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The Magic Escapes by Tony Abbott*
JS SECRETS
Eric and Lord Sparr carry the secrets and
magic of Droon into the real world. With magic on the loose, nothing
will ever be the same. Secrets of Droon series. |
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The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
A fairy tale with origins in Welsh mythology, about the imaginary
kingdom of Prydain. In this fantasy Toran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, has
many adventures on a harzardous mission to save Prydain from the forces
of evil. Chronicles of Prydain: Book 1. |
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Midnight Magic by Avi
In Italy in 1491, Mangus the magician and
his apprentice are summoned to the castle of Duke Claudio to determine
if his daughter is indeed being haunted by a ghost. |
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Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they
discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share
their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing
any older. |
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Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
It all starts with a birthday present Omri doesn't even want-a small
plastic Indian of no use to him at all. But when an old wooden cupboard
and a special key bring the unusual toy to life, Omri's Indian becomes
his most important secret: precious, dangerous, wonderful, and above
all, magical. (Book jacket.) |
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The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron
A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past washes ashore on
the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of fantastic
adventures. |
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Secret of Castle Cant by K.P. Bath
When twelve-toed orphan Lucy Wickwright is brought to Castle Cant to be
serving girl to the Baron's daughter, the Adorable & Honorable
Pauline, she becomes involved with revolutionaries and uncovers
surprising palace intrigues. |
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The Field Guide by Holly Black
When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn
Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other
creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences. Spiderwick Chronicles, volume 1. |
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The Faraway Tree Stories by Enid Blyton
Contains: Folk of the faraway tree -- Magic faraway tree -- Enchanted wood. |
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The Children of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston
Tolly comes to live with his great-grandmother at the ancient house of
Green Knowe and becomes friends with three children who lived there in
the seventeenth century. |
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Artemis Fowl 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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Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carman
When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the walled
city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa realizes her lifelong wish to
explore the mysterious forests and mountains that lie beyond the wall. |
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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
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. |
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Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Three children on a holiday in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript
which sends them on a dangerous quest for a grail that would reveal the
true story of King Arthur. Dark is Rising series.
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Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
Small for his age but artistically talented, twelve-year-old Jeremy Thatcher unknowingly buys a dragon's egg.
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So You Want to Be a Wizard 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 which guides her into another dimension.
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Half Magic by Edward Eager
Since "Half Magic" first hit bookshelves in 1954, Edward Eager's
tales of magic have become beloved classics. Now four cherished
stories about vacationing cousins who stumble into magical doings
and whimsical adventures are available in updated paperback
formats.
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Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home,
Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in
a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven,
encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and
struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.
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Pure Dead Magic by Debi Gliori
When their father is kidnapped and danger
looms, the Strega-Borgia children, their mysterious new nanny, and a
giant tarantula use magic and actual trips through the Internet to
bring peace to their Scottish castle. |
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Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix
*YA HADDIX
In this continuation of the Cinderella
story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's
proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of palace rules and royal
etiquette, so she plots to escape. |
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The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson 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.
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Akhenaten Adventure by Philip Kerr When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are
descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to
their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach
them about their extraordinary powers. |
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Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Gwendolen Chant and her brother Cat find the Chrestomancie Castle
family's magic powers difficult to counter with the inferior powers of
the Coven Street witches. |
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Erec Rex: the Dragon's Eye by Kaza Kingsley
Twelve-year-old Erec Rex stumbles upon a world where magic has not been
forgotten, and must survive the ultimate test in order to save the
magical kingdom he was born to rule. |
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Wizard Named Nell by Jackie French Koller
Although the apprentice Keeper has always been a boy, eleven-year-old
Arenelle--a promising young Witch who has just reached the age of
Magic--decides to take on the difficult quest aided by her pet
Demidragon, Minna. |
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Leon and the Spitting Image by Allen Kurzweil
Leon, a fourth grader at The Ethical School, tries to outwit the school
bully and learn to sew for fanatical teacher Miss Cronheim, with
unexpected help from his final project-- a doll with magical powers. |
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Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. La Fevers
Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent
when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the
world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to
bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen
from the London museum for which her parents work. |
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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
In this novel based on the story of
Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her
to obey any order given to her.
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The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a
wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden
lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with
eternal winter.
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New Kid at School by Kate McMullan
*JS DRAGON SLAYERS
Wiglaf is off to Dragon Slayers' Academy and in for a first day of school he will never forget. Dragon Slayers' Academy series.
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The Enchanted Castle by Edith Nesbit
Four English children find a wonderful world of magic through an enchanted wishing ring.
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Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone's life with his widowed mother and two grandmothers
undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can hear people
in photographs talking. |
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Spellfall by Katherine Roberts
After twelve-year-old Natalie, unaware of her own powers, is kidnapped
by a wizard, she, her stepbrother, and their friends are caught up in
the sorcerer's attempt to cross an invisible boundary in order to
invade another world. |
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Magyk by Angie Sage
After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home
and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always
believed were her father and brother, and a young guard known only as
Boy 412--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years
earlier. |
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do
hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the
wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from
which he may never return. |
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Elissa's Quest by Erica F. Verrillo
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. Phoenix is Rising trilogy.
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Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede
Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a
group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some
disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom. |
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How to Train Your Dragon by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III , translated from the Old Norse by Cressida Cowell 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. |