Ok, let's do a thread of gorgeous fantasy preteens and older (11-15) can appreciate that doesn't involve whatserface the Magical Transphobe. As an adult, I hope you'll consider this a rec list as well. Ready? Let's go! (Yes, a THREAD!)
Okay, how could we not just start with Lord of the Rings? In times of trial, those books are a salve. The Hobbit is light and funny, and a very different character from Lord of the Rings. If all you're familiar with is the movies, I can't recommend it enough.
Next, the nearly unsung Chronicles of Prydain. Series starts with the main character aged 11, grows into his role -- sound familiar? The books are what JKR & Tolkien aimed at, and missed. Writing spare & beautiful, plot & characterization top notch, not a word out of place.
Going to a bit younger age group, we have Zilpha Keatley Snyder's series that starts with Below the Root. A story about prejudice & the role the government plays in shrouding the truth. Sharp-eyed folk may note that both this and my previous rec were made into highly-rated games.
The Last Unicorn film was a weird, wild ride, but the truism holds:
the book was better.
Genre = 'historical fantastic realism'?
Beagle's mythic novel plays with themes of innocence, identity, & the transformative power of love, and may have made me the trope-lover I am today.
I struggled to pick one novel with some historical clout, but in the end had to choose Little Women. Out of all the others, it holds up best to the modern eye, and readers may be interested to see the similarities and differences to the 2019 film. Runner up is The Secret Garden.
I loved Roald Dahl as an older kid, and if there is one stand-out story it would have to be Mathilda. I see a lot of JKR's Dursleys in the Wormwoods, and Mathilda discovering her powers is quite a lot like Harry and Hermione in the body of one kid. Dahl is the OG.
More if this gets feedback, I was the readingest kid you ever did see in late childhood and early teen years -- there's a lot more where that came from.
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