Fast Five Fiction: Disney's 50th Anniversary Celebration

It's Friday and time for Fast Five Fiction! Each week I share five fiction books: new books, notable books, books around a common theme. Today kicks off Disney World's 50th Anniversary Celebrations. On Monday we're hosting a DIY Mickey Mouse Halloween Ears program and there's still space available, you can register here. To celebrate, today I'll be sharing some great series brought to us by Disney.

Click the title to be directed to the book in our catalog. Book descriptions are from Goodreads.

Disney Chills series by Vera Strange

Disney Chills is a  middle-grade anthology horror series in the vein of Goosebumps. Each book in the series focuses on a child making a deal with a Disney Villain, such as Ursula, Dr. Facilier, or Captain Hook, and the terrible price they pay for having their wishes granted.

The books feature moral lessons on social issues kids face, including popularity versus true friendship and not compromising yourself to fit in, and how making supernatural deals isn't the way to go. 

Wizards of Mickey Graphic Novels by Disney

When a sorcerer steals a powerful magic crystal from the ancient wizard Nereus, apprentice Mickey Mouse travels to the capital of Grandhaven to reclaim it before Nereus realizes it's gone. His search leads him to the Grand Sorcerers Tournament, which he enters with two young wizards he meets along the way-Goofy and Donald Duck. Little does he know, a far more sinister plot is unfolding in the shadows of the competition...

Kingdom Keepers series by Ridley Pearson

The Kingdom Keepers series, follows the adventures of five teens who, by day, are holographic hosts in the Disney Theme Parks. By night, they battle Disney Villains to keep them from taking control of the parks, the Disney entertainment empire, and the world. 

Twisted Tales series by Various Authors

What if Aladdin had never found the lamp? What if Belle's mother was the one who cursed the beast? What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? What if the Evil Queen had poisoned the prince? What if Anna and Elsa never knew each other? 

Twisted Tales are an anthology series of books based around alternate "what-if" spins on familiar animated Disney films written by various authors, here are currently 12 books with more books coming next year. 

Descendants series by Melissa de la Cruz

Evil tree. Bad Apple?

Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon to the Isle of the Lost―a dark and dreary place protected by a force field that makes it impossible for them to leave. Stripped of their magical powers, the villains now live in total isolation, forgotten by the world.

Mal learns from her mother, Maleficent, that the key to true darkness, the Dragon’s Eye, is located inside her scepter in the forbidden fortress on the far side of the island. The eye is cursed, and whoever retrieves it will be knocked into a deep sleep for a thousand years. But Mal has a plan to capture it. She’ll just need a little help from her “friends.” In their quest for the Dragon’s Eye, these four kids begin to realize that just because you come from an evil family tree, being good ain’t so bad.

Happy Friday, and happy reading!