I, Susan Anderson — wife, mother, and now empty-nester — had no doubt my husband loved me. But my life was a script, and I couldn’t stand it anymore. I longed to be seen for who I was, to be appreciated for my own value. Fantasy by Susan Prudhomme.

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“Xander hastened to nock his arrow to the Earthbow. His hands were trembling, as he’d feared.” Can teen Outworlder Xander and his allies overcome the evil unleashed by the evil Cenoc?

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Cenoc, the self-styled Lord of Latimus, learns of hidden treasures that can make him even more powerful. Few dare oppose his will, even as they witness his growing madness. However, a remnant stand in his way.

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When Cara Marshall is transported to Narenta, she is proclaimed champion of its people against the sorcerous daemagos. Amid the grateful welcomes, Cara protests that she has been “world-napped.” Book 1 of the Narenta Tumults fantasy series by Sherry Thompson.

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What if the fabric of our world were stretching or tearing … or getting thinner … and we could step through that veil into another world? Do the multiplying wonders mean that two worlds are about to collide? Young-adult fantasy, sequel to “The Welkening,” by Gregory Spencer.

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When four friends — bound together as misfits — are transported into an alternative dimension, they find that they’ve been rescued from one crisis only to be thrust into another. Meanwhile, a third story is developing in yet another realm. Young-adult fantasy by Gregory Spencer.

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In 1975, the life of Cornell graduate student T.G. Shass is forever changed when he finds himself in possession of a mysterious and ancient artifact. By Shane Johnson.

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While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarms out to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam struggle deep into Mordor, seat of Sauron’s power. Part 3 of the three-part The Lord of the Rings, epic fantasy for teenage readers and older, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

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The Fellowship of the Ring is scattered. Only Frodo and Sam are left to take the accursed One Ring to be destroyed in Mordor. Their guide is Gollum, slave to the Ring.

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Frodo Baggins knew the Ringwraiths were searching for him — and the Ring of Power he bore that would enable Sauron to destroy all that was good in Middle-earth.

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Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers.

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