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The Book of Three by Lloyd AlexanderTaran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil.
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Skellig by David AlmondWith all the tragedy and problems facing his family, Michael's excitement about moving into his new home is all but gone, yet his encounter with the creature in the garage is certain to put a spark back into his life in more ways than he had ever expected.
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Tuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittThe 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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Ring of Fire by Pierdomenico BaccalarioFour seemingly unrelated children are brought together in a Rome hotel where they discover that they are destined to become involved in a deep and ancient mystery involving a briefcase full of artifacts that expose them to great danger.
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Finding Serendipity by Angelica BanksWhen Tuesday McGillycuddy and her beloved dog Baxterr discover that Tuesday's mother--the famous author Serendipity Smith--has gone missing, they set out on a magical adventure to find Serendipity.
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Regan BarnhillAn epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her.
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Tumble & Blue by Cassie BeasleyIn order for Tumble Wilson and Blue Montgomery to fix their ancestors' mistakes and banish the bad luck that has followed them around for all of their lives, they must face Munch, the mysterious golden alligator who cast the curse centuries ago.
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The Water Castle by Megan Frazer BlakemoreMoving into an inherited mansion in Maine with their mother and stroke-afflicted father, three siblings uncover a mystery involving hidden passageways, family rivalries, and healing waters.
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The Land of Stories: The Wishing Wpell by Chris ColferThrough the powers of a book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.
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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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The Wizards of Once by Cressida CowellThe magically inept son of a wizard king and the magic-possessing daughter of a warrior queen meet on the wildwood trail of a deadly witch before embarking on an adventure that changes the fabric of their worlds.
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James and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlAfter accidentally dropping magic crystals near the peach tree, it soon grows out of control and quickly is the size of a house, but James is intrigued and soon crawls into one piece of super-sized fruit where he meets three kind-hearted insects who make him feel right at home.
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Hour of the Bees by Lindsay EagarAt first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories.
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Nightbird by Alice HoffmanTwig is practically ignored by classmates and townspeople, but gets along with her mother and brother, whose presence must be kept secret, until descendants of the witch who cursed her family move in next door and want to be friends.
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A Snicker of Magic by Natalie LloydArriving in a town where magic has been driven away by a curse, 12-year-old Felicity, a girl who possesses a supernatural ability to see words around the people and places she visits, befriends mysterious do-gooder Jonah, who introduces shimmering new words while helping her break the curse.
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Bob by Wendy MassVisiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy, ten, is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is.
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Wildwood by Colin MeloyWhen her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, seventh-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness--a dangerous and magical forest at the edge of Portland, Oregon--and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.
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Keeper of the Lost Cities
by Shannon Messenger
At age 12, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always made her different from others actually identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, she discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.
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Liesl & Po by Lauren OliverEscaping from her attic bedroom with the help of a kind ghost, Liesl comes into the possession of a powerful magic box that is being sought desperately by its alchemist creator, a situation that is further complicated by the schemes of Liesl's cruel stepmother.
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Echo by Pam Muñoz RyanLost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caughtup in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica.
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Orphan Island by Laurel SnyderLiving on an idyllic but sinister island where one child is delivered each year while the eldest is taken away, nine children share bountiful food and security under the leadership of new elder Jinny, who trains the latest newcomer and wonders what will happen when her own departure occurs.
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Joplin, Wishing by Diane StanleyWhen Joplin finds an antique platter with a beautiful Dutch scene, she idly wishes for the girl painted on the platter to be her friend. The next day, Joplin finds the girl in the garden, longing to go back to her seventeenth-century home.
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The Riverman by Aaron StarmerFiona Loomis claims she is visiting a parallel universe where a nefarious being called The Riverman is stealing the souls of children and she asks her neighbor, Alistair Cleary, to write her biography because she fears her soul may be next.
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The Emerald Atlas by John StephensAfter years of moving from one orphanage to another following their parents' disappearance, Kate, Michael, and Emma learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome enemy.
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The wish Stealers by Tracy TrivasSixth-grader Griffin Penshine has always believed wishes can come true, and so when a strange woman curses her with a box of pennies, Griffin fears her evil desires will come true until she returns each penny to the person who first wished upon it.
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Breadcrumbs by Anne UrsuHazel and Jack are best friends until an accident with a magical mirror and a run-in with a villainous queen find Hazel on her own, entering an enchanted wood in the hopes of saving Jack's life.
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Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeBored with her proper, circumscribed life as a princess, Cimorene runs away to join a powerful, fascinating dragon named Kazul and encounters a host of adventures along the way.
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Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu KibuishiAfter moving into an old ancestral home, Emily and Navin's mother is kidnapped and dragged down the basement stairs by a mysterious creature, and after giving chase, the kids find themselves in a magical but dangerous world of man-eating demons, a mechanical rabbit, and shadowy enemies.
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Avatar, the Last Airbender: The promise by Gene Luen YangAang and Katara work to maintain peace between the Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei, while Sokka helps Toph prepare her metalbending school to defend itself against a rival class of firebenders.
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Hilda and the Troll by Luke PearsonWhile sketching a mountain troll near her home, Hilda falls asleep, waking to find herself caught in a snowstorm and befriends a lonely wooden man on the way home.
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Nnewts : Escape from the Lizzarks by Doug TenNapelWhen Herk's quaint village is attacked by the reptile Lizzarks, he's forced to flee his home and enter a dangerous world filled with strange creatures and mysterious wonders while an evil overlord is in hot pursuit.
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Ghosts by Raina TelgemeierHaving moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis, Cat is disappointed to learn that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, while Maya sets her heart on meeting one.
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