{"id":1526,"date":"2024-11-18T20:32:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/uni\/?p=1526"},"modified":"2024-11-18T20:32:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:32:18","slug":"falling-for-fantasy-books-pt-2-by-kathleen-odonovan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/uni\/2024\/11\/18\/falling-for-fantasy-books-pt-2-by-kathleen-odonovan\/","title":{"rendered":"FALLing for Fantasy Books pt. 2 by Kathleen O’Donovan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continue the coziness with these great reads!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2727\uff65\uff9f: *\u2727\uff65\uff9f:* Magus of the Library Vol. 1 by Mitsu Izumi (GN Iz8ma)<\/span><\/b> Catalog Link<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A story about a poor boy swept\u00a0<\/span>away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading. … In a lushly-detailed\u00a0fantasy world reminiscent of Arabian Nights, the Great Library is the center of learning in the world, and its librarians are capable of magnificent feats of magic! In a small village far from the Library, a poor little elf boy struggles against bullies who call him “knife-ears.” His only solace: the books he sneaks out of the village’s tiny branch library, which he’s not allowed in. When a librarian from the Great Library arrives, he’s dazzled by her knowledge and glamor. Their meeting will change his life and begin the adventure he’s always dreamed of having!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2727\uff65\uff9f: *\u2727\uff65\uff9f:* The Black Mage by Daniel Barners (GN B2615bl)<\/span><\/b> Catalog Link<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When St. Ivory Academy, a historically white wizarding school, opens its doors to its first-ever black student, everyone believes that the wizarding community is finally taking its first crucial steps toward inclusivity. Or is it? <\/span>When Tom Token, the beneficiary of the school’s “Magical Minority Initiative,” begins uncovering weird clues and receiving creepy texts on his phone, he and his friend, Lindsay, stumble into a conspiracy that dates all the way back to the American Civil War, and could cost Tom his very soul.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2727\uff65\uff9f: *\u2727\uff65\uff9f:* Snapdragon by Kat Leyh (GN l594sn)<\/span><\/b> Catalog Link<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Snap\u2019s town had a witch.<\/span><\/p>\n

At least, that\u2019s how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a Crocs-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells roadkill skeletons online. It\u2019s creepy, <\/span>sure<\/span><\/i>, but Snap thinks it’s kind of cool, too. <\/span><\/p>\n

Snap needs a favor from this old woman, though, so she begins helping Jacks with her strange work. Snap gets to know her and realizes that Jacks may in fact have <\/span>real<\/span><\/i> magic\u2014and an unlikely connection to Snap\u2019s family\u2019s past.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2727\uff65\uff9f: *\u2727\uff65\uff9f:* The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego (GN Ab85sp)<\/span><\/b> Catalog Link<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Long, long ago, sprites were the caretakers of gardens. Every flower was grown by their hand. But when humans appeared and began growing their own gardens, the sprites\u2019 magical talents soon became a thing of the past. When Wisteria, an ambitious, kind-hearted sprite, starts to ask questions about the way things used to be, she\u2019ll begin to unearth her long-lost talent of gardening. But her newly honed skills might not be the welcome surprise she intends them to be. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Sprite and the Gardener<\/span><\/i>, the debut graphic novel by Joe Whitt and Rii Abrego, is bursting with whimsical art and vibrant characters. Join our neighborhood of sprites in this beautiful, gentle fantasy where both gardens and friendships begin to blossom.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2727\uff65\uff9f: *\u2727\uff65\uff9f:* Juniper & Thorn: A Novel by Ava Reid (Fiction R2722ju)<\/span><\/b> Catalog Link<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites. <\/span><\/p>\n

Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya\u2019s last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate her tyrannical, xenophobic father, who keeps his daughters sequestered from the outside world. But at night, Marlinchen and her sisters sneak out to enjoy the city\u2019s amenities and revel in its thrills, particularly the recently established ballet theater, where Marlinchen meets a dancer who quickly captures her heart. <\/span><\/p>\n

As Marlinchen\u2019s late-night trysts grow more fervent and frequent, so does the threat of her father\u2019s rage and magic. And while Oblya flourishes with culture and bustles with enterprise, a monster lurks in its midst, borne of intolerance and resentment and suffused with old-world power. Caught between history and progress and blood and desire, Marlinchen must draw upon her own magic to keep her city safe and find her place within it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2727\uff65\uff9f: *\u2727\uff65\uff9f:* In Other Lands: A Novel by Sara Rees Brennan (Fiction B7509in)<\/span><\/b> Catalog Link<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Borderlands aren\u2019t like anywhere else. Don\u2019t try to smuggle a phone or any other piece of technology over the wall that marks the Border\u2014unless you enjoy a fireworks display in your backpack. (Ballpoint pens are okay.) There are elves, harpies, and\u2014best of all as far as Elliot is concerned\u2014mermaids.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elliot? Who\u2019s Elliot? Elliot is thirteen years old. He\u2019s smart and just a tiny bit obnoxious. Sometimes more than a tiny bit. When his class goes on a field trip and he can see a wall that no one else can see, he is given the chance to go to school in the Borderlands.<\/span><\/p>\n

It turns out that on the other side of the wall, classes involve a lot more weaponry and fitness training and fewer mermaids than he expected. On the other hand, there\u2019s Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle, an elven warrior who is more beautiful than anyone Elliot has ever seen, and then there\u2019s her human friend Luke: sunny, blond, and annoyingly likeable. There are lots of interesting books. There\u2019s even the chance Elliot might be able to change the world.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2727\uff65\uff9f: *\u2727\uff65\uff9f:* The Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson (Fiction R6339my)<\/span><\/b> Catalog Link<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling into her new life with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn. Now that their demon companion Silas has returned, so has scrutiny from nosy reporters hungry for gossip about the city\u2019s most powerful sorcerer and the librarian who stole his heart. But something strange is afoot at Thorn the estate\u2019s wards, which are meant to keep their home safe, are acting up and forcibly trapping the Manor’\u2019 occupants inside. Surely it must be a coincidence that this happened just as Nathaniel and Elisabeth started getting closer to one another\u2026 With no access to the outside world, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas\u2014along with their new maid Mercy\u2014will have to work together to discover the source of the magic behind the malfunctioning wards before they\u2019re due to host the city\u2019s Midwinter Ball. Not an easy task when the house is filled with unexpected secrets, and all Elisabeth can think about is kissing Nathaniel in peace. But when it becomes clear that the house, influenced by the magic of Nathaniel\u2019s ancestors, requires a price for its obedience, Elisabeth and Nathaniel will have to lean on their connection like never before to set things right.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2727\uff65\uff9f: *\u2727\uff65\uff9f:* The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (Fiction C44wi)<\/span><\/b> Catalog Link<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sixteen-year-old Seph McCauley has spent the past three years getting kicked out of one exclusive private school after another. And it’s not his attitude that’s the problem: it’s the trail of magical accidents – lately, disasters – that follow in his wake. Seph is a wizard, orphaned and untrained, and his powers are escalating out of control.<\/span><\/p>\n

After causing a tragic fire at an after-hours party, Seph is sent to the Havens, a secluded boys’ school on the coast of Maine. Gregory Leicester, the headmaster, promises to train Seph in magic and initiate him into his mysterious order of wizards. But Seph’s enthusiasm dampens when he learns that training comes at a steep cost, and that Leicester plans to use his students’ powers to serve his own mysterious agenda.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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**Book summaries courtesy of GoodReads!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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