Anya’s Ghost

Brogsol, V. (2011). Anya’s ghost. New York, NY: First Second. ISBN 978-1-59643-552-0; paperback; $15.99. Can you imagine falling down a huge hole to find a skeleton and its accompanying ghost? That’s exactly what happens to Anya, and at first she is majorly freaked out. But when she is rescued, the ghost follows her home and …

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes

Gaiman, N. (1995). The sandman: Preludes & nocturnes (Vol. 1) (2nd ed.). New York: DC Comics. ISBN 978-1-56389-011-6; paperback; $19.99. When a power-hungry magician attempts to capture Death in a ploy to become immortal, he accidentally summons Dream instead. Dream, a.k.a. the Sandman, is imprisoned for 70 years before he finally escapes and avenges himself …

Steampunk!: An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories

Link, K., & Grant, G. J., eds. (2011). Steampunk!: An anthology of fantastically rich and strange stories. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN 978-0-7636-5797-0; paperback; $16.99. “Where Steam Girl comes from, even the laws of physics are different. There’s a little magic in technology. Things are . . . less drab, less logical, less straightforward. Everything’s …

Akata Witch

Okorafor, N. (2011). Akata witch. New York: Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-01196-4; hard cover; $17.99. “We embrace those things that make us unique or odd. For only in these things can we locate and then develop our most individual abilities.” – Akata Witch, by Nnedi Okorafor Why has Sunny always been so good at sneaking around like …

Weetzie Bat

Block, F. L. (1999). Weetzie bat (10th anniversary ed.). New York, NY: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-440818-3; paperback; $7.95. Weetzie Bat and her best friend Dirk are just normal teenagers living under the bright lights of L.A., until the day that Grandma Fifi gifts Weetzie a golden lamp, out of which appears – of all things …