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• Alexander, Lloyd.
  (Chronicles of Prydain) The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, The Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer, and the High King.
  A young pigkeeper has adventures far beyond his station battling the Horned King, destroying the Black Cauldron, and rescuing the Princess Eilonwy.

• Avi.
  Bright Shadow.
  Having used four of the five wishes she is granted to make on behalf of the hapless citizens of her country, Morwenna flees the kingdom to decide what to do with her last wish.

• Baum, Frank.
  The Wizard of Oz series.
  After a cyclone transports her to Oz, Dorothy must seek out the Wizard to help her get back home again. There are several sequels in the series.

• Bellairs, John.
  The Dark Secret of Weatherend.

  Fourteen year old Anthony Mundy and the town librarian try to prevent an evil wizard from turning the world into an icy wasteland. Also, The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn, The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb, The Mansion in the Mist.

  Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost.

  While thirteen year old Johnny Dixon lies dying, possessed by an evil spirit, his friends, an elderly professor and a schoolmate try to find some way to free him. Also, Spell of the the Sorcerer's Skull.

  House With a Clock in its Wall.

  A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in its walls that is ticking off the minutes until doomsday.

  
  
• Boston, Lucy.
  The Children of Green Knowe.

  At his great grandmother's house, Green Knowe, Tolly finds he has lots of other children to play with, who had lived in the house a century before.
  
  
• Cameron, Eleanor.
  The Mushroom Planet series.
  A mystery man inspires two boys to build a space ship which takes them to the planet of Basidium to help the Mushroom people.
  
  
• Carroll, Lewis.
  Alice in Wonderland.
  A little girl falls down a rabbitt hole and discovers a hidden world of nonsensical characters. Also, Through the Looking Glass.
  
  
• Chetwin, Grace.
  The Riddle and the Rune.
  Gom sets forth to seek his destiny, discovering he has new powers and a gift for making friends such as the magnificent horse, Stormfleet, who accompanies him through many adventures. Also, other titles by Grace Chetwin.
  
  
• Cooper, Susan.
  (The Dark is Rising Series) Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; Dawn of Fear.
  Three children set out to find King Arthur's grail, touching off a struggle between the forces of good and evil, the Light and the Dark.
  
  
• Coville, Bruce.
  The Dragonslayers.
  A brave squire, an earnest page and a strong-willed princess set out to slay the dragon created to carry out a witch's revenge.
  Into the Land of Unicorns.
  Having jumped into the fantasy land of Luster, Cara joins Lightfoot the unicorn in the search for Queen Arabella Skydancer. Also, The Song of the Wanderer.
  Jennifer Murdley's Toad.
  When an extraordinary looking fifth grader purchases a talking toad, she embarks on a series of extraordinary adventures.
  Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher.
  Small for his age, but artistically talented, 12 year old Jeremy unkowingly buys a dragon egg. Also, other titles by Bruce Coville.
  
  
• Dahl, Roald.
  Matilda.
  Brilliant first grader Matilda triumphs over her book-hating parents and Miss Trunchbull, the mean school principal.
  James and the Giant Peach.
  When James escapes from his horrid aunts inside a giant peach, many magical adventures abound.
  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
  Each of five children lucky enough to find a ticket to Willy Wonka's magical chocolate factory tries to take advantage of the situation in his own way.
  The Witches.
  A boy and his grandmother thwart the plans of England's witches to turn all the children into mice.
  
  
• Duane, Diane.
  So you want to be a Wizard, Deep Wizardry, High Wizardry, and A Wizard Abroad.
  Thirteen year old Nita finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry and is guided into another dimension where she earns her degree in wizardry.
  
  
• Eager, Edward.
  Half Magic.
  Jane, Mark, Katharine and Martha find a coin that grants half of every wish they make.
  Seven Day Magic.
  The main characters in Susan's library book turn out to be Susan, herself, and the friends who share her seven magic adventures.
  The Time Garden.
  Four Cousins discover a magic thyme garden from which they embark on a number of advenures in time.
  
  
• Ende, Michael.
  The Neverending Story.
  Bastian travels through the aptly-named realm of Fantastica to complete a noble quest.
  
  
• Furlong, Monica.
  Wise Child.
  Abandoned by her parents, nine year old Wise Child goes to live with the witch-woman Juniper, who begins to train her in the ways of herbs and magic.
  
  
• Jacques, Brian.
  (Redwall series) Martin the Warrior, Mossflower, The Legend of Luke, Outcast of Redwall, Mariel of Redwall, The Bellmaker, Salamandastron, Redwall, Mattimeo, The Pearls of Lutra, The Long Patrol, and Marlfox.
  A series of adventures in which a cast of heroic animal characters encounter danger, hairbreadth escapes, mystery and dispicable villians.
  
  
• Jones, Diana Wynne.
  Castle in the Air.
  A carpet merchant's daydreams about a princess, a genie, and a villain become reality after he flies off on a shabby magic carpet.
  The Dark Lord of Derkholm.
  An unconventional wizard and his magical family become involved in a plan to stop the devastating tours of their world arranged by the tyrannical Mr. Chesney.
  Howl's Moving Castle.
  In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven league boots are everyday things. Nothing is quite what it seems to be.
  The Lives of Christopher Chant.
  Christopher discovers that his dreams are so realistic that he can actually visit other worlds and bring things back from them for his beloved, yet mysterious, uncle.
  Witch Week.
  Magical chaos fills class 6B when a group of witch orphans begin playing magic tricks.
  
  
• Juster, Norton.
  The Phantom Tollbooth.
  Milo journeys through a land where he discovers the importance of words, and a number provide a cure for his boredom.
  
  
• Kellogg, Marjorie.
  Book of Earth.
  Score's power is fading; to prevent his death he and his friends have to return to Earth to find the amulet that contols his fate. Also, Book of Water.
  
  
• LeGuin, Ursula K.
  A wizard of Earthsea.
  A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. Also, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu.
  
  
• L'Engle, Madeline.
  (Time Fantasy series) A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters.
  Members of the Wallace family travel through space and time to battle cruelty, injustice and intolerance in classic struggles between good and evil.
  
  
• Lewis, C.S.
  (Chronicles of Narnia) The Lion. the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; The Horse and His Boy; The Magician's Nephew; The Last Battle.
  Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund enter the magical world of Narnia through a mirrored wardrobe and find a magical world of fauns, witches, nymphs, dwarves and talking animals. They fight many battles and eventually become rulers of the land.
  
  
• MacDonald, Betty.
  Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series.
  A grandmotherly person who lives in an upside-down house, and was once married to a pirate who left buried treasure in the yard, she is loved by parents for her magical cures for tattletales, selfishness and other problems.
  
  
• McMullen, Kate.
  Dragon Slayers Academy series.
  Wiglaf, a student at the Dragon Slayers Academy, and his friends have many adventures while learning how to become dragon slayers extroardinaire.
  
  
• Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
  (The Witch series) Witch's Sister; Witch Water, The Witch Herself; The Witch's Eye; Witch Weed; The Witch Returns.
  Lynn is convinced that her neighbor, Mrs. Tuggle, is a witch; but when she and her best friend, Mouse, try to convince people, no one will listen.
  
  
• Nesbit, E.
  Five Children and It.
  While digging in a sandpit, the children discover a Psammead - a creature with mysterious powers who leads the children into adventure and excitement. Also, The Phoenix and the Carpet, and The Story of the Amulet.
  
  
• O'Shea, Pat.
  The Hounds of Morrigan.
  The ancient book Pidge found brings the evil Queen Morrigan and her witchlike assistants to his door, threatening the future of the world.
  
  
• Pierce, Tamora.
  (The Circle of Magic series) Sandry's Book, Tris's Book, Daja's Book, and Briar's Book.
  Four young outcasts discover their magic powers. While still learning how to control them, they must battle deadly threats.
  
  
• Raskin, Ellen.
  The Westing Game.
  The death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can receive their inheritances.
  
  
• Scieszka, Jon.
  (The Time Warp Trio series) Knights of the Kitchen Table; The Not-So-Jolly Roger; The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy; Your Mother Was a Neanderthal; 2095; Tut Tut; Summer Reading is Killing Me.
  Joe's uncle gives him a book for his birthday that is really a time machine. It envelops Joe and his friends in a green fog, twists them out of shape, and lands them in any time they ask for.
  
  
• Strickland, Brad.
  The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder.
  When Fergie falls under the spell of an evil sorcerer, Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass risk their own lives to save him.
  
  
• Tolkein, J.R.
  The Hobbit.
  Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who lives comfortably on his hobbit-hole until the wizard Gandalf comes to take him on an adventure from which he may never return.
  Also, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
  
  
• Travers, P.L.
  Mary Poppins.
  The wind brings a magical nanny to two English children, and she introduces them to many interesting people and places. Also, other Mary Poppins titles.
  
  
• Winthrop, Elizabeth.
  The Castle in the Attic.
  William is given a toy medieval castle as a gift, and is magically transported to another world of wizards and dragons. Here he must fight a battle between good and evil. Also, The Battle for the Castle.

  
  

  
  

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