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Abbott
“The Secrets of Droon”
The Hidden Stairs & the Magic Carpet
Journey to Volcano Palace
The Mysterious Island
City in the Clouds
Great Ice Battle
The Sleeping Giant of Goll
Into the Land of the Lost
The Golden Wasp
Tower of the Elf King
Quest for the Queen
The Hawk Bandits of Tarkoom
Under the Serpent Sea
Mask of Maliban
Voyage of the Jaffa Wind
The Moon Scroll
The Knights of Silversnow
Dream Thief
by Tony Abbott
Eric, Julie and Neal discover a secret staircase to another world and
find magic, flying lizards, and fun, furry creatures.
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Alexander
“The Prydain Series”
The Book of Three
The Black Cauldron
The Castle of Llyr
Taran Wanderer
The High King
by Lloyd Alexander
A young pig keeper has adventures far above his
station: battling the Horned King, destroying the Black Cauldron and
rescuing Princess Eilonway.
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Bellairs
“Anthony Monday Adventures”
Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn
Dark Secret of Weatherend
Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb
Mansion in the Mist
by John Bellairs
After stumbling upon a clue in the public library,
Anthony searches for the treasure long rumored to have been hidden by a
wealthy, eccentric citizen of their small town.
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Bellairs or Strickland
“Johnny Dixon Adventures”
The Curse of the Blue Figurine (Bellairs)
The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt (Bellairs)
The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull (Bellairs)
Revenge of the Wizard’s Ghost (Bellairs)
The Eyes of the Killer Robot (Bellairs)
The Trolley to Yesterday (Bellairs)
The Chessmen of Doom (Bellairs)
The Secret of the Underground Room (Bellairs)
The Drum, the Doll and the Zombie (Bellairs)
The Hand of the Necromancer (Strickland)
The Bell, the Book and the Spellbinder (Strickland)
The Wrath of the Grinning Ghost (Strickland)
by John Bellairs OR Brad Strickland
Twelve-year-old Johnny is plunged into terrifying mystery/adventures with his friend Professor Childermass.
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Bellairs or Strickland
“The Lewis Barnavelt Adventures”
The House with the Clock in Its Walls (Bellairs)
The Figure in the Shadows (Bellairs)
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring (Bellairs)
Ghost in the Mirror (Bellairs)
The Vengeance of the Witch-finder (Bellairs)
Doom of the Haunted Opera (Bellairs)
The Specter from the Magician’s Museum (Strickland)
The Beast Under the Wizard’s Bridge (Strickland)
The Tower at the End of the World (Strickland)
by John Bellairs OR Brad Strickland
Thirteen-year-old Lewis battles evil wizards and terrifying ghosts with his magician uncle and friend Rose Rita.
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Boston
“Green Knowe Books”
Children of Green Knowe
Treasure of Green Knowe
River at Green Knowe
An Enemy at Green Knowe
by Lucy Boston
At his great grandmother’s magical and mysterious
house, Green Knowe, Tolly finds he has lots of other children to play
with, who had lived in the house a century before.
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L’Engle
“The Time Trilogy”
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wind in the Door
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Many Waters (Youth Fiction)
by Madeline L’Engle
Members of the Wallace family travel through space
and time to battle against cruelty, injustice and intolerance in
classic struggles between good and evil.
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Levine
“Princess Tales”
The Fairy’s Mistake
Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep
The Princess Test
by Gail Levine
These princess stories have all the usual stuff: fairies, curses and princes, but with a twist.
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Lewis
“The Chronicles of Narnia”
The Magician’s Nephew
The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe
The Horse & His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle
by C.S. Lewis
Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund enter the magical world
of Narnia through a mirrored wardrobe and find a magical world of
fauns, witches, nymphs, dwarves and talking animals. They fight many
battles and eventually become rulers of the land.
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McMullan
“Dragon Slayers Academy”
The New Kid at School
Revenge of the Dragon Lady
Class Trip to the Cave of Doom
A Wedding for Wiglaf?
Knight for a Day
Sir Lancelot, Where Are You?
Wheel of Misfortune
Countdown to the Year 1000
by K. H. McMullan
Wiglaf, a student at the Dragon Slayers Academy, and
his friends have many adventures while learning how to become dragon
slayers extraordinaire.
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McMullan
“Myth-O-Mania” Series
Have a Hot Time, Hades
Phone Home, Persephone
Say Cheese, Medusa
Nice Shot, Cupid
Stop That Bull, Theseus
Keep a Lid on It, Pandora
Get to Work, Hercules
Go for the Gold, Atalanta
by Kate McMullan
A playful take on fractured Greek myths in which
Narrator Hades accuses his younger brother, Zeus, of being a
Myth-o-maniac (old-Greek-speak for `liar’) and so sets the record
straight.
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Murphy
“Worst Witch” Series
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch Strikes Again
A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch
The Worst Witch at Sea
by Jill Murphy
Mildred is the worst pupil in Mrs. Cackle’s Academy
for Witches, which is a grim and forbidding place. The teacher, Miss
Hardbroom, would like to get rid of her altogether, but somehow Mildred
always manages to save the day.
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Naylor
“Witch Series”
Witch’s Sister
Witch Water
The Witch Herself
The Witch’s Eye
Witch Weed
The Witch Returns
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Lynn is convinced that her neighbor, Mrs. Tuggle, is
a witch. When she and her best friend Mouse try to convince people, no
one will listen.
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Rodda
“Deltora Quest” Series
Forests of Silence
Lake of Tears
City of the Rats
Shifting Sands
Dread Mountain
Maze of the Beast
Valley of the Lost
Return to Del
by Emily Rodda
The evil Shadow Lord is plotting to invade Deltora
and enslave its people. Two unlikely companions journey to seven dark,
terrible places throughout the kingdom to reclaim seven powerful and
magical stones and save Deltora.
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Barron
“The Lost Years of Merlin”
The Lost Years of Merlin
The Seven Songs of Merlin
The Fires of Merlin
The Mirror of Merlin
The Wings of Merlin
by T.A. Barron
A young boy washes ashore on the coast of Wales with
no memory of who he is. Through a series of adventures, he discovers
his true identity.
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Billingsley
The Folk Keeper
by Fran Billingsley
Orphaned Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose
as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her
heritage as a seal maiden when she is taken to live with a wealthy
family in their manor by the sea.
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Colfer
“Artemis Fowl” Series
Artemis Fowl
The Arctic Incident
The Eternity Code
by Eoin Colfer
When a twelve year old evil genius tries to restore
his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold,
the fairies fight back with magic, technology and a particularly nasty
troll.
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Cooper
“The Dark is Rising” Series
Over Sea, Under Stone
The Dark is Rising
Greenwitch
The Grey King
Silver on the Tree
by Susan Cooper
Three children set out to find King Arthur’s Grail,
touching off a struggle between the forces of good and evil, the Light
and the Dark.
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Duane
“The Wizardry Series”
So You Want to be a Wizard
Deep Wizardry
High Wizardry
A Wizard Abroad
A Wizard’s Dilemma
A Wizard Alone
by Diane Duane
Thirteen year old Nita, tormented by a gang of
bullies because she won’t fight back, finds the help she needs in a
library book on wizardry and is guided into another dimension where she
earns her degree in wizardry.
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Fletcher
“Dragon’s Milk Series”
Dragon’s Milk
Flight of the Dragon Kyn
Sign of the Dove
by Susan Fletcher
Kaeldra, adopted by Elythrians as a baby, has the
ability to understand dragons and must use this power to try to save
her dying younger sister, whom only dragon’s milk can cure.
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Harris
“Seven Citadels” Series
Prince of the Godborn
Children of the Wind
The Dead Kingdom
The Seventh Gate
by Geraldine Harris
Kerish, third son of the Emperor, sets out to find
the mythical savior, imprisoned behind seven gates by seven sorcerers,
who alone can save the nation Galkie.
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Jacques
“Redwall” Series
Redwall
Mossflower
Mattimeo
Mariel of Redwall
Salamandastron
Martin the Warrior
The Bellmaker
Outcast of Redwall
Pearls of Lutra
The Long Patrol
Marlfox
The Legend of Luke
Lord Brocktree
Taggerung
Triss
by Brian Jacques
A series of adventures in which a cast of heroic
animal characters encounter danger, hairbreadth escapes, mystery and
despicable villains.
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Jones
“The Chrestomanci Novels”
Chrestomanci
Charmed Life
The Lives of Christopher Chant
The Magicians of Caprona
Witch Week
Mixed Magics
by Diana Wynne Jones
In the parallel universes of the Twelve Related
Worlds, only an enchanter with nine lives is powerful enough to control
the rampant misuse of magic and to hold the title.
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Jones
“The Dalemark Quartet”
Cart & Cwidder
Drowned Ammet
The Spellcoats
The Crown of Dalemark
By Diana Wynne Jones
When their father, a traveling minstrel, is killed,
three children involved in rebellion and intrigue inherit a lute-like
cwidder with more than musical powers.
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Jones
Howl’s Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is
considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat
shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds
herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.
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Jordan
Winter of Fire
by Sherryl Jordan
A world destroyed by fire is saved from ice by a charismatic young
woman who has powers beyond those of any living human being.
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Morris
“Arthurian Series”
The Squire’s Tale
The Squire, His Knight and His Lady
The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf
Parsifal’s Page
by Gerald Morris
Fourteen year old Terence, living in Medieval
England, discovers an important secret about his true identity while on
a long quest as the squire to young Gawain of Orkney.
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Nix
“Seventh Tower” Series
The Fall
The Castle
Aenir
Above the Veil
Into Battle
by Garth Nix
When Tal tries to save a Sunstone to save his mother,
he falls straight into an unknown world of warriors, ice ships and
hidden magic.
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Pierce
“Protector of the Small”
Squire
Page
First Test
Lady Knight
by Tamora Pierce
Ten year old Keladry of Mindalen, 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.
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Wrede
“The Enchanted Forest Chronicles”
Dealing with Dragons
Searching for Dragons
Calling on Dragons
Talking to Dragons
by Patricia Wrede
Princess Cimorene would rather be eaten by a dragon
than marry a dull prince like a proper princess – so she volunteers to
work for the powerful dragon Kazul.
Booklist created September 2003
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