dragons the villains she'd been told they were, or should she listen to them?

The Angel and the Ring

Title: The Angel and the Ring

Author: Sigmund Brouwer

Rating: ★★★★☆

Age Category: Young Adult

    Back Cover Synopsis:

    Can a thief guard a knight's treasure?

    It's A. D. 1364. A guardian angel is assigned to 16-year-old Brin, the young, fair-haired gypsy born to a dying mother. That was a very bad beginning, the old gypsy women whispered. On top of that, his long-gone father has married Brin's mother in a church. Gypsies didn't go to church. 

    An outcast among his gypsy clan, Brin is a slick pickpocket and a fast runner. But there's no dodging this trouble... a hooded stranger... robbers coming for the mysterious carved ring Brin's father left him... a fight in dark caves... and, worst of all, a beautiful girl he can't trust. 

    Through it all the guardian angel stands ready to protect or direct Brin as God commands. Yet even an angel can't predict human choices. And Brin's inheritance from his earthly father - and his heavenly one - hangs in the balance. 

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