“FANTASY FEMINOMENON” – MIDDLE GRADE FANTASY

Believing in yourself is hard enough without saving the whole world on top of it all! Find out how much Amari is willing to sacrifice to stop a war between the Magicians and the Bureau in the action-packed third installment of B. B. ALSTON’s bestselling Supernatural Investigations series, Amari and the Despicable Wonders. RYAN GRAUDIN’s The Girl Who Kept the Castle introduces Faye, a maid for the late Wizard West, who must help him find a successor, uncover a secret threat, and save the kingdom of Solum. Dive into a high-stakes adventure through the heart of Vietnam with BRANDON HOÀNG’s The Crossbow of Destiny, in which Freddie Lo, a Vietnamese American girl who hasn’t been in Vietnam since she was a child, now must race to find and protect a legendary weapon capable of devastating the entire world. And in MARK OSHIRO’s Jasmine is Haunted, a young girl is tormented by a spirit her mother won’t admit is real, and must join forces with new friends at a new school to get to the bottom of this paranormal poltergeist. Moderated by SAFON FLOYD, executive editor at Callisto Publishing and host of the monthly book club Books & BS. Grades 3-7

Buy Amari and the Despicable Wonders – Alston

Buy The Girl Who Kept the Castle – Graudin

Buy The Crossbow of Destiny – Hoàng

Buy Jasmine is Haunted – Oshiro