Pawn of Prophecy

Pawn of Prophecy
by David Eddings

Garion is just your average, ordinary boy growing up on a farm just like any other farm in the world. His Aunt Pol has raised him since he was a baby and cared for him like a mother. The blacksmith, Durnik, has always been patient and answered any questions he had, just like a father. His grandfather even comes by now and again to tell amazing stories and help Garion get into trouble. Just an ordinary life.
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However, his world changes one day when he and his grandfather take a trip that shows Garion how small his farm world really is, and that maybe, just maybe, his grandfather might be more than he knows.
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Could Garion be the one the world has been waiting for?

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This is the first book in the Belgariad series.

Dragonsong

Dragonsong

by Anne McCaffrey

Menolly is gifted. She has the power to write a song that will stick in your head and carry you away. Unfortunately, she lives in a time and place where women are meant to cook, clean, and carry babies. Her parents are embarrassed by her. Her sister seems to hate her. And the only person who ever understood her, her music teacher, has died.
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She's never felt so alone.
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But one day, Menolly discovers something that no one else knows. Fire lizards are real! And these miniature dragons lead her on an adventure unlike any other.

Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature

Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature

by Robin Brande

Mena is just your typical right-wing Conservative-Christian, church-going teenager starting high school. However when she must choose between what she believes is right and what everyone else believes is necessary, she ends up alienating everyone who's ever meant anything to her. Her friends physically attack her and curse her in the halls, her parents won't talk to her, and she's been banned from the church she's attended her entire life.
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Things couldn't get much worse.
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Except...
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When the only teacher who's ever made Mena actually get interested in science becomes the next victim of her (former) pastor's plot to destroy anything he thinks the church disagrees with, can Mena again defy everything she knows to do what she thinks is right? Or will she decide that being a social outcast isn't worth the trouble?
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Oh! And don't forget that cute lab partner who Mena's not supposed to even think about dating for another year and a half (even though all she wants to do is be with him).