Award Winners - Mythopoeic Award for Fantasies
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Last Updated November 1, 2007
- 2007 YA FISHE - Corbenic by Catherine Fisher
In this modern day version of Perceval and the Holy Grail, a guilt-ridden British teenager leaves his mentally ill mother to live with his wealthy uncle and begins a journey of self-knowledge and redemption after being briefly transported to the Waste Land of Arthurian times. - 2006 YA STROU - The Amulet of Samarkand: The Baritmaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.Also Available In: - 2005 YA PRATC - A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Tiffany Aching, a young witch-in-training, learns about magic and responsibility as she battles a disembodied monster with the assistance of the six-inch-high Wee Free Men and Mistress Weatherwax, the greatest witch in the world. - 2004 YA DUNKL - The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle
In nineteenth-century England, a powerful sorcerer and King of the Goblins chooses Kate, the elder of two orphan girls recently arrived at their ancestral home, Hallow Hill, to be his bride and queen.
Also Available In: - 2003 +CHABO - Summerland by Michael Chabon
Ethan Feld, the worst baseball player in the history of the game, finds himself recruited by a 100-year-old scout to help a band of fairies triumph over an ancient enemy.
Also Available In: - 2002 YA DICKI - The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson
When the magic that protects their Valley starts to fail, Tilja and her companions journey into the evil Empire to find the ancient magician Faheel, who originally cast those spells. - 2001 Aria of the Sea by Dia Calhoun
In the magical kingdom of Windward, thirteen-year-old Cerinthe arrives at the Royal Dancing School, where she finds herself torn between the two careers of dancer and healer. - 2000 +BILLI - The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley
Orphan Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her heritage as a seal maiden when she is taken to live with a wealthy family in their manor by the sea. - 1999 +JONES - Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Derk, an unconventional wizard, and his magical family become involved in a plan to put a stop to the devastating tours of their world arranged by the tyrannical Mr. Chesney. - 1998 +YOLEN - Passager: The Young Merlin Trilogy by Jane Yolen
A foundling rediscovers his identity through the help of the falconer who adopts him. - 1996 +JONES - The Crown of Dalemark by Diana Wynne Jones
The Countess and Lord Keril send Mitt to kill a young woman Noreth Onesdaughter, who claims to know where the lost crown is hidden. - 1995 +KINDL - Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl
A fourteen-year-old girl, who can transform into an owl, has a crush on her science teacher which leads her into interesting new relationships with both humans and owls.
Also Available In: - 1994 The Kingdom of Kevin Malone by Suzy McKee Charnas
Amy is drawn into a dangerous and disturbing fantasy world in Central Park, created as an escape from an abusive father by Kevin Malone, a bully from Amy's neighborhood. - 1993 +DOYLE - Knight's Wyrd by Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald
Will Odosson sets out on a series of dangerous adventures after a wizard predicts that he will meet his death before a year has passed. - 1992 RUSHD - Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
This is the story of Haroun, a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name. When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid, Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print.
YA STROU - Ptolemy's Gate: The Baritmaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
Dangerous adventures continue for the djinni Bartimaeus and his master, seventeen-year-old Nathaniel, a powerful magician who is serving as England's minister of information.
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YA STROU - The Golem's Eye: The Baritmaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
In their continuing adventures, magician's apprentice Nathaniel, now fourteen years old, and the djinni Bartimaeus travel to Prague to locate the source of a golem's power before it destroys London.
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+YOLEN - Hobby: The Young Merlin Trilogy by Jane Yolen
Young Merlin is orphaned by a fire and joins a traveling pair of magicians who help him begin to discover his true powers.
+YOLEN - Merlin: The Young Merlin Trilogy by Jane Yolen
Merlin, now twelve years old, begins to come into his magic while being held captive by a band of wild folk.
