Colfer, Eoitt
Artemis Fowl
Appx. 279 pages
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.
The Artic Incident

Cooper, Susan
Over Sea, Under Stone
Appx. 243 pages
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 and that entraps them in the eternal battle between the forces of the Light and the forces of the Dark.
The Dark is Rising
Greenwitch
The Grey King
Silver on the Tree

Duane, Diane
So You Want To Be A Wizard
Appx. 385 pages
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.
Deep Wizardry
High Wizardry
A Wizard Abroad
The Wizard’s Dilemma

Eager, Edward
Half Magic
Appx. 192 pages
Four children spending their summer in a city apartment enjoy a series of fantastic adventures by double-wishing on an ancient coin.
Knight’s Castle
The Time Garden
Magic or Not?
Seven-day Magic

Edwards, Julie Andrews
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
Ben, Tom, and Lindy Potter have never even heard of a Whangdoodle-until they meet the brilliant Professor Savant at the zoo. He tells them all about the wise and magical creatures who disappeared to another land because people stopped believing in them. And when the professor invites them on a quest to find the last of the really great Whangdoodles, they can't resist.

Ibbotson, Eva
The Secret of Platform 13
Appx. 231 pages
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.

Jacques, Brian
Redwall
Appx. 351 pages
With Redwall Abbey under attack, Matthias and Brother Methuselah seek their only hope, the sword of Martin the Warrior.
Mossflower
Mattimeo
Mariel of Redwall
Salamandastrom
Martin the Warrior
The Bellmaker
Outcast of Redwall
Pearls of Lutra
The Long Patrol
Marlfox
Lord Brocktree
Taggerung
Triss

Jones, Diana Wynne
Witch Week
Appx. 213 pages
When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned.

Levine, Gail Carson
Ella Enchanted
Appx. 240 pages
Ella sets out to break the curse of obedience given to her at birth by a peevish fairy.

Pullman, Philip
The Golden Compass
Appx. 399 pages
Lyra must prevent her friend and others from becoming the subjects of experiments in the Far North.
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

Tolkien, J.R.R.
The Hobbit
Appx. 317 pages
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return.

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