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==Fantasy== | ==Fantasy== | ||
* Martine Bates | * [[Martine Bates]], ''[[The Dragon's Tapestry]]''. | ||
* Francesca Lia Block | * [[Francesca Lia Block]], the [[Weetzie Bat]] stories; collected in ''[[Dangerous Angels]]'' | ||
* Suzy McKee Charnas | * [[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 | * [[Susan Cooper]], ''[[The Grey King]]'' series | ||
* Anne Downer | * [[Anne Downer]], ''[[The Spellkey Trilogy]]'' (Baen, 1996): ''[[The Spellkey]]'' (1987), ''[[The Glass Salamander]]'' (1989), and ''[[The Books of the Keepers]]'' (1993). | ||
* Luli Gray | * [[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 | * [[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 | * [[Phillip Pullman]], ''[[The Golden Compass]]''. Lyra's adventures in a parallel universe. Incredibly exciting. First in a series! | ||
* Theresa Tomlinson | * [[Theresa Tomlinson]], ''[[The Forestwife]]''. About Maid Marion, as she runs away to Sherwood Forest. | ||
* Margaret Storey | * [[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 | * [[Anne Turner]], ''[[Elfsong]]''. | ||
* Patricia Wrede | * [[Patricia Wrede]], ''[[Dealing with Dragons]]'', ''[[Searching for Dragons]]'', ''[[Calling on Dragons]]'', ''[[Talking to Dragons]]'' | ||
* Jane Yolen | * [[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== | ||
* Lloyd Alexander The Wizard in the Tree , The Arkadians; others. | * [[Lloyd Alexander]], ''[[The Wizard in the Tree]]'', ''[[The Arkadians]]''; others. | ||
* Alice Bartles | * [[Alice Bartles]], ''[[The Beast]]''. Mythical ice creatures and a lost girl. | ||
* Michael Bedard | * [[Michael Bedard]], ''[[A Darker Magic]]'', ''[[Painted Devil]]''. Emily and her niece, Alice, face down evil -- in the basement of the public library. | ||
* Edward Eager | * [[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 | * [[Irene Haas]], ''[[The Maggie B.]]'' Maggie's wish to be captain of a ship comes true. | ||
* Welwyn Wilton Katz | * [[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 | * [[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 | * [[John C. Walker]], ''[[In Other Words]]''. Disabled teenagers, telepathy, aliens. Shivery! | ||
* Tim Wynne-Jones | * [[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== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:40, 18 February 2011
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
- Zeen. By & for teenagers. Don't miss it!
- Young Adult Librarians Association
- Cyberkids book page
- 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: 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 (Astrid Lindgren)
- 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
- Mary H. Herbert, Lightning's Daughter (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