Elsie Chapman
1) Caster
Author
Series
Caster (Elsie Chapman) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aza Wu knows that casting magic can kill--it killed her sister--but she needs money desperately to pay off Saint Willow, who controls her sector of Lotusland, and save the family teahouse, so she secretly enters an underground casting tournament--and finds herself competing against other castors with "full magic," and where even victory could cause her to lose her freedom, her magic, and her life.
Author
Series
Caster (Elsie Chapman) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aza Wu regained her magic-- but it has come at a great cost. After the Tournament of Casters, Aza is able to pay off her parents' debts. Unfortunately, the cost of the gathering spell she used to strip Finch of his magic has put her permanently in the employ of the gang leader. Aza has been doing little errands using real magic-- collecting debts, putting the squeeze on new businesses in the district. Saint Willow is nothing if not ambitious and having...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Astrid Xu stumbles upon an ancient Chinese scroll that she hopes is the key to curing her mother's depression, but when it transports her and her younger sister Marilla to a realm where Chinese legends are real, they suddenly find themselves caught in a war between good and evil.
7) Dualed
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"West Grayer lives in a world where every person has a twin, or Alt. Only one can survive to adulthood, and West has just received her notice to kill her Alt"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Fifteen authors of Asian descent reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia, in short stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries.
Fifteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate.
Compiled by We Need Diverse Books's Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman, the authors...