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Fantasy & Adventure Books for Girls
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The Ever After
by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Stumbling into a ghost world that glows blue beneath zipping stars while undead residents walk through walls, shy and precocious young May Bird consults the Book of the Dead for clues about how to escape before the nefarious Bo Cleevil destroys her. Recommended age 10-13 Series: Aladdin
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Spellbound
by Jacqueline West
Eleven-year-old Olive finds herself drawn to the grimoire of the witches who built her house and tries to use its spells to uncover the house's magic and control the cats themselves, but the book is more wicked than it seems. Recommended age 9-12 Series: The Books of Elsewhere
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The girl who circumnavigated Fairyland in a ship of her own making
by Catherynne M. Valente
After ordinary, 12-year-old September is told her help is needed in Fairyland, she is instructed by the Marquess to retrieve a talisman from the enchanted woods, which leads her to unexpected adventure and friendship. Recommended age 10 and up Series: Fairyland
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Ratpunzel
by Ursula Vernon
Feeling stifled by her responsibilities to be careful and act like a dignified royal, Princess Harriet Hamsterbone happily joins pal Prince Wilbur on a quest to retrieve a stolen hydra egg before they are confronted by a wicked witch and a trapped cook in a tall tower. Recommended age 8-12 Series: Hamster Princess
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The golden compass
by Philip Pullman
A war is brewing in Lyra's world--a battle between those who would keep people in ignorance and those who are willing to fight for true freedom. Lyra is thrust into the middle of the conflict when her uncle Asriel comes to Oxford, fomenting rebellion, and when her best friend, Roger, suddenly disappears. Lyra learns that Roger was kidnapped by a shadowy organization that steals children and, it is rumored, experiments on them. To find him, she will travel to the cold, far North, where armored bears and witch clans rule and where her uncle Asriel is attempting to build a bridge to a parallel world. What Lyra doesn't know, mustn't know, is that her actions will have consequences not just in her world, but in all the worlds beyond. Recommended age 10 and up Series: His Dark Materials
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The jumbies
by Tracey Baptiste
In a spine-tingling tale that is rooted in Caribbean folklore, 11-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home. Recommended age 9-12 Series: The Jumbies
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Cape
by Kate Hannigan
A high-action, comic-inspired adventure follows the World War II experiences of math whiz Josie O’Malley, who after being dismissed for being a girl is recruited into a top-secret superhero agency. Recommended age 9-13 Series: The League of Secret Heroes
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Lightfall : The Girl & the Galdurian Book one, The girl & the Galdurian
by Tim Probert
For fans of Amulet and middle grade readers who love sweeping worlds like Star Wars, the first book of the Lightfall series introduces Bea and Cad, two unlikely friends who get swept up in an epic quest to save their world from falling into eternal darkness. Recommended age 9-13 Series: Lightfall
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A dash of trouble
by Anna Meriano
Sneaking out of school and into the family bakery where she has been told she is too young to help prepare for the annual Dia de los Muertos festival, Leonora discovers that her female relatives come from a long line of brujas, Mexican witches, who pour a bit of sweet magic into everything they prepare. Recommended age 8-12 Series: Love Sugar Magic
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The dream spies
by Nicole Lesperance
In this thrilling sequel to The Nightmare Thief, Maren investigates a sleepaway camp designed for dreamers where someone is trying to turn the campers into sleepwalking zombies. Recommended age 9-12 Series: The Nightmare Thief
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The bookwanderers
by Anna James
Discovering that she can enter the worlds of her favorite books, an adventurous 11-year-old explores classic literary worlds before deciding to use her secret talent to solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance. Recommended age 8-12 Series: Pages and Co.
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Up the Misty Peak
by Kiki Thorpe
Never Girls Kate, Mia, Lainey and Gabby continue their search to find a missing Tinker Bell on the mysterious Shadow Island, where they reunite with the mist horse herd. Recommended age 6-9 Series: The Never Girls
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The trials of Morrigan Crow
by Jessica Townsend
Born on the unluckiest day of the year and blamed for all misfortunes that occur in her community, a girl doomed to die at midnight on her 11th birthday is unexpectedly whisked away by a stranger on horseback who brings her to a magical city, where she learns she has been chosen to compete for a position with an organization comprised of highly talented individuals. Recommended age 10 and up Series: Nevermoor
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Aru Shah and the end of time
by Roshani Chokshi
Telling fibs in order to fit in better with her wealthier peers, 12-year-old Aru Shah spends her school break at the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, where her decision to light a cursed lamp unwittingly releases an ancient demon. Recommended age 9-12 Series: The Pandava
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The power of Poppy Pendle
by Natasha Lowe
Ten-year-old Poppy will do anything to realize her dream of becoming a baker, although her parents insist she attend Ruthersfield, the exclusive girls school for witchcraft, where she excels despite her dislike of magic. Includes baking tips and recipes. Recommended age 8-12 Series: Poppy Pendle
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Princess Academy
by Shannon Hale
While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland. Recommended age 9-13 Series: Princess Academy
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The Princess in Black and the giant problem
by Shannon Hale
The Princess in Black is ready for her snowy playdate with the Goat Avenger and the Princess in Blankets. It's a perfect day to build snow monsters and battle them for practice. But just when they're about to wage battle, a huge foot smashes their snow monster. "SQUASHY!" It's a giant, and it's smashing everything in its path! The giant is too strong for the three friends, so the Princess in Blankets has an idea: it's time to light the Sparkle Signal and summon help. Recommended age 5-8 Series: The Princess in Black
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The Rose legacy
by Jessica Day George
Shuttled among her family members all her life, an orphan is offered a permanent home with a long-lost uncle who secretly breeds forbidden horses, a situation that is further shaped by the girl's strange ability to sense the horses' thoughts and feelings in ways that prove fateful to the kingdom. Recommended age 9-12 Series: The Rose Legacy
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Serafina and the black cloak
by Robert Beatty
Living secretly in the basement of a grand estate where her pa works as a maintenance man, young Serafina narrowly escapes a black-cloaked man who has been abducting local children and who Serafina, aided by a youth from the estate, endeavors to expose. Recommended age 10-13 Series: Searfina
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The unusual suspects
by Michael Buckley
Although filled with anger over her parents' disappearance, eleven-year-old Sabrina Grimm--along with her grandmother, sister, and several fairy-tale characters--tries to discover who has killed her teacher. Recommended age 9-12 Series: The Sisters Grimm
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Amari and the night brothers
by B. B. Alston
Discovering that she has a supernaturally enhanced talent, Amari Peters enters a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, where she is considered the enemy, in order to find her missing brother. Recommended age 10-13 Series: Supernatural Investigations
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A tale of magic...
by Chris Colfer
A tale set in the universe of the Land of Stories finds 14-year-old Brystal pursuing creative ways of obtaining books in an oppressive Southern Kingdom where women are forbidden to read. By the award-winning author of Struck by Lightning. Recommended age 9-13 Series: A Tale of Magic
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The train to impossible places : a cursed delivery
by P. G. Bell
When the Impossible Postal Express comes roaring through her living room, scientifically minded Suzy Smith sneaks on board only to be declared the train's Deputy Post Master, a position that requires her to make a first delivery to a power-hungry villainess. Recommended age 10-13 Series: The Train to Impossible Places
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Tuesdays at the castle
by Jessica Day George
Loving life in a magical castle that adjusts its appearance every Tuesday, Princess Celie enthusiastically maps out every subsequent change and is challenged to put her knowledge to the test when her parents disappear during an ambush. Recommended age 8-12 Series: Tuesdays at the Castle
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Fire in the star
by Kamilla Benko
A conclusion to the trilogy that includes Secret in the Stone finds Claire, Sophie and their friends imploring four guilds of magic to save the world of Arden by uniting against the unicorn-hunting Queen Estelle. Recommended age 9-12 Series: The Unicorn Quest
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The wild robot
by Peter Brown
Initializing for the first time on a remote island where she is all alone, Roz the robot learns survival strategies from the island's hostile animals and finally gains acceptance when she cares for an orphaned gosling. By the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Creepy Carrots!. Recommended age 8-12 Series: The Wild Robot
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Wildwood
by Colin Meloy
When 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. Recommended age 10 and up Series: Wildwood Chronicles
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A wrinkle in time
by Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. Recommended age 9 and up Series: Wrinkle in Time Quintet
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Wishypoofs and hiccups
by Asia Citro
When Pip shows up with a new look that's just as much of a surprise to him as to Zoey and Sassafras, the trio knows something strange is happening in the forest. They retrace Pip's steps only to see another magical friend change right before their eyes! It's up to the team to figure out what is happening and how to change the magical animals back before things get any more serious. Recommended age 6-9 Series: Zoey and Sassafras
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