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Beyond Harry Potter
A Bibliography of Fantasy for Grades 4-10
2007 Edition
Compiled by Susan Fichtelberg
Author of Encountering Enchantment
www.encounteringenchantment.com
Abouzeid, Chris. Anatopsis. 2006. Gr. 5-8.
In the realm from which the Greek gods ruled the universe thousands of years ago, the
immortal witch Anatopsis uncovers the true objectives of her demi-god tutor Mr. Pound and
attempts to prevent him from carrying out his evil plans.
Aiken, Joan. The Whispering Mountain. 1969. Gr. 5-8.
When Owen is falsely accused of stealing the legendary Golden Harp of Teirtu, he must
use all of his ingenuity to win it back from the little folk who live beneath the mountain.
Alexander, Lloyd. The Chronicles of Prydain. Gr. 5-10.
The Chronicles follow the adventures of Taran, Assistant-Pig Keeper, and his
companions, as they aid the Princes of Don in their battle against the evil Arawn Death-Lord.
#1 The Book of Three, 1964; #2 The Black Cauldron, 1965; #3 The Castle of Llyr, 1966; #4
Taran Wanderer, 1967; #5 The High King, 1968 (Newbery Medal); #6 The Foundling and
Other Tales, 1973.
Alexander, Lloyd. The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian. 1970. Gr. 6-10.
When he loses his place as fourth fiddler in a noble household, Sebastian sets out into the
world to seek his fortune.
Alexander, Lloyd. The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man. 1973. Gr. 6-10.
A wizard agrees to turn Lionel the cat into a man just long enough for him to experience
the excitement of city life.
Alexander, Lloyd. The Wizard in the Tree. 1974. Gr. 6-10.
A young girl helps a magical old man resume his interrupted journey to the Happy Land,
but his unused powers fail him as the two become entrapped in the suspicious squire’s evil plans.
Alexander, Lloyd. The Westmark Trilogy. Gr. 7-12.
In the imaginary land of Westmark, Theo, an orphan, flees for his life from criminal
charges. He meets a roguish doctor, his dwarf attendant and an urchin girl. Together, they
devise a dangerous plan to save themselves and the kingdom. # 1 Westmark, 1981; #2 Kestrel,
1982; #3 The Beggar Queen, 1985.
Alexander, Lloyd. The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen. 1991. Gr. 6-10.
On a pilgrimage to the great court of Yuan-Min, Prince Jen carries six gifts--a sword, a
saddle, a flute, a bowl, a paint box, and a kite--and it is not until he loses the sword to Natha
Yellow Scarf that he realizes the true potential of the gifts.
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Alexander, Lloyd. The Iron Ring. 1997. Gr. 6-10.
After he loses his kingdom and everything he owns in a dice game, the young king of
Sundari embarks on a magical quest to atone for his mistake and to learn about honor, goodness,
and the preciousness of life.
Alexander, Lloyd. The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio. 2007. Gr. 5-8.
Naive and bumbling Carlo, his shady camel-puller Baksheesh, and Shira, a girl
determined to return home, follow a treasure map through the deserts and cities of the infamous
Golden Road, as mysterious strangers try in vain to point them toward real treasures.
Almond, David. Skellig. Gr. 5-9, 1999.
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old
house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a
bird and something like an angel.
Almond, David. Clay. 2006. Gr. 6-9.
The developing relationship between teenager Davie and a mysterious new boy in town
morphs into something darker and more sinister when Davie learns firsthand of the boy’s
supernatural powers.
Avi. Bright Shadow. 1985. Gr. 7-10.
Having used four of the five wishes she is granted to make on behalf of the hapless
citizens of her country, Morwenna flees the kingdom to decide what to do with the last wish.
Babbitt, Natalie. The Search for Delicious. 1969. Gr. 4-6.
The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary and when no one at court can agree on the
meaning of delicious, the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger to poll the country.
Baker, E. D. Tales of the Frog Princess. Gr. 4-6.
Not wanting to marry Prince Jorge, Princess Emeralda is convinced that she will find her
perfect, princely mate by kissing a magical frog, yet things go from bad to worse for Princess
Emeralda after her kiss suddenly transforms her into a leaping lizard with no known way to get
back to her human form. #1 The Frog Princess, 2002; #2 Dragon’s Breath, 2004; #3 Once
upon a Curse, 2004; #5 The Salamander Spell, 2007.
Banks, Lynne Reid. The Farthest-Away Mountain. 1976. Gr. 5-8.
Dakin hikes to the Farthest-Away Mountain in order to break the spell on her companion,
a prince-turned-frog. On the way she confronts a flying monster, a giant ogre and an evil snow
witch.
Banks, Lynne Reid. The Fairy Rebel. 1985. Gr. 3-5.
Tiki, a rebellious fairy, is already in trouble with the Fairy Queen for wearing blue jeans.
She risks the Queen’s wrath again when she uses her magic to grant the dearest wish of her
human friends.
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Barron, T. A. The Lost Years of Merlin Series. Gr. 6-10.
When Merlin, suffering from a case of severe amnesia, discovers his strange powers, he
becomes determined to discover his identity and flees to Fincayra where he fulfills his destiny,
saving Fincayra from certain destruction and claiming his birthright and true name. #1 The Lost
Years of Merlin, 1996; #2 The Seven Songs of Merlin, 1997; #3 The Fires of Merlin, 1998; #4
The Mirror of Merlin, 1999; #5 The Wings of Merlin, 2000.
Barry, Dave. The Never Land Books. Gr. 5-8.
The young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King
Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a precious and mysterious trunk in
its cargo hold. Their journey quickly becomes fraught with excitement and danger. # 1 Peter
and the Starcatchers, 2004; # 2 Peter and the Shadow Thieves, 2006; #3 Cave of the Dark
Wind, 2007; #4 Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, forthcoming 10/2007.
Beagle, Peter. The Last Unicorn. 1968. Gr. 7-12.
Dwelling in an enchanted forest, where death never comes, a solitary unicorn can no
longer ignore the whispers that she is the only one of her kind left in the world. Accompanied by
a bumbling magician and a stern spinster, the last unicorn leaves her forest to find the truth.
Beagle, Peter S. I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons. 2007. Gr. 7+.
Recently inheriting his deceased dad's job as a dragon catcher/exterminator, Robert's new
job creates conflicting issues for him because he actually likes the creatures that inhabit
Bellemontagne and he has always dreamed of transcending his humble origin to someday
become a prince's valet.
Beck, Ian. The Secret History of Tom Trueheart. 2007. Gr. 4-6.
When young Tom Trueheart's seven older brothers all go missing during their adventures
in the Land of Stories, he embarks on a perilous mission to save them and to capture the rogue
story-writer who wants to do away with the heroes.
Bell, Hilari. The Goblin Wood. 2003. Gr. 8+.
A young Hedgewitch, an idealistic knight, and an army of clever goblins fight against the
ruling hierarchy that is trying to rid the land of all magical creatures.
Bell, Hilari. The Farsala Trilogy. Gr. 6-10. (Formerly titled: The Books of Sorab.)
Soraya, the general’s daughter is sent into secret exile while her father fights a war she is
sure he will win. Jiaan, the general’s bastard son, fights at his father’s side. And Kavi, a wily
peddler, is kidnapped by the enemy. Their destinies become entwined as they struggle to
survive. #1 The Fall of a Kingdom, 2004 (formerly titled: Flame); #2 The Rise of a Hero,
2005; #3 Forging the Sword, 2006.
Bell, Hilari. The Prophecy. 2006. Gr. 6-9.
Guided by the words of a prophecy, Prince Perryndon, who loves books more than
swords, sets out to slay the black dragon that is destroying his kingdom.
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Bell, Hilari. The Wizard Test. 2005. Gr. 5-8.
Dayven, a fourteen-year-old Watcherlad, trains to be a warrior for Lord Enar. Like all
those of Tharn he despises wizards who are all cowardly, sneaky, and unreliable. Naturally, he is
horrified to learn that the results of his wizard test show that he does indeed have magical
powers. He swears he will never use them, but Lord Enar, sends him to be a spy among the
wizards, where he learns that all is not as it seems.
Bell, Hilari. The Prophecy. 2006. Gr. 6-9.
Guided by the words of a prophecy, Prince Perryndon, who loves books more than
swords, sets out to slay the black dragon that is destroying his kingdom.
Bell, Hilari. The Last Knight. 2007. Gr. 7 +.
In alternate chapters, eighteen-year-old Sir Michael Sevenson, an anachronistic knight
errant, and seventeen-year-old Fisk, his street-wise squire, tell of their noble quest to bring Lady
Ceciel to justice while trying to solve her husband’s murder.
Bell, Hilari. Shield of Stars. 2007. Gr. 5-8.
When the Justice he works for is condemned for treason, fourteen-year-old and semi-
reformed pickpocket Weasel sets out to find a notorious bandit who may be able to help save his
master's life.
Billingsley, Franny. Well Wished. 1997. Gr. 4-6.
Nuria relishes life with her grandfather who lives in a town with a wishing well that
actually grants wishes. Each person in town gets one wish per lifetime, but if possible, the well
twists the wish and the results are often disastrous. Nuria has been warned, but that does not stop
her.
Billingsley, Franny. The Folk Keeper. 1999. Gr. 6-10.
Orphaned Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the
Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her mystical heritage when she is taken to live with a wealthy
family in their manor by the sea.
Black, Holly and Tony DiTerlizzi. The Spiderwick Chronicles. Gr. 3-5.
When the Grace siblings, Mallory, Jared and Simon, move into the Spiderwick Estate,
they find a faerie guide book that leads them into a sinister faerie world they’d never imagined
existed. #1 The Field Guide, 2003; #2 The Seeing Stone, 2003; #3 Lucinda’s Secret, 2003; #4
The Ironwood Tree, 2004; #5 The Wrath of the Mulgarath, 2004.
Black, Holly and Tony DiTerlizzi. Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles. Gr. 3-5.
When his father remarries and moves his new wife and daughter into the soon-to-be
completed Mangrove Hollow, eleven-year-old Nicholas Vargas finds an ally in his new stepsister
when a little nixie with a huge problem comes to him for help. #1 The Nixie’s Song, 2007.
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Bode, N. E. The Anybodies. 2004. Gr. 4-6.
Fern Drudger is an imaginative girl growing up in a family of extremely boring people.
She is convinced that they are not her real parents, and they’re not. When she finds her real
father, she discovers that he can turn himself into anyone or anything, but he needs her help.
Sequels: The Nobodies, 2005; The Somebodies, 2006.
Brennan, Herbie. The Faerie Wars Chronicles. Gr. 6-10.
Troubled by family problems, Henry finds his life taking a whole new dimension when
he and his friend, old Mr. Fogarty, become involved with Prince Pyrgus Malvae, who has been
sent from the faerie world in order to escape the treacherous Faeries of the Night. #1 Faerie
Wars, 2003; #2 The Purple Emperor, 2004; #3 Ruler of the Realm, 2006; #4 Faerie Lord,
forthcoming 1/2008.
Browne, N. M. Warriors of Alavna. 2002. Gr. 7+.
Transported back in time to the year 75 AD in Roman Britain during a school trip, Dan
and Ursula discover that they have acquired extraordinary strengths and powers that are to be
used to help the Combrogi, a Celtic tribe, battle against the brutal Romans. Sequel: Warriors of
Camlann, 2003.
Bruchac, Joseph. Wabi: A Hero’s Tale. 2006. Gr. 5-8.
Having been born an owl with a fearless constitution, Wabi's world takes a sudden turn
when he falls in love with a human girl and, through his shape-shifting skills, transforms into a
human to win her heart, yet with danger looming in the Valley of the Monsters, Wabi knows his
personal desires must take second place to the perilous issues that await.
Buckley, Michael. The Sisters Grimm Series. Gr. 4-6.
Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always
believed to be dead. They discover they have a fairy-tale heritage that might help them find their
missing parents. #1 The Fairy-Tale Detectives (2005); #2 The Unusual Suspects (2005); #3
The Problem Child (2006). Forthcoming title: Magic and Other Misdemeanors (12/2007)
Carey, Janet Lee. Dragon’s Keep. 2007. Gr. 7 +.
Born with a dragon claw where her ring finger should be, Princess Rosalind, forced by
her mother, the queen, to wear gloves at all times until a cure can be found, finally understands
her true destiny when she is carried off by a dragon who sees beauty where her mother only saw
shame.
Carman, Patrick. The Land of Elyon. Gr. 3-5.
Alexa lives in a world totally surrounded by walls. when she finds the key to a secret
passage, she ventures into a world of magic outside the walls. #1 The Dark Hills Divide, 2004;
#2 Beyond the Valley of the Thorns, 2005; #3 The Tenth City, 2006; #4 Into the Mist, 2007.
Carman, Patrick. Atherton: House of Power. 2007. Gr. 5-8.
Edgar, an eleven-year-old orphan, finds a book that reveals significant secrets about Atherton,
the strictly divided world on which he lives, even as geological changes threaten to shift the
power structure that allows an elite few to live off the labor of others.
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Carmody, Isobelle. The Night Gate. 2006. Gr. 5-8.
While Rage’s mother lies in a coma, she overhears neighbors planning to send her away
without her four beloved dogs. Rage runs away and passes through a magical gate where her
dogs are transformed and she is given the task of finding the wizard who created the land.
Sequel: Winter Door, 2006.
Chabon, Michael. Summerland. 2002. Gr. 5+.
Ethan Feld, the worst baseball player in the history of the game, finds himself recruited
by a 100-year-old scout to help a band of fairies triumph over an ancient enemy.
Chima, Cinda Williams. The Warrior Heir. 2006. Gr. 6-10.
Fourteen-year-old Jack finds out that he is not really an ordinary teenager but the last of a
line of magical warriors and a member of Weirlind, who must fight to the death to determine if
the house of the White Rose or the Red Rose continues to rule the Weir. Sequel: The Wizard
Heir, 2007.
Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl Series. Gr. 5-9.
Artemis Fowl, the twelve-year-old criminal mastermind, captures a fairy and demands a
ransom in gold in an attempt to restore the family fortune. #1 Artemis Fowl, 2001; #2 Artemis
Fowl: The Arctic Incident, 2002; #3 Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, 2003; #4 Artemis
Fowl: The Opal Deception, 2005; #5 Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony, 2006; (Artemis Fowl:
The Graphic Novel, forthcoming 10/2007).
Collins, Suzanne. The Underland Chronicles. Gr. 5-8.
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange
underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders
while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy. #1 Gregor the Overlander, 2003; #2 Gregor and
the Prophecy of Bane, 2004; #3 Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, 2005; #4 Gregor
and the Marks of Secret, 2006; #5 Gregor and the Code of Claw, 2007.
Coombs, Kate. The Runaway Princess. 2006. Gr. 5-7.
Fifteen-year-old Princess Meg uses magic and her wits to rescue a baby dragon and
escape the unwanted attentions of princes hoping to gain her hand in marriage through a contest
arranged by her father, the king.
Constable, Kate. The Chanter of Tremaris Trilogy. Gr. 6-10.
Calwyn, a young priestess of ice magic, or "chantment," joins other chanters with different
magical skills to fight a sorcerer who wants to claim all their powers for his own. #1 The Singer
of All Songs, 2004; #2 The Waterless Sea, 2005; #3 The Tenth Power, 2006.
Cooper, Susan. The Dark Is Rising Sequence. Gr. 5-10.
On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton, the seventh son of a seventh son, discovers a
special gift. He is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical signs that will enable
the Light to defeat the Dark. #1 Over Sea, Under Stone, 1965; #2 The Dark Is Rising, 1973; #3
Greenwitch, 1974; #4 The Grey King, 1975 (Newbery Medal); #5 Silver on the Tree, 1977.
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Coville, Bruce. The Magic Shop Books. Gr. 4-6.
In Mr. Elives’ Magic Shop, those who wonder in can find just the magical item that will
help them out of a jam. Or so they think. #1 The Monster’s Ring, 1982 (revised, 2002); #2
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, 1991; #3 Jennifer Murdley’s Toad, 1992; #4 The Skull of
Truth, 1997; Juliet Dove, Queen of Love, 2003.
Cowell, Cressida. The Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Gr. 3-5.
Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third
as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy
Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon. #1 How to Train Your Dragon, 2004; #2 How to
Be a Pirate, 2005; #3 How to Speak Dragonese, 2006; #4 How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse,
2007.
Croggon, Alison. The Books of Pellinor. Gr. 7-10.
Sixteen-year-old Maerad, an orphan gifted in the magic and power of the Bards, escapes
from slavery and begins to learn how to use her gift to stave off evil. #1 The Naming, 2005; #2
The Riddle, 2006; #3 The Crow, forthcoming 10/2007.
Crossley-Holland, Kevin. The Arthur Trilogy. Gr. 7+.
In late twelfth-century England, a thirteen-year-old boy named Arthur recounts how
Merlin gave him a magical seeing stone which showed him images of the legendary King Arthur,
the events of whose life seem to have many parallels to his own. #1 The Seeing Stone, 2001; #2
At the Crossing Places, 2002; #3 The King of Middle March, 2004.
Curry, Jane Louise. The Black Canary. 2005. Gr. 5-8.
As the child of two musicians, twelve-year-old James has no interest in music until he
discovers a portal to seventeenth-century London in his uncle's basement, and finds himself in a
situation where his beautiful voice and the fact that he is biracial might serve him well.
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. 1961. Gr. 4-7.
When James’ parents die, he goes to live with his cruel aunts until the magic crystals
make a giant peach grow in the back yard. Inside there are human-sized, talking insects, and
James travels with them all the way across the ocean.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 1964. Gr. 4-7.
Charlie lives in poverty but dreams of finding one of the golden tickets that will let him
visit the magical chocolate factory owned by Willy Wonka. Sequel: Charlie and the Great
Glass Elevator, 1972.
Dahl, Roald. The Witches. 1983. Gr. 4-6.
Turned into a mouse by the Grand High Witch when he discovers her plot to destroy
every child in England, a little boy--aided by his intrepid grandmother--takes on the witch and
her coven.
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Dahl, Roald. Matilda. 1988. Gr. 4-6.
Brilliant first-grader, Matilda, uses magic to triumph over her book-hating parents and
Miss Trunchbull, the odious school principal.
Delaney, Joseph. The Last Apprentice Series. Gr. 5-8.
Despite knowing the doomed outcome of the apprentices before him, twelve-year-old
Thomas Ward is determined to learn everything he will need to know to stay alive when his time
comes to ward off boggarts, witches, ghosts, and other evil-spirited creatures from the land that
he was born to protect. #1 Revenge of the Witch, 2005; #2 Curse of the Bane, 2006; #3 The
Night of the Soul Stealer, 2007; #4 Attack of the Fiend, forthcoming 3/2008.
DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux. 2003. Gr. 4-6.
Desperaux Tilling has been different from all the other mice from the moment he was
born. The large-eared rodent, enjoys reading fairy tales and falls in love with a real live princess,
but when the other mice banish him to the dungeon, not only is his own life in danger, but his
beloved princess’s as well.
DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. 2006. Gr. 4-6.
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is
separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new
owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.
Dickinson, Peter. The Ropemaker. 2001. Gr. 7-10.
When the magic in their enchanted Valley begins to fail, teenagers Tilja and Tahl,
together with their grandparents, venture forth to make their way to the heart of the evil empire,
in search of the powerful magician who cast the spell of protection in the first place. Sequel:
Angel Isle, 2007.
Dickinson, Peter. The Tears of the Salamander. 2003. Gr. 7-10.
Alfredo lives in Italy and loves music and fire. When a strange accident leaves him an
orphan he goes to live with his Uncle Giorgio, but soon discovers his guardian is a sorcerer with
nefarious plans, that he must find a way to stop.
Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee. The Brotherhood of the Conch. Gr. 4-6.
After his family is forced into a life of poverty on the harsh streets of Calcutta and his
father goes missing, Anand encounters a stranger who asks him to watch over his magical conch,
and that meeting soon leads Anand on an important journey into the high mountains to bring the
conch back to its rightful home. #1 The Conch Bearer, 2003; #2 The Mirror of Fire and
Dreaming, 2005.
Dokey, Cameron. Storyteller’s Daughter. 2002. Gr. 6-10.
When his queen betrays him, Shahrayar swears he will take a new bride each month and
execute her in the morning. Then, he meets Shahrazad whose magical stories may change
everything.
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Dokey, Cameron. Beauty Sleep. 2006. Gr. 6-10.
Aurore is cursed at her christening to die in her sixteenth year, but her godmother softens
the doom and changes the forthcoming death to sleep. Aurore grows up a strong-willed tomboy.
When she does not die or go into an enchanted sleep when she is sixteen, one disaster after
another afflicts her kingdom. Making up her mind to take her fate into her own hands, Aurore
ventures into the forest to find a way to break the curse.
Dokey, Cameron. Before Midnight. 2007. Gr. 6-10.
Cendrillon and her adopted brother, Raoul, left to be raised by servants, grow up in a
quiet household until the day an elegant woman and her two daughters arrive announcing that
she has married Cendrillon's father and will be taking over the household.
Dokey, Cameron. Golden. 2007. Gr. 6-10.
Born bald and raised by an adoptive mother, Rapunzel is finally told the truth about Rue,
another daughter trapped in a tower due to a witch's curse, and so she heads off to help the
imprisoned girl but becomes jealous of Rue's beautiful hair.
Duane, Diane. The Young Wizard Series. Gr. 7-10.
Thirteen-year-old Nita, tormented by a gang of bullies because she will not fight back,
finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry which guides her into another dimension
and leads her to meet Kit, who also wants to learn how to be a wizard. #1 So You Want to Be a
Wizard, 1983; #2 Deep Wizardry, 1985; #3 High Wizardry, 1990; #4 A Wizard Abroad, 1998;
#5 The Wizard’s Dilemma, 2001; #6 A Wizard Alone, 2002; #7 Wizard’s Holiday, 2003; #8
Wizards at War, 2005.
Dunkle, Clare. The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy. Gr. 6-10.
In nineteenth-century England, a powerful sorcerer and King of the Goblins chooses
Kate, the elder of two orphan girls recently arrived at their ancestral home, Hallow Hill, to
become his bride and queen. #1 The Hollow Kingdom, 2003; #2 Close Kin, 2004; In the Coils
of the Snake, 2005.
Durst, Sarah. Into the Wild. 2007. Gr. 5-8
Having escaped from the Wild and the preordained fairy tale plots it imposes, Rapunzel,
along with her daughter Julie Marchen, tries to live a fairly normal life, but when the Wild
breaks free and takes over their town, it is Julie who has to prevent everyone from being trapped
in the events of a story.
Eager, Edward. The Magic Series. Gr. 4-6.
Four cousins stumble into an array of magical adventures. #1 Half-Magic, 1954; #2
Knight’s Castle, 1956; #3 Magic by the Lake, 1957; #4 The Time Garden, 1958.
Eager, Edward. Magic or Not? 1959. Gr. 4-6.
When Laura and James move to their new home in Connecticut, they come across an old
well in the garden that could be a wishing well. Then Laura’s first wish seems to come true, and
they know they are going to have a most unusual summer.
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Eager, Edward. The Well-Wishers. 1960. Gr. 4-6.
James, Laura, Gordy and their friends think that there may not be any more magic left in
the wishing well, if it was really magic in the first place. Then Gordy threatens the well and a
strange, witch-like, old woman comes to lead him away into the wood.
Eager, Edward. Seven Day Magic. 1962. Gr. 4-6.
Susan and her friends become the main characters in the book they’ve just borrowed from
the library.
Easton, Patricia Harrison. Davey’s Blue-Eyed Frog. 2003. Gr. 3-5.
Davey can’t believe his luck when he captures a talking frog. He doesn’t believe she’s
Princess Amelia under a spell, and is certainly not going to kiss her to restore her. But he does
decide to take her home both to keep her safe and to help make him the most popular boy in
school.
Ende, Michael. The Neverending Story. 1983. Gr. 7+.
After shy, awkward Bastian becomes a character in the mysterious book he is reading, he
discovers he has an important mission to fulfill.
Estes, Eleanor. Witch Family. 1960. Gr. 3-5.
Two girls who love to draw witches are amazed when their drawings come to life.
Farmer, Nancy. The Sea of Trolls. 2004. Gr. 6-10.
After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured
by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen,
leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls. Sequel: The Land of
Silver Apples, 2007.
Ferris, Jean. Once upon a Marigold. 2002. Gr. 5-9.
A young man with a mysterious past and a penchant for inventing things leaves the troll
who raised him, meets an unhappy princess he has loved from afar, and discovers a plot against
her and her father.
Fisher, Catherine. The Oracle Prophecies. Gr. 7-10.
After she is chosen to be "Bearer-of-the-god," Mirany questions the established order and sets
out, along with a musician and a scribe, to find the legitimate heir of the religious leader known
as the Archon. #1 The Oracle Betrayed, 2004; #2 The Sphere of Secrets, 2005; #3 Day of the
Scarab, 2006.
Flanagan, John. The Ranger’s Apprentice Quartet. Gr. 5-8.
When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by battleschool, he becomes the reluctant
apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger. #1
The Ruins of Gorlan, 2005; #2 The Burning Bridge, 2006; #3 The Icebound Land, 2007; #4
The Battle for Skandia, forthcoming 3/2008.
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Fletcher, Susan. The Dragon Chronicles. Gr. 5-8.
Kaeldra, an outsider adopted by an Elythian family as a baby, possesses the power to
understand dragons and uses this power to try to save her younger sister who needs dragon's milk
to recover from an illness. #1 Dragon’s Milk, 1989; #2 Flight of the Dragon Kyn, 1991; #3
Sign of the Dove, 1996.
Funke, Cornelia. The Thief Lord. 2002. Gr. 5-8.
Prosper and Bo are orphans, on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. They find shelter
in Venice with the Thief Lord and his band of young followers. The brothers just want to stay
together, but they encounter a mysterious magic that changes their world forever.
Funke, Cornelia. Dragon Rider. 2004. Gr. 4-6.
When humans endanger the hidden valley of the silver dragons, Firedrake embarks on a
quest to find the rim of Heaven in hopes of discovering a place of safety for them all.
Funke, Cornelia. The Inkheart Trilogy. Gr. 5-8.
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living,
can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to
force him into service. #1 Inkheart, 2003; #2 Inkspell, 2005; # 3 Inkdeath, forthcoming 9/2008.
Funke, Cornelia. Igraine the Bold. Forthcoming 10/2007.
The daughter of two magicians, twelve-year-old Igraine wants nothing more than to be a
knight, and when their castle is attacked by a treacherous neighbor bent on stealing their singing
magic books, Igraine has an opportunity to demonstrate her bravery.
Furlong, Monica. The Wise Child Trilogy. Gr. 6-10.
Abandoned by her parents, Wise Child is taken in by Juniper, a sorceress and healer, but
the return of her natural mother, Maeve, a malevolent black witch, threatens her very existence,
in a fantasy set in Scotland during the reign of King Arthur. #1 Wise Child, 1987; #2 Juniper,
1991; #3 Colman, 2004.
Gaiman, Neil. Coraline. 2002. Gr. 5-9.
Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly
different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her
parents, and the souls of three others.
Gardner, Sally. I, Coriander. 2005. Gr. 6-8.
In seventeenth-century London, Coriander, a girl who has inherited magic from her
mother, must find a way to use this magic in order to save both herself and an inhabitant of the
fairy world where her mother was born.
Garner, Alan. The Tales of Alderley. Gr. 5-8.
Susan and Colin go to stay on the Mossocks’ farm in Alderley, a rural section of England.
They encounter many strange things, including the fact that Susan’s bracelet is the key to power
over the 140 knights who lie in an enchanted sleep within a nearby mountain. #1 Garner, Alan.
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, 1960; #2 The Moon of Gomrath. 1963.
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Garner, Alan. Elidor. 1965. Gr. 5-8.
Roland, Helen, Nicholas and David Watson are exploring a ruined church in Manchester,
England when they enter the strange world of Elidor. In this medieval kingdom, they are
persuaded to become the guardians of Elidor’s treasures: a sword, a stone, a spear and a
cauldron, but the evil powers pursue them even when they return home.
George, Jessica Day. Dragon Slippers. 2007. Gr. 5+.
Creel's aunt was the one who came up with the idea of her niece posing as a dragon
sacrifice. The plan was for a knight to rescue and marry her. Instead, it's Creel who saves
herself and then heads for the king's city with a pair of shoes that can either destroy or save the
kingdom.
Grahame, Kenneth. The Reluctant Dragon. 1938. Gr. 4-6.
St. George and his young friend are searching for a dragon to slay. The boy finds the
dragon first and knows it is really a kindly dragon, but he doesn’t know how he will convince the
frightened villagers or St. George the Dragon-Killer, to spare this dragon.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Just Ella. 1999. Gr. 7-10.
Ella learns, to her dismay, that finding Prince Charming isn’t all that it’s cracked up to
be. When she tells him that she’d rather not get married after all, he has her thrown in the
dungeon. With no fairy godmother to help her out, Ella must use her wits to escape and create
her own destiny.
Hale, Shannon. The Goose Girl Trilogy. Gr. 6-10.
On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards
and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true
identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers. #1 The Goose Girl, 2003; #2 Enna
Burning, 2004; #3 River Secrets, 2006.
Hale, Shannon. Princess Academy. 2005. Gr. 5-8.
When the prince’s priests divine that his future bride will come form Miri’s mountainside
village, she and all of the 12-17 year-old girls who live there must enter the Princess Academy to
train to be a princess. While Miri learns the art of living as a princess, she also studies the
mindspeach of her people, which comes in handy when the village is attacked.
Hanley, Victoria. The Seer and the Sword. 2000. Gr. 6-10.
Princess Torina, who can sometimes see the future in the crystal her father brings to her,
and Landen, a prince from a conquered kingdom who seeks to regain a stolen sword, become
unlikely friends as they grow up together. Treachery separates them, and as they live in exile,
they must each find their own paths to peace and to each other. Sequels: Healer’s Keep, 2002;
The Light of the Oracle, 2005.
Haptie, Charlotte. The Books of the Karmidee. Gr. 5-8.
Young Otto comes to the rescue when he discovers that his family and city are the last
remnants of an ancient magical world now under threat from the Normal Police. #1 Otto and the
Flying Twins, 2004; #2 Otto and the Bird Charmers, 2005.
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Hardinge, Frances. Fly by Night. 2006. Gr. 5-9.
A twelve-year-old orphan, Mosca Mye, and her homicidal goose, Saracen, travel to the
city of Mandelion on the heels of smooth-talking con-man Eponymous Clent, driven by her love
of language to find a better life.
Harrison, Mette. Mira, Mirror. 2004. Gr. 7-10.
When Mira’s mother makes a bargain with a witch, Mira becomes the second apprentice
in the magical household. The beautiful first apprentice appears to befriend her until the day she
uses her power to transform Mira into a mirror, a mirror that can speak and perform some magic
but that cannot transform back into a girl.
Harrison, Mette. The Princess and the Hound. 2007. Gr. 7+.
Bound to marry for duty, Prince George, a possessor of animal magic, which is
punishable by death, and Princess Beatrice, the unwanted daughter of a cruel king whose only
companion is her faithful hound, are brought together in the aftermath of war.
Haydon, Elizabeth. The Floating Island. The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme. Vol. 1.
2006. Gr. 5-9.
The adventures of a young Nain explorer who traveled the world and recorded his
adventures in journals. Fragments of these have been found and reconstructed here. Sequel:
The Thief King’s Daughter, 2007.
Hemmingway, Amanda. The Sangreal Trilogy. Gr. 8+.
When Annie flees with her infant son, Nathan, she winds up in a small English village at
the doorstep of Bartlemy Goodman, who has secrets of his own. As Nathan grows up under his
care, he lives an ordinary life until the age of eleven when he starts to have visions of an
emerald-encrusted chalice that lead him to people of another world in desperate need of his help.
#1 The Greenstone Grail, 2005; #2 The Sword of Straw, 2006; #3 The Poisoned Crown, 2007.
Hoffman, Mary. Stravaganza. Gr. 6-10.
Three teens, Lucien, Georgia, and Sky, discover they are Stravaganti who can travel
between their own world and Talia, a land resembling Renaissance Italy. #1 The City of Masks,
2002; #2 The City of Stars, 2003; #3 The City of Flowers, 2005.
Hunter, Erin. Warrior Series. Gr. 5-9.
Rusty, bored with being a tame house cat, literally leaps at the chance to join the
ThunderClan of wild cats and train as a warrior. #1 Into the Wild, 2003; #2 Fire and Ice, 2003;
#3 Forest of Secrets, 2003; #4 Rising Storm, 2004; #5 A Dangerous Path, 2004.
Hunter, Erin. Warriors: The New Prophecy. Gr. 5-9.
A new prophecy from the StarClan calls a group of cats together to protect their beloved
forest. #1 Midnight, 2005; #2 Moonrise, 2005; #3 Dawn, 2006; #4 Starlight, 2006; #5 Twilight,
2006; #6 Sunset, 2007.
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Ibbotson, Eva. The Secret of Platform 13. 1998. Gr. 4-6.
Odge Gribble, a young hag, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on
their mission through a magical tunnel from their Island to London to rescue their King and
Queen’s son who had been stolen as an infant.
Ibbotson, Eva. Which Witch. 1999. Gr. 5-9.
Arriman the Awful, the Wizard of the North, needs a wife, and naturally, he must marry a
witch, but which one? Arriman announces a competition among the witches of Todcaster, one of
whom will marry him.
Jacques, Brian. The Redwall Series. Gr. 5-10.
A colony of mice and other peaceful animals inhabit Redwall Abbey until various and
sundry vile villains attack. #1 Redwall, 1986; #2 Mossflower, 1988; #3 Mattimeo, 1990; #4
Mariel of Redwall, 1992; #5 Salamandastron, 1993; #6 Martin the Warrior, 1994; #7 The
Bellmaker, 1995; #8 Outcast of Redwall, 1996; #9 The Pearl’s of Lutra, 1997; #10 The Long
Patrol, 1998; #11 Marlfox, 1998; #12 The Legend of Luke, 1999; #13 Lord Brocktree, 2000;
#14 Taggerung: a Tale from Redwall, 2001; #15 Triss, 2002; #16 Loamhedge, 2003; #17 High
Rhulian, 2005; #18 Eulalia! 2007.
Johnson, Jane. The Secret Country. The Eidolon Chronicles. Vol. 1. 2006. Gr. 4-7.
Having learned from a talking cat that he and his sisters are the half-elfin royalty of a
parallel world called Eidolon, twelve-year old Ben Arnold attempts to stop his evil uncle from
smuggling magical creatures between the two worlds to sell on the black market. Sequel: The
Shadow World. The Eidolon Chronicles. Vol. 2, 2007.
Jones, Diana Wynne. Witch’s Business. 1973. Gr. 4-6.
Jess and Frank will not get an allowance for four whole months, so they decide to start
their own business: Own Back, Ltd. Their specialty is getting revenge. Things get complicated
when they find they are in competition with Biddy Iremonger, the local witch.
Jones, Diana Wynne. The Power of Three. 1976. Gr. 6-8.
When their home is threatened, siblings Ayna, Gair and Ceri, venture onto the dangerous
Moor where they must use their magic gifts to save their home.
Jones, Diana Wynne. The Chrestomanci Chronicles. Gr. 5-8.
Chrestomanci, the nine-lived enchanter, supervises the training of young enchanters, and
the magical happenings in multiple universes. #1 Charmed Life, 1977; #2 The Magicians of
Caprona, 1980; #3 Witch Week, 1982; #4 The Lives of Christopher Chant, 1988; #5 Mixed
Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci, 2001; #6 Conrad’s Fate, 2005; #7 The Pinhoe Egg,
2006.
Jones, Diana Wynne. Howl’s Moving Castle. 1986. Gr. 7-10.
Sophie, as the oldest of three sisters, is resigned to life as an apprentice in a hat shop,
when a witch turns her into an old woman. She moves into Wizard Howl’s moving castle and
decides she needs to try to tame him. Companion novel: Castle in the Air, 1991.
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Jones, Diana Wynne. Deep Secret. 1997. Gr. 7+.
Rupert is a junior magid, one of the many mages who oversees the workings of the
Multiverse. He is searching for a replacement for his dead mentor, and simultaneously looking
for the unknown heir of the Empire of Korfyros. Companion novel: The Merlin Conspiracy,
2003.
Jones, Diana Wynne. Dark Lord of Derkholm. 1998. Gr. 7+.
Derk, an unconventional wizard who likes to breed unusual animals (griffins, flying pigs,
winged horses, etc.), and his magical family become involved in a plan to put a stop to the
devastating tours to their world arranged by the tyrannical Mr. Chesney. Sequel: Year of the
Griffin, 2000.
Kaaberbol, Lene. The Shamer Chronicles. Gr. 5-8.
In a Medieval world-that-never-was, Shamers have the gift of being able to look into
anyone’s eyes and know their deepest secrets. Dina and her mother both have the gift, but it only
leads to trouble. #1 The Shamer’s Daughter, 2004; #2 The Shamer’s Signet, 2005; #3 Serpent
Gift, 2006: #4 The Shamer’s War, 2006.
Kindl, Patrice. Owl in Love. 1993. Gr. 6-10.
Owl Tycho, a shape-shifter who can turn into an owl at will, falls in love with her science
teacher, Mr. Lindstrom, and while keeping vigil outside, encounters another possible owl/human
in a starving, wild-eyed boy.
Kindl, Patrice. Goose Chase. 2001. Gr. 6-10.
Rather than marry a cruel king or a seemingly dim-witted prince, an enchanted goose girl
endures imprisonment, capture by several ogresses, and other dangers, before learning exactly
who she is.
Knox, Jennifer. The Dreamhunter Duet. Gr. 8+.
In a world where select people can enter "The Place" and find dreams of every kind to
share with others for a fee, a fifteen-year-old girl is training to be a dreamhunter when her father
disappears, leaving her to carry on his mysterious mission. #1 Dreamhunter, 2006; #2
Dreamquake, 2007.
Landy, Derek. Skulduggery Pleasant. 2007. Gr. 7+.
Skulduggery Pleasant is an ace detective, a crackerjack sorcerer and a fire-throwing
skeleton. He's also the protector of Stephanie Edgley. It's these two against an ancient evil for
the fate of the world.
Larbalestier, Justine. Magic or Madness Trilogy. Gr.8+.
Reason Cansino lives with her mother in the Australian bush country until her mother
goes insane and Reason is sent to live with her grandmother. Reason is convinced that her
grandmother is a witch. When she finds a magic door, she escapes her grandmother and ends up
in New York City, where her adventures are only just beginning. #1 Magic or Madness, 2005;
#2 Magic Lessons; #3 Magic’s Child, 2007.
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Le Guin, Ursula. The Earthsea Chronicles. Gr. 6+.
In Earthsea the ways of wizardry are studied on the mystical Isle of Roke. #1 A Wizard
of Earthsea, 1969; #2 Tombs of Atuan, 1971; #3 The Farthest Shore, 1972; #4 Tehanu, 1990;
#5 Tales of Earthsea, 2001; #6 The Other Wind, 2001.
Le Guin, Ursula. Gifts. 2004. Gr. 7+.
When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking"--
a violent talent shared by members of his family--he upsets the balance of power among rival
families, each of which has a deadly talent of its own. Sequels: Voices, 2006; Powers, 2007.
L’Engle, Madeleine. The Time Quartet. Gr. 6-10.
Meg and her brothers embark on perilous journeys, including traveling though space and
time, to battle evil. #1 A Wrinkle in Time, 1962; #2 A Wind in the Door, 1973; #3 A Swiftly
Tilting Planet, 1978; #4 Many Waters, 1986.
Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. 1997. Gr. 5-8.
Lucinda, a foolish fairy, bestows on Eleanor the gift of obedience. Consequently, all her
life Ella is compelled to do everything she is told to do. In an attempt to break the spell, Ella
ventures out on her own and encounters dwarfs, giants, wicked stepsisters, and her prince
charming.
Levine, Gail Carson. Fairest. 2006. Gr. 5-8
Gifted with a beautiful voice that has the power to captivate all who hear it, kindhearted
Aza, believing that she is plain, catches the attention of a handsome prince--and an evil new
queen--plunging her into a world of adventure, danger, and romance.
Levine, Gail Carson. The Princess Tales. Gr. 3-5.
Fairies, princes, princesses, and peas, are all cast in humorous retellings of classic tales.
#1 The Princess Test, 1999; #2 The Fairy’s Mistake, 1999; #3 Princess Sonora and the Long
Sleep, 1999; #4 Cinderellis and the Glass Hill, 2000; #5 The Fairy’s Return, 2002; #6 For
Biddle’s Sake, 2002.
Levine, Gail Carson. The Wish. 2000. Gr. 5-8.
When Wilma gives an old woman on the subway her seat, her kindness is rewarded by
the granting of one wish. Wilma wishes to be the most popular kid in Claverford School. Too
late, she realizes that she only has three more weeks until graduation.
Levine, Gail Carson. The Two Princess of Bamarre. 2001. Gr. 5-8.
Meryl is the adventurous sister and Addie the timid one. When Meryl falls ill, it is Meryl
who braves specters, griffins and dragons to try to save her sister.
Levine, Gail Carson. Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg. 2005. Gr. 4-6.
Prilla has just arrived in Fairy Haven, the place in Never Land where Tinkerbell and all
her friends dwell, and she finds that she doesn’t fit in very well. She doesn’t know the ways of
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the fairies and she doesn’t even know her own talent. But when danger looms, she joins with
Tinkerbell to save their island home. Sequel: Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand, 2007.
Lewis, C. S. The Chronicles of Narnia. Gr. 5-9. (In order of publication.)
Siblings Peter, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy discover a magic wardrobe that takes them to
the land of Narnia. #1 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 1950; #2 Prince Caspian, 1951;
#3 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, 1952; #4 The Silver Chair, 1953; #5 The Horse and His
Boy, 1954; #6 The Magician’s Nephew, 1955; #7 The Last Battle, 1956.
McCaffrey, Anne. The Harper Hall Trilogy. Gr. 7+.
On the world of Pern, where dragons and their riders must burn dangerous thread out of
the sky before it falls to the ground and eats all living things, young Mellony longs to become a
Harper. #1 Dragonsong, 1976; #2 Dragonsinger, 1977; #3 Dragondrums, 1979.
MacDonald, George. The Princess and the Goblin. 1872. Gr. 5-7.
Princess Irene and her good friend Curdie, a miner’s son, work to save the kingdom from
goblins that are plotting disaster. Sequel: The Princess and Curdie, 1882.
McGraw, Eloise. The Moorchild. 1996. Gr. 5-9.
The children of the village hate Saaski for being different. The only place she feels at
home is on the lonely moor with her pipes. Gradually, she begins to suspect the truth of why she
does not belong and seeks to set things right with the fairies.
McKillip, Patricia. The Riddle-Master of Hed Trilogy. Gr. 7+. (Available only as a 3-in-1
volume: Riddle Master: The Complete Trilogy.)
All wizards have vanished from the world, leaving only riddles in their wake. Morgan,
Prince of Hed, has mastered those riddles, but when evil threatens he must seek out the High One
to solve the most compelling riddle of all. #1 The Riddle-Master of Hed, 1976; #2 The Heir of
Sea and Fire, 1977; # 3 The Harpist in the Wind, 1980.
McKillip, Patricia. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld. 1978. Gr. 8+.
Sybel, daughter of a wizard, granddaughter of a wizard, has spent her life in her crystal
hall caring for the legendary beasts of Eld. Then, one day she is asked to raise Tam, an
abandoned baby. She grows to love him and learns too late that he is the son of an enemy.
McKillip, Patricia. The Changeling Sea. 1988. Gr. 7+.
When Perriwinkle is not scrubbing floors, she is learning magic to hex the sea that has
taken her father. Kir, the king’s son, wants to send a message to the sea as well. They never
dream that the magic might bring a sea monster, the king’s second son, a magician and a huge
chain of gold.
McKillip, Patricia. The Alphabet of Thorn. 2004. Gr.7+.
Nepenthe, a sixteen-year-old orphan who has been raised by the royal librarians to be a
translator, receives a book in a strange language that entwines her in an ancient history that
threatens the kingdom of Raine.
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McKinley, Robin. Beauty. 1978. Gr. 6+.
Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay, and
through her love releases him from the spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into
an ugly beast.
McKinley, Robin. The Blue Sword. 1982. Gr. 7+.
Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria,
discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.
McKinley, Robin. The Hero and the Crown. 1984. Gr. 7+.
(Prequel to The Blue Sword) With the aid of the wizard Luthe and the Blue Sword, Aerin
wins the birthright due to her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the
mysterious, demon-haunted North. (Newbery Medal)
McKinley, Robin. Rose Daughter. 1997. Gr. 7+.
Young Beauty is well-loved by her family and has a gift with gardens. When she is
compelled to join the Beast in his magical imprisonment, she concentrates on reviving his rose
garden while she grows to love the mystifying Beast.
McKinley, Robin. Spindle’s End. 2000. Gr. 7+.
The infant princess Briar Rose is cursed on her name day by Pernicia, an evil fairy, and
then whisked away by a young fairy to be raised in a magical country, unaware of her real
identity and hidden from Pernicia's vengeful powers.
McKinley, Robin. Dragonhaven. 2007. Gr. 8+.
When Jake Mendoza, who lives in the Smokehill National Park where his father runs the
Makepeace Institute of Integrated Dragon Studies, goes on his first solo overnight in the park, he
finds an infant dragon whose mother has been killed by a poacher.
Mahy, Margaret. Alchemy. 2003. Gr. 8+.
Seventeen-year-old Roland discovers that an unpopular girl in his school is studying
alchemy and finds that their destiny is linked with that of a power-hungry magician.
Melling, O. R. The Chronicles of Faerie. Gr. 8+.
Denizens of Faerie become embroiled in the lives of folk from the mortal realm. #1 The
Hunter’s Moon, 2005; #2 The Summer King, 2006; #3 The Light-Bearer's Daughter, 2007.
Morris, Gerald. The Squire’s Tales. Gr. 5-9.
Morris weaves together threads of Arthurian tales to create new adventures with magical
twists. #1 The Squire’s Tale, 1998; #2 The Squire, His Knight and His Lady, 1999; #3 The
Savage Damsel and the Dwarf, 2000; #4 Parsifal’s Page, 2001; #5 The Ballad of Sir Dinadan,
2003; #6 The Princess, the Crone and the Dung-Cart Knight, 2004; #7 The Lioness and Her
Knight, 2005; #8 The Quest of the Fair Unknown.
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Napoli, Donna Jo. The Frog Prince Trilogy. Gr. 4-6.
A female frog is mystified by the unfrog-like behavior of a male frog. As she rescues
him and then teaches him how to act like a frog, she grows to love him. #1 The Prince of the
Pond, 1992; #2 Jimmy the Pickpocket of the Palace, 1995; #3 Gracie, the Pixie of the Puddle,
2004.
Napoli, Donna Jo. The Magic Circle. 1993. Gr. 8+.
A good-hearted woman, who is a hunchback known as Ugly One, is a midwife who
learns sorcery to become a healer. After nine years of success, she is tricked by the devil’s
minions, loses her gifts and is forced to become a witch, waiting for Hansel and Gretel.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Zel. 1996. Gr. 8+.
After having lived a perfect life with her daughter in the quiet mountains for so many
years, Zel's mother is fearfully worried about Zel's new interest in the handsome young prince
she has met and so devises a plan to keep Zel from ever leaving her.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Beast. 2000. Gr. 7+.
Orasmyn, a Persian prince, makes a terrible mistake that sets an old curse free and causes
him to be turned into a lion, thus he must leave his kingdom before his transformation is
discovered and seek redemption in the outside world, in a powerful retelling of "Beauty and the
Beast" from the Beast's point of view.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Ugly. 2006. Gr. 3-5.
A retelling of the Ugly Duckling story follows little Ugly as the other ducks of Dove
Lake turn against him and he is forced to find his way in the world alone, but thanks to new
friendships his search for an identity is made a lot easier.
Nesbit, E. Five Children and It. 1902. Gr. 5-7.
Althea, Jane, Robert, Cyril and the Baby uncover an ancient, grumpy Sand Fairy who
grants the children one wish per day, but the wishes never turn out as expected.
Nesbit, E. The Enchanted Castle. 1907. Gr. 5-7.
Jimmy, Gerald and Cathy pretend a castle they find is enchanted. The magic becomes
reality when Mabel shows them the secret treasure room.
Nicholson, William. The Wind and Fire Trilogy. Gr. 6-9.
In Aramanth, everyone must constantly improve. When the Hath family fails, twins
Kestrel and Bowman set out on a perilous journey to find the mysterious voice of the wind
singer, in hopes that it will restore their home. #1 The Wind Singer, 2000; #2 Slaves of
Mastery, 2001; #3 Firesong, 2002.
Nimmo, Jenny. Children of the Red King. Gr. 4-6.
Charlie Bone thinks he is an ordinary ten-year-old until he starts hearing conversations in
photographs. He learns that he is one of the Endowed and must attend school at Bloor’s
Academy. #1 Midnight for Charlie Bone, 2003; #2 Charlie Bone and the Time Twister, 2003;
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#3 Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy, 2004; #4 Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors,
2005; #5 Charlie Bone and the Hidden King, 2006; #8 Charlie Bone and the Beast, 2007.
Nix, Garth The Abhorsen Sequence. Gr. 7+.
Magic reigns in the Old Kingdom but not in the neighboring land of Ancelstierre. Sabriel
was born in the Old Kingdom, but raised in the modern one. When her father suddenly
disappears, she must quickly learn to work Charter Magic, if she wants to save his life. #1
Sabriel, 1995; #2 Lirael, 2001; #3 Abhorsen, 2003; #4 Across the Wall, (a short story collection
featuring a novella set in the world of Abhorsen) 2005.
Nix, Garth. The Keys to the Kingdom. Gr. 5-8.
The Will has been divided into seven parts and each part is zealously guarded by the ruler
of that day, but when one piece works it’s way to Arthur Penhaligon, he finds himself caught in a
world where he must master them all. #1 Mister Monday, 2003; #2 Grim Tuesday, 2005; #3
Drowned Wednesday, 2005; #5 Sir Thursday, 2006; #7 Lady Friday, 2007.
Oppel, Kenneth. The Silverwing Quartet. Gr. 4-6.
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from
his colony during migration, he grows in ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. #1
Silverwing, 1997; #2 Sunwing, 2000; #3 Firewing, 2003; #4 Darkwing, 2007.
Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn. 2004. Gr. 6+.
Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with
her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly
living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface. Sequel: Skybreaker, 2005.
Paolini, Christopher. The Inheritance Trilogy. Gr. 6+.
In Alagaèesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a
mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power,
peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. #1 Eragon, 2003; #2 Eldest, 2005.
Park, Linda Sue. Archer’s Quest. 2006. Gr. 4-6.
Twelve-year-old Kevin Kim helps Chu-mong, a legendary king of ancient Korea, return
to his own time.
Pattou, Edith. East. 2003. Gr. 6+.
Rose was raised in a small Norwegian village and her mother would like to keep her
close to home, but she has a wandering spirit. When her sister becomes ill and a white bear
offers a cure in exchange for Rose, Rose chooses to accompany him to his castle-in-a-cave.
While her sister recovers, Rose finds enchantment and danger in her new home.
Paver, Michelle. The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. Gr. 5-8.
When evil strikes the land six thousand years ago, twelve-year-old Tourak and his
faithful wolf-cub are forced into a perilous journey to take on the destructive force and, with the
help and guidance of strange characters along the way, find a way to change the horrific outcome
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the world seemed destined to endure. #1 Wolf Brother, 2005; #2 Spirit Walker, 2006; # 3 Soul
Eater, 2007.
Pierce, Meredith Ann. The Firebringer Trilogy. Gr. 5-8.
Aljan, the headstrong son of the prince of the unicorns, becomes a warrior and discovers
his destiny in his people's struggle against the hideous wyrms usurping their land. #1 The Birth
of the Firebringer, 1985; #2 Dark Moon, 1986; #3 The Son of Summer Stars, 1996.
Pierce, Tamora. The Song of the Lioness Quartet. Gr. 8+.
Alanna longs to be a knight, but in Tortall women aren’t allowed to train as warriors.
Ignoring her magical gifts, she trades places with her twin brother, Thom. He trains to be a
sorcerer while she trains for knighthood. #1 Alanna: The First Adventure, 1983; #2 In the
Hand of the Goddess, 1984; #3 The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, 1986; #4 Lioness
Rampant, 1988.
Pierce, Tamora. The Immortals Quartet. Gr. 8+.
Daine, an outcast because of her “knack” with animals, finds a home in Tortall, where
she learns to explore her Wild Magic. #1 Wild Magic, 1992; #2 Wolf-Speaker, 1994; #3
Emperor Mage, 1995; #4 Realms of Gold, 1996.
Pierce, Tamora. The Protector of the Small Quartet. Gr. 5-8.
Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen in Tortall, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but
must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a
knight. #1 First Test, 1999; #2 Page, 2000; #3 Squire, 2001; #4 Lady Knight, 2002.
Pierce, Tamora. The Trickster Duology. Gr. 8+
Alianne, the daughter of Alanna, the first Lady Knight of Tortall, would rather be a spy
like her father than a knight like her mother. This ambition leads to her capture by slavers who
whisk her off to the Copper Isles where she must use all of her wits to survive. # 1 Trickster’s
Choice, 2003; #2 Trickster’s Queen, 2004.
Pierce, Tamora. Terrier. Beka Cooper: Tortall Trilogy. Vol. 1. 2006. Gr. 7+.
When sixteen-year-old Beka becomes "Puppy" to a pair of "Dogs," as the Provost's
Guards are called, she uses her police training, natural abilities, and a touch of magic to help
them solve the case of a murdered baby in Tortall's Lower City. Sequel: Bloodhound: The
Legend of Beka Cooper, (forthcoming 1/2008).
Pierce, Tamora. The Circle of Magic Quartet. Gr. 5-8.
Four young mages from different lands surrounding the Pebbled Sea, are brought to the
Winding Circle Temple to learn how to use their gifts. #1 Sandry’s Book, 1997; #2 Tris’s Book,
1999; #3 Daja’s Book, 2000; #4 Briar’s Book, 2000.
Pierce, Tamora. The Circle Opens Quartet. Gr. 5-8.
Now mages, the four friends, Sandry, Tris, Daja, and Briar, go their separate ways to
explore their powers. #1 Magic Steps, 2001; #2 Street Magic, 2001; #3 Cold Fire, 2002; #4
Shatterglass, 2003.
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Pierce, Tamora. The Will of the Empress. 2005. Gr. 8+.
(Sequel to The Circle Opens Quartet.) Sandry can no longer avoid visiting the Empress
Berenene and her old friends, Daja, Tris and Briar accompany her on the journey. It has been a
long time since they went to mage-school together and their old connection seems to be lost until
the delights of court life turn to dangers and the must find a way to work together.
Pope, Elizabeth Marie. The Perilous Gard. 1974. Gr. 6-8.
In 1558 while imprisoned at Elwenwood Hall, a remote castle in northern England,
teenaged Kate Sutton finds herself involved in a series of mysterious events that eventually bring
her to an underground labyrinth peopled by the last practitioners of druidic magic.
Pratchett, Terry. The Tiffany Aching Adventures. Gr. 5-8.
When the Queen of Fairyland kidnaps her little brother, Tiffany Aching sets of to rescue
him, armed only with her frying pan, unwittingly beginning her education as a witch. #1 Wee
Free Men, 2003; #2 A Hat Full of Sky, 2004; # 3 Wintersmith, 2006.
Prue, Sally. Cold Tom. 2002. Gr. 6-8, 2002.
Half elf and half human, Tom runs from the elves that raised him when they decide to kill
him because he is part human. In the human city, Anna takes him in, and although his ability to
call on the stars and become invisible saves him from some danger, he eventually must learn to
cope in his strange new world.
Pullman, Philip. His Dark Materials Trilogy. Gr. 7+.
Living among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College, Lyra hears rumors of a
magical dust that supposedly possesses powers that can unite whole universes, and begins a
difficult and dangerous journey to find it. # 1 The Golden Compass, 1996; #2 The Subtle Knife,
1997; #3 The Amber Spyglass, 2000.
Pullman, Philip. Lyra’s Oxford. 2003. Gr. 7+.
(Sequel to the His Dark Materials Trilogy) Lyra is lured into the streets of Oxford by a
witch’s daemon that is determined to murder her.
Pullman, Philip. I Was a Rat! 2000. Gr. 3-5.
When a grubby page-boy arrives at Bob and Joan’s door, they take him in even though he
claims he was a rat. One disaster leads to another until only the new princess can save his life.
Pullman, Philip. The Scarecrow and His Servant. 2005. Gr. 4-6.
A scarecrow and his boy servant, Jack, set off on a dangerous adventure as they try to
outwit the crooked Buffaloni family and stake their claim to valuable Spring Valley.
Randall, David. Clovermead: In the Shadow of the Bear. 2004. Gr. 7+.
Clovermead, an inn-keeper’s daughter dreams of adventure and is eager to learn when a
traveling pilgrim teachers her swordplay. When two magic items come into her possession and
she learns a secret about her father, they both embark on a journey that is fraught with danger to
set things right. Sequels: Chandelfort, 2006 and Sorrel, forthcoming 10/2007.
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Regan, Dian Curtis. Princess Nevermore. 1995. Gr. 5-8.
Princess Quinnella of Mandria, a magical, underground kingdom, likes to visit the wizard
Melikar and play with magic. More than anything, she wants to go through the wishing well and
visit the outer world. When she gets her wish, it does not turn out as she expected. Sequel:
Cam's Quest: The Continuing Story of Princess Nevermore and the Wizard's Apprentice,
2006.
Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Gr. 5-8.
When Percy Jackson attends Camp Half-Blood, he learns that all of the campers are
demi-gods and so is he. But the gods of Ancient Greece, who have moved Mt. Olympus so that
it is above the Empire State Building, are as fractious as always and Percy and his friends must
do their best to avert a war among the gods. #1 The Lightning Thief, 2005; #2 The Sea of
Monsters, 2006; #3 The Titan’s Curse, 2007.
Rodda, Emily. The Chronicles of Rin. Gr. 3-5.
Because only he can read the magical map, young, weak, and timid Rowan joins six other
villagers to climb a mountain and try to restore their water supply, as fears of a dragon and
other horrors threaten to drive them back. #1 Rowan of Rin, 2001; #2 Rowan and the Travelers,
2001; #3 Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal, 2002; #4 Rowan and the Zebak, 2002; #5
Rowan and the Ice Creepers, 2003.
Rodda, Emily. The Fairy Realm Series. Gr. 3-5.
Jessica discovers a way to enter the realm of the fairies and where she has many magical
adventures. #1 The Charm Bracelet, 2003; #2 The Flower Fairies, 2003; #3 The Third Wish,
2003; #4 The Last Fairy-Apple Tree, 2003; #5 Magic Key, 2004; #6 Unicorn, 2005; #7 The
Star Cloak, 2005; #8 The Water Sprites, 2006; #9 The Peskie Spell, 2006; #10 The Rainbow
Wand, 2006.
Ruby, Laura. The Wall and the Wing, 2006. Gr. 5-8.
In a future New York where most people can fly and cats are a rarity, a nondescript
resident of Hope House for the Homeless and Hopeless discovers that although she is shunned as
a "leadfoot," she has the surprising ability to become invisible. Sequel: The Chaos King, 2007.
Rupp, Rebecca. The Waterstone. 2002. Gr. 7+.
Twelve-year-old Tad, finding that he holds an ancient wisdom and the power to draw
beings together, embarks on a quest to seek a powerful crystal which, when retrieved from the
evil Nixie, will restore balance to the world.
Sabin, E. Rose. The School for Sorcery Trilogy. Gr. 6+.
When Tria attends magic school, she contends with an unpredictable roommate who
turns into a panther when she’s angry and a classmate bent on releasing forces of evil magic. #1
A School for Sorcery, 2002; #2 A Perilous Power, 2004; #3 When the Beast Ravens, 2005.
Sage, Angie. Septimus Heap Septology. Gr. 5-8.
In a world where there are many ordinary wizards and one Extraordinary Wizard, the
seventh son of a seventh son could wield more power than all of them combined. #1 Magyk,
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2005; #2 Flyte, 2006; #3 Physik, 2007.
Schmidt, Gary. Straw into Gold. 2001. Gr. 5-8.
Pursued by greedy villains, two boys on a quest to save innocent lives meet the banished
queen whose son was stolen by Rumpelstiltskin eleven years earlier, and she provides much
more than the answer they seek.
Scott, Michael. The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel). 2007. Gr. 7+.
Nicholas Flamel, born in Paris in 1330, discovered the secret of eternal life and hid it in
the Book of Abraham the Mage. Now Dr. John Dee is after the book, planning to use it to
destroy the world. Sophie and Josh Newman are the only ones who can stand against him. The
fate of the world is in their hands.
Sherman, Delia. Changeling. 2006. Gr. 5-8.
Neef is a changeling, a human baby stolen by fairies and replaced with one of their own;
but now she has broken a fairy law and must meet the challenge of the Green Lady of Central
Park or be sacrificed to the Wild Hunt.
Shinn, Sharon. The Safe-Keeper Series. Gr. 6+.
In this mythical land, villagers grow up not only to be smiths and gardeners, millers and
bakers, but to be also Dream-Makers and Truth-Tellers, and Safe-Keepers. #1 The Safe-
Keeper’s Secret, 2004; #2 The Truth-Teller’s Tale, 2005; #3 The Dream-Maker’s Magic,
2006.
Skelton, Matthew. Endymion Spring. 2006. Gr. 6+.
Having reluctantly accompanied his academic mother and pesky younger sister to
Oxford, twelve-year-old Blake Winters is at loose ends until he stumbles across an ancient and
magical book, secretly brought to England in 1453 by Gutenberg's mute apprentice to save it
from evil forces, and which now draws Blake into a dangerous and life-threatening quest.
Skye, Obert. Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo. 2005. Gr. 5-8.
When fate brings fourteen-year-old Leven and thirteen-year-old Winter together, they
discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and dreams needs
to be found and demolished. Sequels: Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret, 2006 and
Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want, 2007.
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Unseen. 2004. Gr. 5-8.
Feeling angry and out-of-place in her large family, twelve-year-old Xandra finds a
magical key to a world of ghostly, sometimes frightening, phantoms that help her see herself and
her siblings more clearly.
Stanley, Diane. Bella at Midnight. 2006. Gr. 5-8.
Raised by peasants, Bella discovers that she is actually the daughter of a knight and finds
herself caught up in a terrible plot that will change her life and the kingdom forever.
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Stewart, Paul. The Edge Chronicles. Gr. 5-8.
Twig leaves the safety of the Deepwoods, where he lives among the Woodtrolls, to
discover his true heritage and encounters some unforgettable, and dangerous, characters along
the way. #1 Beyond the Deepwoods, 2004; #2 Stormchaser, 2004; #3 Midnight over
Sanctaphrax, 2004; #4 The Curse of the Gloamgozler, 2005; #5 The Last of the Sky Pirates,
2005; #6 VOX, 2005; #7 Freeglader, 2006; #8 The Winter Knights, 2007; #9 The Clash of the
Sky Galleons, 2007.
Stroud, Jonathan. The Bartimaeus Trilogy. Gr. 5-9.
In a London where magicians control parliament and children with power are apprenticed
at an early age, Nathaniel is apprenticed to a magician who doesn’t appreciate his gifts or his
intelligence. Still learning his craft, Nathaniel summons the djinni, Bartimaeus, and their
unwilling partnership begins. #1 The Amulet of Samarkand, 2003; #2 The Golem’s Eye, 2004;
#3 Ptolemy’s Gate, 2005.
Taylor, Laini. Blackbringer: Faeries of Dreamdark, Book One. 2007. Gr. 5-8.
Magpie Windwitch, faerie, devil hunter, and granddaughter of the West Wind, must
defeat an ancient evil creature, the Blackbringer, who has escaped from his bottle and threatens
to unmake all of creation.
Thompson, Kate. The New Policeman. 2007. Gr. 7+.
Irish teenager JJ Liddy discovers that time is leaking from his world into Tir na nOg, the
land of the fairies, and when he attempts to stop the leak he finds out a lot about his family
history, the music that he loves, and a crime his great-grandfather may or may not have
committed.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit. 1937. Gr. 7+.
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who is half the size of a man, likes living comfortably in his
hobbit-hole. Despite his protests, the great wizard, Gandolf the Gray, lures him away to
adventure. Traveling with dwarfs, Bilbo is headed for the Lonely Mountains, home of Smaug
the Magnificent, the most dangerous dragon in Middle Earth
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. Gr. 7+.
Hobbit Frodo Baggins, must leave his beloved Shire to keep the One Ring from falling
into the wrong hands. #1 The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954; #2 The Two Towers, 1954; #3 The
Return of the King, 1955.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Children of Hurin. 2007. Gr. 8+.
A fantasy adventure saga set in the early days of Middle-Earth features humans and
elves, dwarves and dragons, orcs and dark sorcerers clashing in an epic battle between good and
evil.
Turner, Megan Whalen. The Attolia Chronicles. Gr. 5-8.
Atollia and its neighboring kingdoms are caught up in political intrigue in this imaginary
realm where the actions of the gods can effect anyone from the queen to a lowly thief. #1 Thief,
1996; #2 The Queen of Attolia, 2000; #3 The King of Attolia, 2006.
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Ursu, Anne. The Cronus Chronicles. 2006. Gr. 6+.
Thirteen-year-old Charlotte Mielswetzski and Zee, her cousin from England, realize that
something sinister is happening when the same plague that struck the children in England was
now running rampant in America as well. When they learn that Philonecron, a son of the
Underworld, is stealing children’s shadows, they journey to Hades to stop him. #1 The Shadow
Thieves, 2006; #2 The Siren Song, 2007.
Vande Velde, Vivian. A Hidden Magic. 1985. Gr. 4-6.
Princess Jennifer is lost in a magic forest and separated from her prince. Beset by an evil
witch, she seeks help from a kindly sorcerer.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Dragon’s Bait. 1992. Gr. 6+.
Falsely accused of being a witch, Alys is condemned to be the dragon’s sacrifice. The
dragon, Selendrile, transforms himself into a young man and agrees to help Alys take revenge on
her neighbors.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Witch’s Wishes. 2003. Gr. 3-5.
On her way to a Ghastly Gala A-Go-Go, a scatterbrained witch nearly collides with a
helicopter. When six-year-old Sarah is kind to her, the witch rewards her by making her pretend
magic wand real.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Wizard at Work. 2003. Gr. 3-5.
A young wizard, who runs a school to teach wizards, looks forward to a quiet summer off
but is drawn into adventures with princesses, unicorns, and ghosts instead.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Now You See It. 2005. Gr. 5-8.
Wendy finds a pair of glasses on her lawn and when she looks through them she can see
witches and elves and a magical gate to another world. When she enters that world, she learns
that there is an elf prince who needs her help.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Three Good Deeds. 2005. Gr. 4-6.
Caught stealing some goose eggs from a witch, Howard is cursed for his heartlessness
and turned into a goose himself, and he can only become human again by performing three good
deeds.
Vande Velde, Vivian. The Book of Mordred. 2005. Gr. 7+.
As the peaceful King Arthur reigns, the five-year-old daughter of Lady Alayna, newly
widowed of the village-wizard Toland, is abducted by knights who leave their barn burning and
their only servant dead.
Verrillo, Erica. Elissa’s Quest. 2007. Gr. 5-8.
Thirteen-year-old Elissa knows nothing of her origins until her father comes and takes
her to the Citadel of the evil Khan, in exchange for soldiers to protect the kingdom that will one
day be hers, but upon discovering her power, she chooses to follow her own destiny.
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Westerfeld, Scott. Midnighters Trilogy. Gr. 6+.
When Jessica Day moves to Bixby, Oklahoma she discovers that because she was born
on the stroke of midnight she can live through the secret twenty-fifth hour of the day. But that
hour is full of dangers. #1 The Secret Hour, 2004; #2 Touching Darkness, 2005; #3 Blue
Noon, 2006.
Whitlock, Dean. Sky Carver. 2005. Gr. 6+.
Thomas Painter, a talented wood carver, discovers that he can also do weather magic and
undertakes a journey that could lead him to hone that skill and save his village from drought, or
perhaps to a completely different destiny.
Whitlock, Dean. Raven. 2007. Gr. 7+.
Raven, a shape-shifting mage, is determined to save her baby half-sister Sarita from the
evil Steward and his son who are equally determined to get rid of the baby and take her
inheritance for themselves.
Wilce, Ysabeau. Flora Segunda. 2007. Gr. 5-8.
Fourteen-year-old Flora Fyrdraaca, whose mother is the Warlord's Commanding General
and whose father is mad, kindly helps her house's magical--and long-banished--butler, unaware
that he draws strength from the Fyrdraaca will.
Winterson, Jeanette. Tanglewreck. 2006. Gr. 6+.
Eleven-year-old Silver, who lives in a house called Tanglewreck at the center of bizarre
time warps, sets out to find the Timekeeper--a clock that controls time-- to protect it from falling
into the hands of two people who want to use the device for their own nefarious ends.
Wooding, Chris. Poison. 2005. Gr. 7+.
Poison, a rebellious teenager lives in the Black Marshes with her father, step-mother and
little sister until the phaeries steal the child away and replace her with a changeling. Determined
to find her, Poison braves the dangers of a gruesome phaerie realm to confront the Lord of
Phaerie himself.
Wrede, Patricia. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles. Gr. 6+.
Tired of being stuck in the castle embroidering, Princess Cimerone sets out to find a
dragon to serve. #1 Dealing with Dragons, 1990; #2 Searching for Dragons, 1992; #3 Calling
on Dragons, 1993; #4 Talking to Dragons, 1993.
Wrede, Patricia and Caroline Stevermer. Sorcery and Cecelia or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot.
1988. Gr. 7+.
In a Regency England where young men with magical talent can attend the Royal College
of Wizards, two cousins, Kate and Cecelia, exchange a series of letters about love, laughter and
their magical misadventures. Sequels: The Grand Tour or The Purloined Coronation Regalia
and The Mislaid Magician, or, Ten Years After, 2006.
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Yolen, Jane. The Young Merlin Trilogy. Gr. 3-6.
Abandoned in the woods of medieval England, a young boy grows wild during the
subsequent year in which he is forced to forage for food and run from wolves, until he is rescued
by a falconer and remembers his name and the legacy of magic he is to inherit. #1 Passager,
1996; #2 Hobby, 1996; #3 Merlin, 1997.
Yolen, Jane. Wizard’s Hall. 1991. Gr. 4-6.
Even though he doesn’t seem to have much talent, Henry wants to be a wizard. His
mother promptly sends him to Wizard’s Hall for training. There, he is pupil 113, the student that
everyone is relying on to keep the Hall safe from its greatest enemy.
Yolen, Jane. The Sword of the Rightful King. 2003. Gr. 5-8.
Merlinnus the magician devises a way for King Arthur to prove himself the rightful king
of England--pulling a sword from a stone--but trouble arises when someone else removes the
sword first
Yolen, Jane. Pay the Piper. 2005. Gr. 7+.
Prince Gringas is banished from Faerie for murdering his brother and must find a way to
earn money to remove the murder curse. When singing in a rock and roll band does not pay off,
he chooses lead children into Faerie where their souls serve as a source of energy for the land of
Ever Fair. Companion novel: Troll Bridge: A Rock 'N' Roll Fairy Tale.