The Demon King

By Cinda Williams Chima

YA CHIMA

Reformed thief Han Alister

gets more than he bargained

for when he gains possession

of an amulet that once

belonged to an evil wizard.

The Knife of Never

Letting Go

By Patrick Ness

YA NESS

Todd, who lives in a town

where everyone can hear

everyone else’s thoughts,

stumbles upon an area of

complete silence.

The Eye of Minds

By James Dashner

YA DASHNER

When a cyber-terrorist

begins to threaten players,

Michael, a skilled internet

gamer, is called upon to seek

him and his secret's out.

The Warrior Heir

By Cinda Williams Chima

YA CHIMA PB

After learning about his

magical ancestry and his own

warrior powers, Jack

embarks on a training

program to fight enemy

wizards.

Artemis Fowl

By Eoin Colfer

YA COLFER (also +)

When a young evil genius

tries to restore his family

fortune by capturing a fairy

and demanding a ransom in

gold, the fairies fight back.

The Maze Runner

By James Dashner

YA DASHNER

Thomas wakes up with no

memory in the middle of a

maze and realizes he must

work with the community in

which he finds himself if he

is to escape.

Elemental

By Antony John

YA JOHN

In a dystopian colony where

everyone is born with

powers of the elements,

sixteen-year-old Thomas is

the first and only child born

without an element .

Leading lad:

Han

Leading lad:

Artemis

Leading lad:

Thomas

Leading lad:

Thomas Leading lad:

Jack

Leading lad:

Michael

Leading lad:

Day

Leading lad:

Todd

Leading lad:

Ged

Next in the series:

The Exiled Queen

Next in the series:

The Arctic Incident

Next in the series:

The Rule of Thoughts

Next in the series:

Firebrand

Next in the series:

The Wizard Heir

Next in the series:

The Scorch Trials

Next in the series:

Prodigy

Legend

By Marie Lu

YA LU

Day, a famous criminal, and

June, the brilliant soldier

hired to capture him, decide

to work together after

discovering they have

a common enemy.

Next in the series:

The Ask and The Answer

Next in the series:

The Tombs of Atuan

A Wizard of Earthsea

By Ursula K. Le Guin

YA LE GUIN PB (also +)

During a spell recalling the

dead, a sorcerer's apprentice,

a boy called Sparrowhawk,

unwittingly unleashes evil

on the land.

Harry Potter and the

Sorcerer’s Stone

By J. K. Rowling

YA ROWLING (also +)

A young boy with a great

destiny proves his worth

while attending Hogwarts

School of Witchcraft and

Wizardry.

The Amulet of

Samarkand

By Jonathan Stroud

YA STROUD (also +)

A magician's apprentice,

summons up a djinni and

instructs him to steal the

Amulet of Samarkand from a

powerful magician.

The False Prince

By Jennifer A Nielsen

YA NIELSEN (also +)

A devious nobleman engages

four orphans in a brutal

competition to be selected to

impersonate the king's long-

missing son in an effort to

avoid a civil war.

Leviathan

By Scott Westerfeld

YA WESTERFELD

Prince Alek is on the run and

forms an alliance with

Deryn, who is learning to fly

genetically-engineered

beasts.

Steelheart

By Brandon Sanderson

YA SANDERSON

David joins up with the

Reckoners, a group with a

purpose to end the tyranny of

the humans with supernatural

abilities, called Epics.

Leading lad:

Sage

Leading lad:

Finnikin

Leading lad:

Harry

Leading lad:

Nathaniel

Leading lad:

Alek

Next in the series:

The Runaway King

Next in the series:

Harry Potter and the

Chamber of Secrets

Next in the series:

The Golem’s Eye

Next in the series:

Behemoth

Next in the series:

Firefight

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Leading lad:

David

Finnikin of the Rock

By Melina Marchetta

YA MARCHETTA

Finnikin, who was a child

when his kingdom was put

under a terrible curse,

reluctantly joins forces with

a novice who believes she

can save the kingdom of

Lumatere.

Next in the series:

Froi of the Exiles

FANTASY

legendary

leading

Try the first in a young adult fantasy

series where the male protagonists are

memorable, witty, and courageous.

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