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The Scott Westerfeld books (Uglies, Pretties, etc) are dystopian fantasy (if you want the fancy teacher term for them)!. I highly recommend them as well!.

I also recommend anything by Tamora Pierce, although I recommend starting with "Alanna: The First Adventure" which is the first book she wrote in her world!.

I like Justine Larbeliester's Magic trilogy, although it got slow at points!. (the author's name is a bit mispelled, sorry)

Devilish by Maureen Johnson is great!.

Libba Bray's trilogy is good-the first book is "Great and Terrible Beauty!."

Patricia C Wrede has a 4 book series starting with "Dealing with Dragons" that's a fun read!.

If you want to give some "adult" fantasy a try, I am still comfortable recommending!.!.!.

The Xanth series by Piers Anthony (first book is "Spell for Chameleon"!.!.!.the first 13 or so books in the series are awesome, but he's still writing them and the quality is a bit questionable after "Man from Mundania"--however, I really liked everything up through that book)!.

The Valdemar books by Mercedes Lackey!. Although not the first book in the chronology of the world, I think a good starting point is "Arrows of the Queen" because it was the first one she wrote in the world, and is a great starting point!.

I've taught advanced English courses in middle school and those are all books and series I've recommended to readers and parents!. None have content I would be uncomfortable with my own child reading by 6th/8th grade so I have no issue recommending them to you!.

I'm also a lifelong fan of the fantasy genre, so these are all books I've read and thought were worthwhile!. I keep up on children's and YA literature as a teacher so that I can keep my recommendations to my students as up to date as I can as well!.

And I hope you do like the Meyers books when you get around to them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Hi, you might want to try my own recently published book, entitled "The Tales of Tanglewood: The Lon Dubh Whistle"!.

The first in a series, Tales of Tanglewood melds together influences of Celtic and Irish mythology with modern-day folklore, and is a fantasy novel to be enjoyed and cherished by all ages!. Within the pages of this tome you will find the adventures of Colin, a child who is fully aware of the hidden world of myth and wonder hiding within the woods just beyond his home, long kept secret by old magic!. Only the fey magic which runs through his veins has enabled him to find what others cannot; the Tanglewood, the wood within the woods!. Full of odd characters and fey beings, the Tanglewood is a world of magnificent folklore come to life!.

For more details and to download the first three chapters for free, go to http://www!.talesoftanglewood!.com

or you can check out the reviews at Amazon!.comWww@QuestionHome@Com

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i love Jean Auel's "Clan of the Cave Bear" series!. there's 5 of them and i re-read them yearly (waiting for the next one)!. although they're fiction, she researches extensively so they sound real!. the orphan in the first one, Ayla, is who i named my orphaned kitten after (now 16 yrs old)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Hey, I red "Harry Potter" and "Twilight" also!. Curently I am reading the "Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter" series by Laurell K!. Hamilton!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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If you like Lord of the Rings then try The Hobbit!.
You could try Dan Brown book or you could try something like tha!.
I think if your on a higher reading level then harry potter and twilight arent going to benefit you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Don't know how old you are - and the following suggestion is not fantasy but for certain, Adventure!.

I used to feign illness so that I could stay home from school to read:

NANCY DREW (series)

They were that good !!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Try: The Learning of Melton Way
Or: Mine poetry comes to me unbidden, That affair of thought and heart writtenWww@QuestionHome@Com

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idk the name of the series but i'll give you the names of the books in order

1) Poison Study
2) Magic Study
3) Fire Study by Maria V!. SnyderWww@QuestionHome@Com

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read uglies, pretties, specials, and extras!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I enjoyed The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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