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Just For You! -- Fantasies with a Mission

If you like fantasy novels that feature characters who have a noble mission, you might enjoy these titles.

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  • All the students at Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children have gone on magical adventures in other worlds, and they're all relearning how to live in the real world (and maybe waiting for their Doors to open again).
    Book, 2016New York : Tor, 2016.
  • Chih is a traveling cleric collecting stories from around the country to add to their order’s history, and this series opener finds them hearing a story from one of the handmaidens of an infamous empress.
    Book, 2020New York : Tor, 2020.
  • Kenna joins the Praetorian Trials to find her grandfather’s murderer, but she must survive the deadly trials first in this action-packed science fantasy story.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
  • This is an epic fantasy adventure with multiple points of view that converge with dramatic results in the lead up to the winter solstice and a solar eclipse.
    Book, 2020London ; New York : Saga Press, 2020.
  • A teen girl and a snake person team up to save their loved ones in this modern Indigenous fable. The writing is thought-provoking and compelling, and you'll enjoy hanging out with these characters.
    Book, 2021Montclair : Levine Querido, 2021.
  • Cin is a spice farmer and celebrating her status as one of the goddess’s not-chosen when she accidentally saves a demon who has a noble quest. Now she's the unlikely hero of a worldwide adventure in this fun, funny fantasy romance.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Orbit, 2024.
  • This collection features six of the most popular animated films by Japanese Studio Ghibli. Each movie is full of magic, wonder and adventure. A perfect way to spend a weekend at home.
    DVD, 2019[Holland, Ohio] : Midwest Tape, [2019]