Four original fantasy novels that give middle-grade readers in Grades 4 through 7 the world-building depth they crave without the darkness that locks parents out. Jackson Porter's The Genies of Ashenmoor: The Last Lamp launches a richly imagined magical world built around an unlikely hero and a quest with genuine stakes. Berin L. Stephens's The Dragon War Relic delivers dragons, ancient secrets, and a young protagonist who must choose between self-preservation and doing what is right. Laura Stoddard's The Dreamosphere takes readers into a surreal inner world where imagination itself becomes the battlefield. JoAnn Arnold's Prince Etcheon and the Secret of the Ancient rounds out the set with a high-stakes fantasy rooted in loyalty and sacrifice. All four are clean, non-graphic, and appropriate for school library use. .