Books and Bites is a new
bookclub just for you. No, this isn't like your Mom's
bookclub, it's about sharing the books you like with other people. NO REQUIRED READING, but you do have to be willing to try some different kinds of books each month in whatever theme we have chosen.
For example, January is Fantasy month. If you love Fantasy and want to share your favourite book with us, bring it! If you've never read fantasy, pick something from our list or choose your own book and give it a try. Then we spend an hour talking about the books we liked (and the ones we didn't). Who knows, maybe you'll find your next favourite book suggested by someone here!
Here is the suggested booklist for the
January meeting of the
Books and Bites bookclub. Clicking on the linked book title will take you to the library catalogue to see the book's availability.
A print version of the booklist and a fantasy book display can be found in the Teen Corner of the St. Albert Public Library.
The Amulet of SamarkandBartimaeus Trilogy #1By Jonathan StroudNathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.
Artemis FowlArtemis Fowl Series #1By Eoin ColferArtemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories. These fairies are armed and they're dangerous.
AshBy Malinda LoIn this variation on the Cinderella story, Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress whom she loves.
Black UnicornBy Tanith LeeWith her talent for mending things, Tanaquil reconstructs a unicorn which, brought to life, lures her away from her desert fortress home and her sorceress mother to find a city by the sea and the way to a perfect world.
The Blue SwordBy Robin McKinleyThis is the story of Harry Crewe, the Homelander orphan girl who became Harimad-sol, King's Rider, and heir to the Blue Sword, Gonturan, that no woman had wielded since the Lady Aerin herself bore it into battle.
Book of a Thousand DaysBy Shannon HaleDashti, sworn to obey her mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
A Chalice of WindBalefire Series #1By Cate TiernanSeparated since birth, seventeen-year-old twins Thais and Clio unexpectedly meet in New Orleans where they seem to be pursued by a coven of witches who want to harness the twins' magickal powers for its own ends.
The Demon’s LexiconDemon’s Lexicon Series #1By Sara Rees BrennanNick and his family have battled magicians and demons for most of his life, but when his brother, Alan, is marked for death while helping new friends Jamie and Mae, Nick's determination to save Alan leads him to uncover a devastating secret.
DragonsongHarper Hall Trilogy #1By Anne McCaffreyForbidden by her father to indulge in music in any way, a girl on the planet Pern runs away, taking shelter with the planet's fire lizards who, along with her music, open a new life for her.
DreamhunterThe Dreamhunter Duet #1By Elizabeth KnoxIn a world where select people can enter "The Place" and find dreams of every kind to share with others for a fee, Laura is training to be a dreamhunter when her father disappears, leaving her to carry on his mysterious mission.
Eon: Dragoneye RebornBy Alison GoodmanEon hopes to become an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune and learn to be its main interpreter, but to do so will require much, including keeping secret that she is a girl.
EragonInheritance Series #1By Christopher PaoliniIn Aagaesia, a boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of magic and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
The Fellowship of the RingThe Lord of the Rings Trilogy #1By J.R.R. TolkienFrodo the hobbit and his companions set out to deliver the One Ring of Power to the dark land of Mordor in order to destroy the ring in the forge of its creation.
The Fire WithinBy Chris D’LaceyWhen David moves in with Liz and Lucy, he discovers a collection of hand crafted, clay dragons that comes to life and has magical powers. David's personalized dragon, Gadzooks, can forecast the future, and inspires him to write a story.
Flora’s DareBy Ysabeau S. WilceFlora Fyrdraaca fights a giant sea creature, rescues her best friend from a mass murderer, and more, all while lamenting her father's newly strict enforcement of household rules now that he is no longer drinking.
The Forest of Hands and TeethBy Carrie RyanThrough twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the Unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.
Gideon the CutpurseGideon Trilogy #1By Linda Buckley-ArcherIgnored by his father and sent to Derbyshire for the weekend, Peter and his new friend, Kate, are accidentally transported back in time to 1763 England where they are befriended by a reformed cutpurse.
The Golden Compass His Dark Materials Series #1By Philip PullmanWhen Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon decide to spy on a presentation to scholars at Jordan College, they have no idea that they will become witnesses to an attempted murder—and that they are taking the first steps in a dangerous journey.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneHarry Potter Series #1By J.K. RowlingOrphan Harry Potter is summoned to attend a famous school for wizards and he begins to discover some clues about his illustrious birthright.
Here, There Be DragonsChronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica Series #1By James A. OwenThree young men are entrusted with the Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of fantastical places to which they travel in hopes of defeating the Winter King whose bid for power is related to the First World War raging in the Real World.
The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #1By Rick RiordanAfter learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeThe Chronicles of Narnia #1By C.S. LewisLucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the Professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon her siblings discover the magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves.
The Tombs of AtuanEarthsea Series #2By Ursula K. Le GuinWhen young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away -- home, family, possessions, even her name. For she is now Arha, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan.
A Wrinkle in TimeTime Fantasy Series #1By Madeleine L’EngleOne stormy night a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe on a most dangerous and fantastic journey, a journey that will threaten their lives and our universe.
Kathleen
