No matter how you get there, life in another time or place can give you a different perspective on your own.
The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable by Terry Pratchett
Cohen the Barbarian gathers a group of his old friends to embark on one final quest; to climb the highest mountain of Discworld and meet the gods.
Spellfall by Katherine Roberts
After twelve-year-old Natalie, unaware of her own powers, is kidnapped by a wizard, she, her stepbrother, and their friends are caught up in the sorcerer's attempt to cross an invisible boundary in order to invade another world.
The Watcher by Margaret Buffie
After moving to a rural Canadian farm with her family, Emma gets a job caring for an odd elderly man. A series of strange dreams leads Emma to discover a secret from her past, and she is soon embroiled in a high stakes game with shape-shifters from alternate universes.
Sequel: The Seeker (2002)
Gina. Jamie. Father. Bear. by George Ella Lyon
The lives of two young people, one in Ohio and one in another dimension, intersect as they struggle to hold their single-parent families together and to explain the behavioral changes they see in their fathers.
On Wings of a Dragon by Cora Taylor
Protected by her dragon companion, a young woman is sent on a dangerous mission to restore the kingdom to its rightful heir.
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
When the King Comes Home by Caroline Stevermer
A regal-looking stranger looks strangely like Good King Julian, who has been gone from Aravis for two hundred years, and the people of Aravis, including idealistic artist Hail Rosmer, wonder if the hopes they have always placed upon his return will come true.
Page by Tamora Pierce
Keladry of Mindelan continues her training to become a squire with the aid of a new maid, the support of her friends, interference from some other pages, and some serious, even dangerous opposition.
From Protector of the Small series: First Test (1999), Page (2000), Squire (2001), Lady Knight (2002)
Lightland by H.L. McCutchen
Twelve-year-old Lottie and her best friend Lewis, who speaks only to her, find themselves in a world called LightLand, where they confront the dreaded NightKing, a dangerous being who experiments with the energies of memory.