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Most of these novels are things I purchased for myself for my birthday. They are overstock items from a bargain store, so they are a little random. I like to choose books this way once in a while to try some new things I may not have seen or heard of before, or just find some things I might not expect.
The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi
This is volume one of a series called The Beast Player. It apparently contains volumes one and two. My copy has a sticker for a Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in young adult literature as an honor book, so it must be good, right? The description sounded interesting.
What is it?
A fantasy about a girl who can communicate with magical beats. That was enough to sell me on it.
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Mimh by Robert C. O’Brien
This sounds familiar and was not expensive, so I figured why not grab it. Apparently there is a movie based on it. I swear I’ve seen it, but I must have been rather young at the time, because I don’t remember anything about it. It’s also volume one of a trilogy.
What is it?
An animal story for children, possibly kind of dark.
Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy by Melissa De La Cruz
This is volume one of a series called The Chronicles of Never After. I’m not going to lie, I don’t know anything about this series. I added it to my pile when I saw the description mention a girl interacting with a character from her favorite book series.
What is it?
A fantasy adventure of some kind that has something to do with fairies and fairytales.
The Outcast by Taran Matharu
This is a volume zero prequel to the series Summoner. I have not read anything in this series, nor do I have volume one. I guess I will be starting with volume zero and working my way from there. Hopefully the series is will be equally enjoyable starting with this volume as opposed to others.
What is it?
Something involving fantasy and magic. I don’t know, it’s been a long time since I added the series to my list.
The Princess Diaries: Princess In Love by Meg Cabot
This is volume three of The Princess Diaries series. I have no idea if it’s anything like the Disney movies, but considering this series appears to be fairly lengthy, probably not.
What is it?
Seems like a coming of age series regarding a teen princess, possibly with romance?
The Princess Diaries: Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
This is volume two of The Princess Diaries series. The series is approximately twelve-ish books long, plus maybe some middle and side stories. I likely won’t be delving too deeply into things until I start actively reading the series. They didn’t have volume one at the store, so I will likely have to order that later in order to start reading these.
What is it?
Seems like a coming of age series regarding a teen princess, possibly with romance?
The Rise of Kyoshi by by F.C. Yee
This is the first volume of the Chronicles of the Avatar series, as in The Last Airbender, not the blue people. The first two are the Kyoshi novels, and the third is about Yangchen. They can be divided into sub-series by which Avatar they feature. I don’t know if there will be more than just the three novels, yet. If you’re familiar with the show, you’ve already heard of Kyoshi and Yangchen. This was given to me as a birthday gift, and I’m excited to read it. I grew up watching Avatar.
The Wolf of Cape Fen by Juliana Brandt
This one is a stand alone novel. I don’t really know anything about it. It’s one I grabbed a bit randomly.
What is it?
Sounds like a Rumpelstiltskin-like mystery adventure thing.