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We've selected some of our favorite magical books. Please note that these titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library unless otherwise noted.
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Lola
by Karla Valenti
As her brother grows sicker by the day, 10-year-old Lola, touched by magic, journeys into a hidden world to find the cure. But to save him, she must use her wits and face her deepest fears to defeat the kingdom's young queen before it's too late.
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The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon
by Grace Lin
Stone spirit Ji is stuck in the People's world, but with the help of his new friends Lulu and Worm, he hopes to find a way back home through the Old City Gate before it disappears forever.
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Into the Wild Magic
by Michelle Knudsen
An acclaimed author builds a breathtaking and emotionally resonant world where magic and monsters are real and friendship and risk go hand in hand.
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Bog Myrtle
by Sid Sharp
When Beatrice is gifted magic yarn from a giant forest spider named Bog Myrtle, she and the spiders set to work knitting up a perfectly warm sweater. But greedy Magnolia sees only the opportunity for profit, and quickly converts the old house into a magic sweater factory. The exhausted spiders are driven to strike, and Bog Myrtle is not pleased. Please note, this book can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library.
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Double, Double, Twins and Trouble
by Luna Graves
In Peculiar, Pennsylvania, the supernatural kids, from ghosts to werewolves to witches, attend Yvette I. Koffin's Exceptional School for Supernatural Students (Y.I.K.E.S.S.S.), but while twins Bella and Donna have great powers, they struggle at controlling their magic.
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Elf Dog & Owl Head
by Anderson, M. T
Quarantined with his family as a global plague ravages the world, Clay retreats to the woods where he meets a special little dog who leads him on surreal adventures where choosing the wrong path could cause them both to lose their way forever.
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The Story of Gumluck the Wizard
by Adam Rex
Gumluck, a young, naive wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost), with his sometimes-critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.
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The Mossheart's Promise
by Rebecca Mix
When her beloved mama falls ill from the ever-creeping mold overtaking their world, 12-year-old fairy Canary Mossheart sets out to find a magical underground lake with healing powers but instead finds a terrifying secret.
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Rise of the Green Flame
by Bernard Mensah
Excited to start magical training with his new friends at school, 8-year-old Kwame starts to worry when he can't access his magic powers, especially when his friend Fifi starts acting strangely, making him wonder if evil is afoot.
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Rise of the Earth Dragon
by West, Tracey
Snatched up by a royal soldier and carried away to the castle, 8-year-old Drake trains along with three other children to become Dragon Masters who must discover their assigned dragons' special powers.
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The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor
by Aubrey Hartman
Making a dangerous bargain with a desperate water nymph, Poppy Woodlock gets her very own flying lion, but when the lives of everyone around her begin to unravel, she must be clever, bold and loud in order to undo what she's done.
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Which Way to Anywhere
by Cressida Cowell
Gifted with the ability to draw maps of worlds that are beyond imagining, K2 O'Hero, sworn to keep his family's Magical history a secret, must use his gift to find a crossing point into one of those worlds when his baby sister is kidnapped.
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Secrets of the Sky: The Chaos Monster
by Sayantani DasGupta
Two enormous flying horses take Kinjal and his twin sister Kiya to a magical realm where the horses need them to help solve a mystery threatening their lives. The twins must use Kiya's scientific skills and Kinjal's love of books and language to help the horses. Once there, they discover that the simple mystery is more nefarious than they thought, and the plot goes all the way to the top.
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The Guardian Test
by Christina Soontornvat
Accepted to the Guardian Academy on Lotus Island, a place where kids transform into magical creatures sworn to protect the natural world, young Plum finds herself struggling and might be forced to leave school if she cannot embrace her inner animal soon.
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Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit
by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Inheriting a grieving fox spirit named Kai after his older brother Jamie dies, Theo Tan and Kai must cast aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding Jamie's death, which is linked to a mysterious corporation.
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Valentina Salazar is Not a Monster Hunter
by Zoraida Córdova
After her father is killed during a failed mission to rescue a magical creature who wandered into our world, Valerie follows in his footsteps to save a mythical egg from the dreaded monster hunters.
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Magically Maximus
by Kiki Thorpe
Moving from the city to a farm called Horsetail Hollow, Maddie and her sister Evie discover a wishing well that, after their wishes get mixed up, takes them on an adventure of a lifetime.
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Mapmaker
by Lisa Moore Ramée
Walt's magical ability to bring maps to life puts him, his twin sister Van, and new friend Dylan in danger when an enchanted heirloom strands them in the fantastical world of Djaruba and they discover a malevolent rival to the kingdom, a fellow mapmaker, has nefarious plans for Walt.
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A Darkening of Dragons
by Seth Patrick
In jail for playing a forbidden spell, thirteen-year-old Piper discovers a deadly truth and must stop the evil Piper of Hamelyn with the help of a girl cursed to live as a rat and a fire-breathing dracogriff.
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Amari and the night brothers
by B. B. Alston
Thirteen-year-old Amari Peters must navigate a secret world of mermaids, magicians, and magical creatures at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, using her forbidden talent to uncover the truth behind her missing brother before an evil magician destroys everything.
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