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	==Fantasy==		==Fantasy==
	* Martine Bates; The Dragon's Tapestry.		* [[Martine Bates]], ''[[The Dragon's Tapestry]]''.
	* Francesca Lia Block; the Weetzie Bat stories; collected in Dangerous Angels		* [[Francesca Lia Block]], the [[Weetzie Bat]] stories; collected in ''[[Dangerous Angels]]''
	* Suzy McKee Charnas; The Bronze King, The Silver Glove, The Golden Thread. Excellent!! Tina's adventures in Central Park, in school, fighting monsters and threats to the universe; full of pleasingly odd people.		* [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], ''[[The Bronze King]]'', ''[[The Silver Glove]]'', ''[[The Golden Thread]]''. Excellent!! Tina's adventures in Central Park, in school, fighting monsters and threats to the universe; full of pleasingly odd people.
	* Susan Cooper; The Grey King series		* [[Susan Cooper]], ''[[The Grey King]]'' series
	* Anne Downer; The Spellkey Trilogy (Baen, 1996): The Spellkey (1987), The Glass Salamander (1989), and The Books of the Keepers (1993).		* [[Anne Downer]], ''[[The Spellkey Trilogy]]'' (Baen, 1996): ''[[The Spellkey]]'' (1987), ''[[The Glass Salamander]]'' (1989), and ''[[The Books of the Keepers]]'' (1993).
	* Luli Gray; Falcon's Egg. When Falcon finds a mysterious glowing egg in Central Park, she also finds herself entangled in a web of secrets.		* [[Luli Gray]], ''[[Falcon's Egg]]''. When Falcon finds a mysterious glowing egg in Central Park, she also finds herself entangled in a web of secrets.
	* Mercedes Lackey		* [[Mercedes Lackey]]
	* Tamora Pierce; The Song of the Lioness Quartet (Alanna: the First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant)		* [[Tamora Pierce]], ''[[The Song of the Lioness Quartet]]'' (''[[Alanna: the First Adventure]]'', ''[[In the Hand of the Goddess]]'', ''[[The Woman Who Rides Like a Man]]'', ''[[Lioness Rampant]]'')
	* Phillip Pullman; The Golden Compass. Lyra's adventures in a parallel universe. Incredibly exciting. First in a series!		* [[Phillip Pullman]], ''[[The Golden Compass]]''. Lyra's adventures in a parallel universe. Incredibly exciting. First in a series!
	* Theresa Tomlinson; The Forestwife. About Maid Marion, as she runs away to Sherwood Forest.		* [[Theresa Tomlinson]], ''[[The Forestwife]]''. About Maid Marion, as she runs away to Sherwood Forest.
	* Margaret Storey; The Double Wizard, A Quarrel of Witches, others. Ellen and Timothy travel to the Open Country; magical adventures. I like how Ellen makes her magic wand look like a used-up old stub of pencil...		* [[Margaret Storey]], ''[[The Double Wizard]]'', ''[[A Quarrel of Witches]]'', others. Ellen and Timothy travel to the Open Country; magical adventures. I like how Ellen makes her magic wand look like a used-up old stub of pencil...
	* Anne Turner; Elfsong.		* [[Anne Turner]], ''[[Elfsong]]''.
	* Patricia Wrede; Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons		* [[Patricia Wrede]], ''[[Dealing with Dragons]]'', ''[[Searching for Dragons]]'', ''[[Calling on Dragons]]'', ''[[Talking to Dragons]]''
	* Jane Yolen; Sister Light, Sister Dark, Here There Be a Witch, The Ballad of the Pirate Queens; others...		* [[Jane Yolen]], ''[[Sister Light, Sister Dark]]'', ''[[Here There Be a Witch]]'', ''[[The Ballad of the Pirate Queens]]''; others...

	==Magic, Psychic Powers, Time Travel==		==Magic, Psychic Powers, Time Travel==

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	* [[Lloyd Alexander]], ''[[The Wizard in the Tree]]'', ''[[The Arkadians]]''; others.		* [[Lloyd Alexander]], ''[[The Wizard in the Tree]]'', ''[[The Arkadians]]''; others.
	* [[Alice Bartles]], ''[[The Beast]]''. Mythical ice creatures and a lost girl.		* [[Alice Bartles]], ''[[The Beast]]''. Mythical ice creatures and a lost girl.
	* [[Michael Bedard]], ''[[A Darker Magic]]'', ''[[Painted Devil. Emily and her niece, Alice, face down evil -- in the basement of the public library.		* [[Michael Bedard]], ''[[A Darker Magic]]'', ''[[Painted Devil]]''. Emily and her niece, Alice, face down evil -- in the basement of the public library.
	* [[Edward Eager]], ''[[Half Magic]]'', ''[[Knight's Castle]]''. Girls and boys, great magic adventures.		* [[Edward Eager]], ''[[Half Magic]]'', ''[[Knight's Castle]]''. Girls and boys, great magic adventures.
	* [[Lisa Fosburgh]], ''[[Bella Arabella]]''. A girl gets turned into her cat.		* [[Lisa Fosburgh]], ''[[Bella Arabella]]''. A girl gets turned into her cat.

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	* Lloyd Alexander The Wizard in the Tree , The Arkadians; others.		* [[Lloyd Alexander]], ''[[The Wizard in the Tree]]'', ''[[The Arkadians]]''; others.
	* Alice Bartles; The Beast. Mythical ice creatures and a lost girl.		* [[Alice Bartles]], ''[[The Beast]]''. Mythical ice creatures and a lost girl.
	* Michael Bedard; A Darker Magic, Painted Devil. Emily and her niece, Alice, face down evil --- in the basement of the public library.		* [[Michael Bedard]], ''[[A Darker Magic]]'', ''[[Painted Devil. Emily and her niece, Alice, face down evil -- in the basement of the public library.
	* Edward Eager; Half Magic, Knight's Castle. Girls and boys, great magic adventures.		* [[Edward Eager]], ''[[Half Magic]]'', ''[[Knight's Castle]]''. Girls and boys, great magic adventures.
	* Lisa Fosburgh Bella Arabella. A girl gets turned into her cat.		* [[Lisa Fosburgh]], ''[[Bella Arabella]]''. A girl gets turned into her cat.
	* Beatrice Gormley Fifth Grade Magic		* [[Beatrice Gormley]], ''[[Fifth Grade Magic]]''
	* Irene Haas; The Maggie B. Maggie's wish to be captain of a ship comes true.		* [[Irene Haas]], ''[[The Maggie B.]]'' Maggie's wish to be captain of a ship comes true.
	* Welwyn Wilton Katz; Time Ghost. Sara, in the 21st century, at the North Pole.		* [[Welwyn Wilton Katz]], ''[[Time Ghost]]''. Sara, in the 21st century, at the North Pole.
	* E. Nesbit Three Children and It, The House of Arden; The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet		* [[E. Nesbit]], ''[[Three Children and It]]'', ''[[The House of Arden]]''; ''[[The Phoenix and the Carpet]]'', ''[[The Story of the Amulet]]''
	* Andre Norton Octagon Magic, Lavender-Green Magic, and many others		* [[Andre Norton]], ''[[Octagon Magic]]'', ''[[Lavender-Green Magic]]'', and many others
	* Pat O'Shea; The Hounds of the Morrigan. Brother and sister; witches on motorcycles; ancient Ireland.		* [[Pat O'Shea]], ''[[The Hounds of the Morrigan]]''. Brother and sister; witches on motorcycles; ancient Ireland.
	* Richard Peck The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp		* [[Richard Peck]], ''[[The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp]]''
	* Mary Rodgers Freaky Friday		* [[Mary Rodgers]], ''[[Freaky Friday]]''
	* Zilpha Keatly Snyder The Changeling		* [[Zilpha Keatly Snyder]], ''[[The Changeling]]''
	* Jyotsna Sreenivasan, The Moon Over Crete Shallow, but nice, trip to		* [[Jyotsna Sreenivasan]], ''[[The Moon Over Crete]]''. Shallow, but nice, trip to
	* John C. Walker. In Other Words. Disabled teenagers, telepathy, aliens. Shivery!		* [[John C. Walker]], ''[[In Other Words]]''. Disabled teenagers, telepathy, aliens. Shivery!
	* Tim Wynne-Jones; Zoom Upstream. Zoom (a cat) and Maria travel back to ancient Egypt.		* [[Tim Wynne-Jones]], ''[[Zoom Upstream]]''. Zoom (a cat) and Maria travel back to ancient Egypt.
	* Betty Wright The Secret Window		* [[Betty Wright]], ''[[The Secret Window]]''

	==Miscellaneous==		==Miscellaneous==

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	==Miscellaneous==		==Miscellaneous==
	* Lynn Abbey; Catwoman Daughter of the Bright Moon.		* [[Lynn Abbey]], ''[[Catwoman]]'', ''[[Daughter of the Bright Moon]]''.
	* O.T. Nelson; The Girl Who Owned a City		* [[O.T. Nelson]], ''[[The Girl Who Owned a City]]''
	* Meredith Ann Pierce, The Dark Angel Trilogy.		* [[Meredith Ann Pierce]], ''[[The Dark Angel Trilogy]]''.
	* Nancy Farmer; The Warm Place; Giraffe magic... chameleon magic...nasty evil demons.		* [[Nancy Farmer]], ''[[The Warm Place]]''; Giraffe magic... chameleon magic...nasty evil demons.
	* Mary-Joan Gerson; How Night Came from the Sea. Creation myth cycle from Brazil. ~~Lemanj·~~, the sea goddess, had a daughter who married a son of the earth people and went to live in the in the land of daylight.		* [[Mary-Joan Gerson]], ''[[How Night Came from the Sea]]''. [[Creation myth]] cycle from Brazil. [[Lemanj]]·, the sea goddess, had a daughter who married a son of the earth people and went to live in the in the land of daylight.
	* Laurence Yep's work (no titles yet, sorry).		* [[Laurence Yep]]'s work (no titles yet, sorry).
	* Bedknob and Broomstick		* ''[[Bedknob and Broomstick]]''
	* The Fledgeling		* ''[[The Fledgeling]]''
	* Miranty and the Alchemist		* ''[[Miranty and the Alchemist]]''
	* Ronia, the Robber's Daughter		* ''[[Ronia, the Robber's Daughter]]'' ([[Astrid Lindgren]])
	* Francesca Lia Block.		* [[Francesca Lia Block]].
	* Diane Duane Support Your Local Wizard (SFBC omnibus edition 1990. Includes So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983); Deep Wizardry (1985); and High Wizardry (1990) and A Wizard Abroad		* [[Diane Duane]], ''[[Support Your Local Wizard]]'' (SFBC omnibus edition 1990. Includes ''[[So You Want to Be a Wizard]]'' (1983); ''[[Deep Wizardry]]'' (1985); and ''[[High Wizardry]]'' (1990) and ''[[A Wizard Abroad]]''
	* Mary H. Herbert Lightning's ~~D aughter~~ (female protagonist)		* [[Mary H. Herbert]], ''[[Lightning's Daughter]]'' (female protagonist)
	* Sylvia Louise Engdahl		* [[Sylvia Louise Engdahl]]
	* L. Dean James		* [[L. Dean James]]
	* Ursula Le Guin		* [[Ursula Le Guin]]
	* Robin McKinley The Hero and the Crown (female protagonist) and The Blue Sword (female protagonist)		* [[Robin McKinley]], ''[[The Hero and the Crown]]'' (female protagonist) and ''[[The Blue Sword]]'' (female protagonist)
	* Zilpha Keatly Snyder, Below the Root series.		* [[Zilpha Keatly Snyder]], [[Below the Root series]].
	* Victoria Winter The Winter of Enchantment		* [[Victoria Winter]], ''[[The Winter of Enchantment]]''
	* Jane Yolen		* [[Jane Yolen]]

	[[category:Reading lists for kids]]		[[category:Reading lists for kids]]
	[[category:Young adult]]		[[category:Young adult]]

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			* Lynn Abbey; Catwoman Daughter of the Bright Moon.
	Lynn Abbey; Catwoman Daughter of the Bright Moon.		* O.T. Nelson; The Girl Who Owned a City
	O.T. Nelson; The Girl Who Owned a City		* Meredith Ann Pierce, The Dark Angel Trilogy.
	Meredith Ann Pierce, The Dark Angel Trilogy.		* Nancy Farmer; The Warm Place; Giraffe magic... chameleon magic...nasty evil demons.
	Nancy Farmer; The Warm Place; Giraffe magic... chameleon magic...nasty evil demons.		* Mary-Joan Gerson; How Night Came from the Sea. Creation myth cycle from Brazil. Lemanj·, the sea goddess, had a daughter who married a son of the earth people and went to live in the in the land of daylight.
	Mary-Joan Gerson; How Night Came from the Sea. Creation myth cycle from Brazil. Lemanj·, the sea goddess, had a daughter who married a son of the earth people and went to live in the in the land of daylight.		* Laurence Yep's work (no titles yet, sorry).
	Laurence Yep's work (no titles yet, sorry).		* Bedknob and Broomstick
	Bedknob and Broomstick		* The Fledgeling
	The Fledgeling		* Miranty and the Alchemist
	Miranty and the Alchemist		* Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
	Ronia, the Robber's Daughter		* Francesca Lia Block.
	~~Block,~~ Francesca Lia.		* Diane Duane Support Your Local Wizard (SFBC omnibus edition 1990. Includes So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983); Deep Wizardry (1985); and High Wizardry (1990) and A Wizard Abroad
	Diane Duane Support Your Local Wizard (SFBC omnibus edition 1990. Includes So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983); Deep Wizardry (1985); and High Wizardry (1990) and A Wizard Abroad		* Mary H. Herbert Lightning's D aughter (female protagonist)
	Mary H. Herbert Lightning's D aughter (female protagonist)		* Sylvia Louise Engdahl
	Sylvia Louise Engdahl		* L. Dean James
	L. Dean James		* Ursula Le Guin
	Ursula Le Guin		* Robin McKinley The Hero and the Crown (female protagonist) and The Blue Sword (female protagonist)
	Robin McKinley The Hero and the Crown (female protagonist) and The Blue Sword (female protagonist)		* Zilpha Keatly Snyder, Below the Root series.
	Zilpha Keatly Snyder, Below the Root series.		* Victoria Winter The Winter of Enchantment
	Victoria Winter The Winter of Enchantment		* Jane Yolen
	Jane Yolen

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	[[category:Young adult]]		[[category:Young adult]]

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	==Magic, Psychic Powers, Time Travel==		==Magic, Psychic Powers, Time Travel==
			* Lloyd Alexander The Wizard in the Tree , The Arkadians; others.
	Lloyd Alexander The Wizard in the Tree , The Arkadians; others.		* Alice Bartles; The Beast. Mythical ice creatures and a lost girl.
	Alice Bartles; The Beast. Mythical ice creatures and a lost girl.		* Michael Bedard; A Darker Magic, Painted Devil. Emily and her niece, Alice, face down evil --- in the basement of the public library.
	Michael Bedard; A Darker Magic, Painted Devil. Emily and her niece, Alice, face down evil --- in the basement of the public library.		* Edward Eager; Half Magic, Knight's Castle. Girls and boys, great magic adventures.
	Edward Eager; Half Magic, Knight's Castle. Girls and boys, great magic adventures.		* Lisa Fosburgh Bella Arabella. A girl gets turned into her cat.
	Lisa Fosburgh Bella Arabella. A girl gets turned into her cat.		* Beatrice Gormley Fifth Grade Magic
	Beatrice Gormley Fifth Grade Magic		* Irene Haas; The Maggie B. Maggie's wish to be captain of a ship comes true.
	Irene Haas; The Maggie B. Maggie's wish to be captain of a ship comes true.		* Welwyn Wilton Katz; Time Ghost. Sara, in the 21st century, at the North Pole.
	Welwyn Wilton Katz; Time Ghost. Sara, in the 21st century, at the North Pole.		* E. Nesbit Three Children and It, The House of Arden; The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet
	E. Nesbit Three Children and It, The House of Arden; The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet		* Andre Norton Octagon Magic, Lavender-Green Magic, and many others
	Andre Norton Octagon Magic, Lavender-Green Magic, and many others		* Pat O'Shea; The Hounds of the Morrigan. Brother and sister; witches on motorcycles; ancient Ireland.
	Pat O'Shea; The Hounds of the Morrigan. Brother and sister; witches on motorcycles; ancient Ireland.		* Richard Peck The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp
	Richard Peck The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp		* Mary Rodgers Freaky Friday
	Mary Rodgers Freaky Friday		* Zilpha Keatly Snyder The Changeling
	Zilpha Keatly Snyder The Changeling		* Jyotsna Sreenivasan, The Moon Over Crete Shallow, but nice, trip to
	Jyotsna Sreenivasan, The Moon Over Crete Shallow, but nice, trip to		* John C. Walker. In Other Words. Disabled teenagers, telepathy, aliens. Shivery!
	John C. Walker. In Other Words. Disabled teenagers, telepathy, aliens. Shivery!		* Tim Wynne-Jones; Zoom Upstream. Zoom (a cat) and Maria travel back to ancient Egypt.
	Tim Wynne-Jones; Zoom Upstream. Zoom (a cat) and Maria travel back to ancient Egypt.		* Betty Wright The Secret Window
	Betty Wright The Secret Window


	==Miscellaneous==		==Miscellaneous==

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This list was originally drafted in the mid-1990s.

I am considering speculative fiction -- science fiction, and fantasy in the broad sense (ghost stories, etc.) -- appropriate for or intended for young people, that meets some of the following criteria:
* Strong female protagonist
* Gender-fair
* Sexuality or sexism is a theme

; Links:
* [http://www.cyberteens.com/ezine/Issue5/Issue5TOC/Issue5TOC.html Zeen]. By & for teenagers. Don't miss it!
* [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/young_adult_lib_ass/yateens.html Young Adult Librarians Association]
* [http://www.cyberkids.com/Launchpad/BannerPages/Books.html Cyberkids book page]
* [gopher://lib.NMSU.EDU:70/00/.subjects/Education/.childlit/.bibliographies/Brave%2C%20Active%2C%20%26%20Resourceful%20Females%20in%20Picture%20Books Brave and Resourceful Girls in picture books] (gopher)

==Science fiction==
* [[Betsy Byars]]; ''[[The Computer Nut]]''.
* [[C.J. Cherryh]] --http://www.cherryh.com/
* [[Emily Devenport]]; ''[[Shade]]''.
* [[Peter Dickinson]]; ''[[Eva]]''.
* [[Madeline L'Engle]] ''[[A Wrinkle in Time]]''; others.
* [[Nancy Etchemendy]]; ''[[The Watchers of Space]]'', ''[[Stranger from the Stars]]'', and ''[[The Crystal City]]''. http://www.sff.net/people/etchemendy/
* [[Nancy Farmer]]; ''[[The Ear, The Eye and the Arm]]''
* [[Helen Hoover]]
* [[Phyllis Gotlieb]]; ''[[Violent Stars]]''
* [[Monica Hughes]]; ''[[Invitation to the Game]]''. ''[[The Isis Trilogy]]''.
* [[Diana Wynne Jones]], ''[[Time City]]'', others.
* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]; ''[[Fisherman of the Inland Sea]]'';
* [[Anne McCaffrey]] ''[[Dragonsong]]'', ''[[Dragonsinger]]''.
* [[Andre Norton]] ''[[Breed to Come]]'', many others. See: [http://www.sff.net/people/dave.t/hh1.htp About Andre (Alice Mary) Norton].
* [[Kenneth Oppel]]; ''[[Dead Water Zone]]''.
* [[Doris Piserchia]] ''[[Star Rider]]'', ''[[The Dimensioneers]]'', ''[[Spaceling]]'', others.
* [[Pamela Sargent]] ''[[The Watchstar]]'', ''[[Earthseed]]''
* [[Pamela F. Service]], ''[[Stinker from Space]]'', ''[[Stinker's Return]]''
* [[Stephanie Spinner]]; ''[[Aliens for Dinner]]''.
* [[Sydney Van Scyoc]]; ''[[Sunwaifs]]''.

==Fantasy==
Martine Bates; The Dragon's Tapestry.
Francesca Lia Block; the Weetzie Bat stories; collected in Dangerous Angels
Suzy McKee Charnas; The Bronze King, The Silver Glove, The Golden Thread. Excellent!! Tina's adventures in Central Park, in school, fighting monsters and threats to the universe; full of pleasingly odd people.
Susan Cooper; The Grey King series
Anne Downer; The Spellkey Trilogy (Baen, 1996): The Spellkey (1987), The Glass Salamander (1989), and The Books of the Keepers (1993).
Luli Gray; Falcon's Egg. When Falcon finds a mysterious glowing egg in Central Park, she also finds herself entangled in a web of secrets.
Mercedes Lackey
Tamora Pierce; The Song of the Lioness Quartet (Alanna: the First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant)
Phillip Pullman; The Golden Compass. Lyra's adventures in a parallel universe. Incredibly exciting. First in a series!
Theresa Tomlinson; The Forestwife. About Maid Marion, as she runs away to Sherwood Forest.
Margaret Storey; The Double Wizard, A Quarrel of Witches, others. Ellen and Timothy travel to the Open Country; magical adventures. I like how Ellen makes her magic wand look like a used-up old stub of pencil...
Anne Turner; Elfsong.
Patricia Wrede; Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons
Jane Yolen; Sister Light, Sister Dark, Here There Be a Witch, The Ballad of the Pirate Queens; others...

==Magic, Psychic Powers, Time Travel==

Lloyd Alexander The Wizard in the Tree , The Arkadians; others.
Alice Bartles; The Beast. Mythical ice creatures and a lost girl.
Michael Bedard; A Darker Magic, Painted Devil. Emily and her niece, Alice, face down evil --- in the basement of the public library.
Edward Eager; Half Magic, Knight's Castle. Girls and boys, great magic adventures.
Lisa Fosburgh Bella Arabella. A girl gets turned into her cat.
Beatrice Gormley Fifth Grade Magic
Irene Haas; The Maggie B. Maggie's wish to be captain of a ship comes true.
Welwyn Wilton Katz; Time Ghost. Sara, in the 21st century, at the North Pole.
E. Nesbit Three Children and It, The House of Arden; The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet
Andre Norton Octagon Magic, Lavender-Green Magic, and many others
Pat O'Shea; The Hounds of the Morrigan. Brother and sister; witches on motorcycles; ancient Ireland.
Richard Peck The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp
Mary Rodgers Freaky Friday
Zilpha Keatly Snyder The Changeling
Jyotsna Sreenivasan, The Moon Over Crete Shallow, but nice, trip to
John C. Walker. In Other Words. Disabled teenagers, telepathy, aliens. Shivery!
Tim Wynne-Jones; Zoom Upstream. Zoom (a cat) and Maria travel back to ancient Egypt.
Betty Wright The Secret Window

==Miscellaneous==

Lynn Abbey; Catwoman Daughter of the Bright Moon.
O.T. Nelson; The Girl Who Owned a City
Meredith Ann Pierce, The Dark Angel Trilogy.
Nancy Farmer; The Warm Place; Giraffe magic... chameleon magic...nasty evil demons.
Mary-Joan Gerson; How Night Came from the Sea. Creation myth cycle from Brazil. Lemanj·, the sea goddess, had a daughter who married a son of the earth people and went to live in the in the land of daylight.
Laurence Yep's work (no titles yet, sorry).
Bedknob and Broomstick
The Fledgeling
Miranty and the Alchemist
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Block, Francesca Lia.
Diane Duane Support Your Local Wizard (SFBC omnibus edition 1990. Includes So You Want to Be a Wizard (1983); Deep Wizardry (1985); and High Wizardry (1990) and A Wizard Abroad
Mary H. Herbert Lightning's D aughter (female protagonist)
Sylvia Louise Engdahl
L. Dean James
Ursula Le Guin
Robin McKinley The Hero and the Crown (female protagonist) and The Blue Sword (female protagonist)
Zilpha Keatly Snyder, Below the Root series.
Victoria Winter The Winter of Enchantment
Jane Yolen

[[category:Reading lists for kids]]
[[category:Young adult]]

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	Martine Bates; The Dragon's Tapestry.		* Martine Bates; The Dragon's Tapestry.
	Francesca Lia Block; the Weetzie Bat stories; collected in Dangerous Angels		* Francesca Lia Block; the Weetzie Bat stories; collected in Dangerous Angels
	Suzy McKee Charnas; The Bronze King, The Silver Glove, The Golden Thread. Excellent!! Tina's adventures in Central Park, in school, fighting monsters and threats to the universe; full of pleasingly odd people.		* Suzy McKee Charnas; The Bronze King, The Silver Glove, The Golden Thread. Excellent!! Tina's adventures in Central Park, in school, fighting monsters and threats to the universe; full of pleasingly odd people.
	Susan Cooper; The Grey King series		* Susan Cooper; The Grey King series
	Anne Downer; The Spellkey Trilogy (Baen, 1996): The Spellkey (1987), The Glass Salamander (1989), and The Books of the Keepers (1993).		* Anne Downer; The Spellkey Trilogy (Baen, 1996): The Spellkey (1987), The Glass Salamander (1989), and The Books of the Keepers (1993).
	Luli Gray; Falcon's Egg. When Falcon finds a mysterious glowing egg in Central Park, she also finds herself entangled in a web of secrets.		* Luli Gray; Falcon's Egg. When Falcon finds a mysterious glowing egg in Central Park, she also finds herself entangled in a web of secrets.
	Mercedes Lackey		* Mercedes Lackey
	Tamora Pierce; The Song of the Lioness Quartet (Alanna: the First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant)		* Tamora Pierce; The Song of the Lioness Quartet (Alanna: the First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant)
	Phillip Pullman; The Golden Compass. Lyra's adventures in a parallel universe. Incredibly exciting. First in a series!		* Phillip Pullman; The Golden Compass. Lyra's adventures in a parallel universe. Incredibly exciting. First in a series!
	Theresa Tomlinson; The Forestwife. About Maid Marion, as she runs away to Sherwood Forest.		* Theresa Tomlinson; The Forestwife. About Maid Marion, as she runs away to Sherwood Forest.
	Margaret Storey; The Double Wizard, A Quarrel of Witches, others. Ellen and Timothy travel to the Open Country; magical adventures. I like how Ellen makes her magic wand look like a used-up old stub of pencil...		* Margaret Storey; The Double Wizard, A Quarrel of Witches, others. Ellen and Timothy travel to the Open Country; magical adventures. I like how Ellen makes her magic wand look like a used-up old stub of pencil...
	Anne Turner; Elfsong.		* Anne Turner; Elfsong.
	Patricia Wrede; Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons		* Patricia Wrede; Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons
	Jane Yolen; Sister Light, Sister Dark, Here There Be a Witch, The Ballad of the Pirate Queens; others...		* Jane Yolen; Sister Light, Sister Dark, Here There Be a Witch, The Ballad of the Pirate Queens; others...


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