Runner-up, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, 2020

Minor Mage

T. Kingfisher (opens in a new tab)

Paperback, 174 pages

A twelve-year-old with only three spells and an armadillo for company sets out to bring rain to his village.

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The ballot

Catfishing on CatNetNaomi KritzerTor TeenWinner
Dragon PearlYoon Ha LeeDisney/Hyperion
RiverlandFran WildeAmulet
DeeplightFrances HardingeMacmillan
The Wicked KingHolly BlackLittle, Brown; Hot Key