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The Chronicles of Prydain series
The Book of Three; The Black Cauldron; The Castle of Llyr; Taran Wanderer; The High King
Lloyd Alexander (J ALEXANDER) 217p MS/HS
Doesn’t it make you feel better knowing that the fate of your kingdom rests in the hands of an assistant Pig-Keeper?

Alexander Cold Adventures
City of Beasts; Kingdom of the Golden Dragon; Forest of the Pygmies
Isabel Allende (YA ALLENDE) 416p MS/HS
The trip of a lifetime to a remote, dangerous world leads to an unforgettable journey and the ultimate discovery.

The Game of Sunken Places
M.T. Anderson (YA ANDERSON) 260p HS
When Brian and Gregory are invited to stay at an eccentric relative’s strange mansion, they discover The Game of Sunken places, a board game that comes to life, complete with trolls, warring kingdoms, ogres and so much more!

The Myth series
Another Fine Myth, Myth Conceptions, Myth Directions, etc.
Robert Asprin (YA ASPRIN) 161p HS
Meet Skeeve: magician’s apprentice & adventurer. But you can’t have adventures without meeting new people...like incompetent magicians, bumbling wizards and benevolent demons.

Midnight Magic
Avi (YA AVI) 249p MS/HS
Princess Teresina’s murdered brother’s ghost is causing trouble…

The Lost Years of Merlin series
Lost Years of Merlin; Seven Songs of Merlin; Fires of Merlin; Mirror of Merlin; Wings of Merlin
T.A. Barron (YA BARRON) 326p MS/HS
Young Merlin battles evil, finds friends & foes, & struggles to discover what kind of person he really is.

The Prophecy
Hilari Bell (YA BELL) 208p MS/HS
Prince Perryn has discovered the secret to killing the dragon that is threatening his kingdom. He must find a true bard, a unicorn, and the Sword of Samhain. But can Perryn find what he needs before the king’s master of arms can stop him?

Shannara series
Sword of Shannara; Elfstones of Shannara; Wishsong of Shannara
Terry Brooks (YA BROOKS) 726p HS
Half-elfin Shea finds his peaceful life disrupted when he is charged with saving the world from a dread Warlock Lord.

Ender’s Shadow series
Ender’s Shadow; Shadow of the Hegemon; Shadow Puppets; Shadow of the Giant
Orson Scott Card (YA CARD) 357p HS
From a battle just to survive on the streets to a battle against alien invasion to a struggle to reshape the future of Earth...and discover his own place in it.

The Warrior Heir
Cinda Williams Chima (YA CHIMA) 432p MS/HS
Jack thinks he's just a regular guy...until he discovers he's a warrior who must fight to the death to settle an ancient blood feud.

The Tripods trilogy
The White Mountains; City of Gold & Lead; Pool of Fire
John Christopher (YA CHRISTOPHER) 178p MS/HS
Can Will & his friends escape being “capped” before they’re able to save humankind from the Tripods that now rule the world?

Artemis Fowl series
Artemis Fowl; AF: The Arctic Incident; AF: The Eternity Code; AF: The Opal Deception; AF: The Lost Colony
Eoin Colfer (YA COLFER) 277p MS/HS
Artemis Fowl is going straight—as soon as he pulls off the most brilliant criminal feat of his career….

The Chanters of Tremaris
The Singer of All Songs; The Waterless Sea; The Tenth Power
Kate Constable (YA CONSTABLE) 297p MS/HS
Calwyn has lived her whole life safe behind the ice-wall, until an encounter with an Outlander brings adventure and danger—and a chance to save the world.

Pellinor series
The Naming; The Riddle; The Crow
Alison Croggon (YA CROGGON) 492p MS/HS
A slave discovers that she possesses a powerful gift, and that all the signs point to her as the champion who will defeat the "Nameless One."

Arthur trilogy
The Seeing Stone; At the Crossing-Places; King of the Middle March
Kevin Crossley-Holland (YA CROSSLEY) 324p MS/HS
What’s the connection between a young boy who dreams of being a knight, a legendary king, and a mysterious, magical stone?

Guardians of Time series
The Named; The Dark; The Key
Marianne Curley (YA CURLEY) 332p MS/HS
Everyone knows time travel is too dangerous to attempt. But what if it’s the only way to stop the Order of Chaos, which is bent on changing the course of history to gain ultimate power over the world?

The Last Apprentice series
Revenge of the Witch; Curse of the Bane
Joseph Delaney (YA DELANEY) 344p MS/HS
Old Gregory is retiring and must find his replacement to protect the county from boggarts, witches, ghosts, and other evils. He’s tried 29 apprentices, and there is only one left—Thomas Ward. Can he replace Old Gregory?

Young Wizards series
So You Want to Be a Wizard; Deep Wizardry; High Wizardry; A Wizard Abroad; Wizard’s Dilemma; A Wizard Alone; The Wizard’s Holiday; Wizards at War
Diane Duane (YA DUANE) 369p MS/HS
Where do you find out how to be a wizard? Try your local library!

The Thief Lord
Cornelia Funke (YA FUNKE) 345p MS/HS
Welcome to the magical underworld of Venice, Italy, where hidden canals & crumbling rooftops shelter runaways & children with incredible secrets.

The Liveship Traders series
Ship of Magic; Mad Ship; Ship of Destiny
Robin Hobb (FSF HOBB) 685p HS
Enter a world with intelligent, man-eating sea serpents, pirate kings, and thinking, feeling, live ships, capable of many things...including murder!

The Deptford Mice trilogy
The Dark Portal; The Crystal Prison; The Final Reckoning
Robin Jarvis (YA JARVIS)
Every mouse in the Skirtings knows one thing: Beware the Grill!

Chronicles of Chrestomanci
Charmed Life; Lives of Christopher Chant; Magicians of
Caprona; Witch Week
Diana Wynne Jones (YA JONES) 218p MS/HS
How can two kids who can’t even work simple spells thwart the schemes of an avaricious enchanter & a ruthless witch whose actions may destroy all the worlds of Chrestomanci?

The EarthSea Cycle
Wizard of EarthSea; Tombs of Atuan; Farthest Shore; Tehanu
Ursula LeGuin (YA LEGUIN) 205 MS/HS
A reckless, awkward boy named Sparrowhawk becomes a wizard’s apprentice.

The Time Quartet
Wrinkle in Time; Wind in the Door; Swiftly Tilting Planet; Many Waters
Madeleine L’Engle (YA LENGLE) 211p MS/HS
If you’re Meg Murray, then you belong to a family who just happens to travel through time to battle evil, save the Earth from a madman, and hang out with people from biblical times.

Dragonriders of Pern series
Dragonflight; Dragonquest; The White Dragon
Anne McCaffrey (YA MCCAFFREY) 309p HS
The future of Pern & its people all depend on one woman, one man, & their dragons.

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
Patricia McKillip (YA MCKILLIP) 343p MS/HS
Almost destroyed because of a man’s fear & greed, Sybel embarks on a quest for revenge that proves equally destructive.

The Blue Sword
Robin McKinley (YA MCKINLEY) 272p MS/HS
Harry discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.

Crystal Doors
Rebecca Moesta (YA MOESTA) 304p MS/HS
An unexpected trip through a crystal portal leads to war and adventure for two cousins.

Noble Warriors series
Seeker
William Nicholson (YA NICHOLSON) 432p MS/HS
“Your life is your own. If it’s not the life you want, only you can change it.”

Wind on Fire series
The Wind Singer; Slaves of the Mastery; Firesong
William Nicholson (YA NICHOLSON) 358p MS/HS
Twins fight the evil that has taken over their homeland and enslaved their people. Can they bring about a new & better destiny?

Sabriel series
Sabriel; Lirael; Abhorsen
Garth Nix (YA NIX) 292p MS/HS
Delve deep into the mystical underworld of necromancy, magic and the monstrous undead. Follow the line of Abhorsens as they battle to save the Old Kingdom and stop the evil that is trying to annihilate all life.

The Same Place But Different
Perry Nodelman (YA NODELMAN) 181p MS/HS
“So I had to go to the very place where all these creepy creatures came from, and I had to find the queen of the whole damn bunch of them, who was sure to be the creepiest of all.”

The Hounds of the Morrigan
Pat O’Shea (YA OSHEA) 674p HS
The forces of good & evil do battle...“All this because a boy was about to buy a book in the second-hand bookshop, in the small grey city.”

Eragon series
Eragon; Eldest
Christopher Paolini (YA PAOLINI) 528p MS/HS
Eragon & his dragon set out to avenge the murder of Eragon's uncle and soon find themselves pursued by the fanatical king, Galbatorix.

Circle of Magic series
Sandry’s Book; Tris’s Book; Daja’s Book; Briar’s Book
Tamora Pierce (YA PIERCE) 252p MS/HS
Four outcasts are brought together to learn to harness their special powers.

The Immortals series
Wild Magic; Wolf-speaker; The Emperor Mage;
Realms of the Gods
Tamora Pierce (YA PIERCE) 259p MS/HS
An orphan who possesses “wild magic” becomes a heroine to a kingdom battling a barbarous emperor and monstrous immortals.

Protector of the Small series
First Test; Page; Squire; Lady Knight
Tamora Pierce (YA PIERCE) 216p MS/HS
“Girls are fragile, more emotional, easier to frighten….They cannot be good knights!”

Tiffany Aching series
The Wee Free Men; A Hat Full of Sky; Wintersmith
Terry Pratchett (YA PRATCHETT) 263p MS/HS
Young witch Tiffany Aching sets out with the Wee Free Men to rescue her brother from Fairyland.

His Dark Materials series
Golden Compass; Subtle Knife; Amber Spyglass
Philip Pullman (YA PULLMAN) 399p MS/HS
It’s war. And the fate of the living—and the dead—depend on two children and the simple truth of one simple story.

Septimus Heap series
Magyk; Flyte; Physik
Angie Sage (YA SAGE) 564p MS/HS
Septimus Heap is the seventh son of a seventh son, and so destined to possess great magical powers. But only if his identity remains secret.

The Bartimeus trilogy
The Amulet of Samarkand; The Golem’s Eye; Ptolemy’s Gate
Jonathan Stroud (YA STROUD) 464p MS/HS
An act of revenge by a young magician summons a powerful djinn--who gives him much more than he bargained for.

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
Dealing with Dragons; Searching for Dragons;
Calling on Dragons; Talking to Dragons
Patricia Wrede (YA WREDE) 212p MS/HS
Princess by birth. Adventurer by choice.

The Pit Dragon trilogy
Dragon’s Blood; Heart’s Blood; A Sending of Dragons
Jane Yolen (YA YOLEN) 243p MS/HS
Jakkin’s dream is to transform himself from servant to champion.

MS = Most appropriate for middle schoolers
MS/HS = Most appropriate for middle/high schoolers
HS = Most appropriate for high schoolers

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