Over sea, under
stone
Author: Susan Cooper
Publisher: New York: Margaret
K. McElderry Books; Reprint ed., 2007.
ISBN: 141694964X
Series: The dark is rising
Reading Age: YA Young Adult,
Teen
Adaptations: Film: The Seeker:
The dark is rising.
This book is about:
11 year old Will Stanton is an ‘Old One’ and he is
destined to wield the power of light against the dark. Embroiled in the
struggle is Will, his three siblings and the great uncle, Merry. This is like
an Arthurian legend with an ancient text that may lead them to the Holy Grail
which was buried with a secret. The Drews must piece together the meaning of
the text to find the grail and keep it safe whilst the forces of evil and
campaigning to gather in the Grail for their own evil purposes.
Source:
NoveList, Wikipedia, Amazon, WorldCat
Genre:
Fantasy fiction
Storyline:
Plot-driven
Tone:
Suspenseful
Writing
Style: Stylistically complex
Subjects:
Arthur, King
Child adventures
Grail
Treasure hunting
Manuscripts
Good and evil
Brothers and sisters
The white mountain
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: New York :
Macmillan, 1967.
ISBN: 0027183603
Series: Tripods trilogy
Reading Age: Ages 9-12
Adaptations:
TV series, comic books
This book is about:
Humanity has been conquered and enslaved by the
Tripods, aliens from another world who implant, ‘caps’ on every person from the
age of 14 years. Will is thirteen and he is looking forward to the transition
towards adulthood on his capping day until he meets Ozymandias who sends him
and his cousin Henry and a French boy, John-Paul out on a journey to join the
resistance. They have many adventures but will they reach the seat of the
resistance in the White Mountains?
Source:
NoveList, Amazon, WorldCat
Genre: Science fiction
Storyline:
Plot-driven
Tone:
Suspenseful
Writing
Style: Attention-grabbing
Subjects:
Rebels
Aliens (Non-humanoid)
Mind control
Quests
Machinery
Dystopias
Thirteen-year-old boys
Teenage boys
the first adventure
Author: Tamora Pierce
Publisher: New York :
Atheneum, 1983.
ISBN: 0689309946
Series: Song of the
lioness
Reading Age: Teens
Adaptations:
None
This book is about:
Alanna of Trebond can think of nothing worse than
being sent of to learn to become a lady. She’d much rather be swinging a sword
and hunting down monsters whilst her twin brother can’t stand the thought of
hacking away at anything with a sword but he is being sent to take a knight’s
training. Alann thinks it is all just too unfair so she hatches a plot to swap
places with her twin, disguise herself as a boy and live the life she wants.
Source:
NoveList, Amazon, WorldCat
Genre:
Adventure stories; fantasy fiction; nonsexist teenage
literature
Storyline:
Action-packed; character driven
Tone:
Atmospheric
Writing
Style: Engaging
Subjects:
Girl adventures
Knights and knighthood
Disguises
Girl healers
Girl knights
Eleven-year-old girls
Determination in girls
The amazing
Maurice and his educated rodents
Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: New York : Harper Collins Publisher, 2002 .
ISBN: 0060012342
Series: Discworld (Young
Adult)
Reading Age: Teen fiction
Adaptations: A TV mini-series,
adult fiction titles
This book is about:
A talking cat, intelligent rats and a strange boy
cooperate in a Pied Piper scam On the Discworld. A world carried on the back of
a giant turtle supported by four
elephants of is it five? Teryy Pratchet is a prolific author who is amusing,
mind boggling and just a little bit naughty. There are over 50 titles in the
adult series, the first is The Colour of Magic.
Source:
NoveList, Amazon
Genre:
Fantasy fiction; humorous stories
Storyline:
Plot-driven
Tone:
Funny
Writing
Style: Amusing, witty
Subjects:
Rats
Cats
Musicians
Swindlers and swindling
Human/ animal relations
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