Of giants and ice by Shelby Bach Rory Landon has spent her whole life being known as the daughter of a famous movie star mom and director dad. So when she begins a new after-school program and no one knows who her family is, Rory realizes something is different. And after she ends up fighting a fire-breathing dragon on her first day, she realizes the situation is more unusual than she could have imagined. It turns out the only fame that matters at Ever After School is the kind of fame earned from stories Rory thought were fictional. But as Rory soon learns, fairy tales are very real--and she is destined to star in one of her own.
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The witch's boy
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Kelly Regan Barnhill
When a Bandit King comes to steal the magic that Ned's family is meant to take care of, Ned struggles to summon the strength to protect his family and community, while the bandit's daughter puzzles over a mystery that ties her to Ned
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The iron trial by Holly Black Warned away from magic all of his life, Callum endeavors to fail the trials that would admit him to the Magisterium only to be drawn into its ranks against his will and forced to confront dark elements from his past. By the best-selling co-author of the Spiderwick Chronicles and the best-selling author of the Infernal Devices series.
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Aru Shah and the end of time
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Roshani Chokshi
Telling fibs in order to fit in better with her wealthier peers, 12-year-old Aru Shah spends her school break at the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, where her decision to light a cursed lamp unwittingly releases an ancient demon. By the author of The Star-Touched Queen.
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The Dark is rising
by Susan Cooper
On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark
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The serpent's secret
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Sayantani DasGupta
When a rakkhosh demon attacks her family on the morning of her 12th birthday, Kiranmala discovers that her parents' fantastical stories about their ties to royalty are true and is whisked away by two crush-worthy princes to a parallel dimension filled with magic, winged horses, moving maps and talking birds.
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Knight's castle
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Edward Eager
Four cousins, Roger, Ann, Eliza, and Jack, have an extraordinary summer when, after an old toy soldier comes to life, they find themselves transported back to the days of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe
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Dragons in a bag by Zetta Elliott A witch neighbor enlists young Jaxon and his friends to help deliver a clutch of baby dragons to the safe magical world where they belong, a quest that is thrown into chaos by the trio's inability to follow strict dragon-care rules.
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The ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan With Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, on the brink of attacking the kingdom, fifteen-year-old Will is chosen as the Ranger's new apprentice and must learn all the skills necessary to take part in the fierce battle ahead with their unique form of magic in the hopes of saving the villagers from pending annihilation.
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The Aurelia curse by Cornelia FunkeIn the third installment of the best-selling series, Ben, Firedrake and the Greenblooms must protect Aurelia, the most fabulous and powerful creature of all, who can bring either light or darkness to whoever it first meets.
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Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot
by Adam Gidwitz
When a logging company and a pack of journalists threaten a sasquatch family in the Pacific Northwest, Elliot and his friend Uchenna join Professor Fauna to help keep them safe
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The last last-day-of-summer by L. R. Giles When two adventurous cousins accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they discover that the secrets they find hidden between the unmoving seconds, minutes and hours are not as much fun as expected.
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Sal & Gabi break the universe
by Carlos Alberto Hernandez
In order to heal after his mother's death, thirteen-year-old Sal learns to reach into time and space to retrieve things--and people--from other universes
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Skyriders
by Polly Holyoke
When monsters emerge to attack the empire, it is up to twelve-year-old Kiesandra and her beloved winged horse N'Rah to prove to herself and the imperial army that she has what it takes to lead them to victory and survival
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Ellie Engle saves herself! by Leah JohnsonThrust into the spotlight when it is discovered she has the power to bring anything back to life with just her touch, Ellie tries to survive middle school while dodging the paparazzi, an international pop star and her feelings for her best friend.
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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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The phantom tollbooth by Norton Juster Discovering a large toy tollbooth in his room, bored ten-year-old Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey to the Kingdom of Wisdom with a watchdog named Tock.
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The tail of Emily Windsnap
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Liz Kessler
After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world
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The dragon in the sock drawer by Kate Klimo After finding a thunder egg and watching it hatch, cousins Jesse and Daisy are excited about having a pet baby dragon to call their own, yet in doing research on how to care for it, they discover that they have become official "Dragon Keepers" and are now obliged to keep it safe by ensuring that the villainous Saint George stays far away.
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Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy When a not-so-innocent twelve-year-old girl named Stephanie inherits her eccentric uncle's estate, she must join forces with Skulduggery Pleasant, a skeleton mage, to save the world from an ancient evil.
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Winston Chu vs. the whimsies by Stacey LeeAfter inadvertently stopping a robbery at an oddities shop in Chinatown, 12-year-old Winston Chu is gifted a broom and dustpan that somehow take his most beloved possessions and decides it's time to fight magic with magic to sweep away evil.
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Where the mountain meets the moon
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Grace Lin
Hearing her father speak to the Old Man on the Moon in the quiet hours of the evening, Minli turns to him one day to ask for advice in order to improve the desperate situation of her impoverished family in this enchanting fantasy adventure for middle readers.
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The power of Poppy Pendle
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Natasha Lowe
Ten-year-old Poppy will do anything to realize her dream of becoming a baker, although her parents insist she attend Ruthersfield, the exclusive girls school for witchcraft, where she excels despite her dislike of magic. Includes baking tips and recipes.
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Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky by Kwame Mbalia Haunted by the bus accident that ended his best friend’s life, seventh grader Tristan Strong dreads a visit to his grandparents’ Alabama farm before a bizarre living doll snatches away his friend’s notebook and draws him into a world of burning seas, iron monsters and exhausted black folk heroes.
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The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley 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. A Newbery Medal winner.
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Disenchanted : the trials of Cinderella
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Megan Morrison
For generations the Charming men have been cursed, but now that the witch Envearia is dead the curse should be broken--however things are complicated at Charming Palace: King Clement is still nasty, Queen Maud has fled with the help of her son, Prince Dash, and Ella Coach (called Cinderella) would rather be at home sewing than living in the palace at Charming Prep school
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Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull A debut entry in a spin-off sequel to the Fablehaven series follows the broken alliance between humans and dragons that have come to regard dragon sanctuaries as prisons.
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Magyk by Angie Sage After his son is kidnapped by the midwife, Septimus Heap stumbles upon an abandoned newborn in the snow and takes her home to raise her as his own daughter, but the mysteries surrounding his adopted child and missing son soon overwhelm him and lead him on a search for the truth with the help of magic characters and their spells, charms, and potions.
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The Guardian test by Christina SoontornvatAccepted 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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The Manifestor prophecy by Angie ThomasWhen her dad, a great Manifestor, is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, 12-year-old Nic Blake, along with her hellhound and two friends, hunts for a powerful magical tool that could save him.
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Leviathan
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Scott Westerfeld
It's 1914 and Europe is on the precipice of war--the German Clankers and British Darwinists are armed with futuristic weaponry and biotechnology; in the midst of the chaos, Alek, a royal and potential threat to the throne, and Deryn, a common Darwinist, meet on the run and forge an uneasy alliance that will dramatically change the course of the Great War and their lives.
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Dealing with dragons
by Patricia C. Wrede
Bored with traditional palace life, Princess Cimorene goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against disreputable wizards who want to steal the dragons' kingdom
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