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Artemis Fowl
Author: Eoin Colfer
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. For Ages 9-12
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Bella at Midnight
Author: Diane Stanley
The plot of this fast paced novel is based on the story of Cinderella. Diane Stanley embellishes the old story with a brave and handsome prince, magic rings, and assorted relatives, both wicked and funny. Bella is as courageous and resourceful as she is beautiful and saves two kingdoms and many lives. For Ages 9-12
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BFG
Author: Roald Dahl
Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant) who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts a plan with him to save the world from nine other man-gobbling giants. For Ages 9-12
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Book of Dragons
Author: Michael Hague
A collection of short stories featuring dragons, by such authors as J. R. R. Tolkien, Kenneth Grahame, and C. S. Lewis. For Ages 6-8
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Book of Three
Author: Lloyd Alexander
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil. Series. For Ages 6-8
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Borrowers
Author: Mary Norton
Miniature people live in an old country house and provide for themselves by "borrowing" things from the humans until they are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock. Series For Ages 9-12
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Castle in the Attic
Author: Elizabeth Winthrop
A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight, introduces William to an adventure involving magic and a personal quest. Ages 9-12
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Catwings
Author: Ursula K. LeGuin
Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live. Series. For Ages 6-8
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City of Ember
Author: Jeanne DuPrau
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions. Series For Ages 9-12
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Dark Hills Divide
Author: Patrick Carman
When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the walled city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa realizes her lifelong wish to explore the mysterious forests and mountains that lie beyond the wall. Legend says the walls were built to keep out an unnamed evil that lurks in the forests and the Dark Hills, but what exactly is it that the townspeople are so afraid of? Alexa must discover the truth. Series For Ages 9-12
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Dragon of Doom
Author: Bruce Coville
Life in the village of Pigbone is boring until an aspiring magician and his talking toad come to town and ask Edward to help them slay the Dragon of Doom. Series Moongobble & Me For Ages 6-8
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Fairest
Author: Gail Carson Levine
In a land where beauty and singing are valued above all else, Aza eventually comes to reconcile her unconventional appearance and magical voice, and learns to accept herself for who she truly is. For Ages 9-12
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Fairies of Nutfolk Wood
Author: Barb UllmanAfter her
After her parents divorce and she moves to the country with her mother, fourth-grader Willa Jane, anxious and unhappy with the changes in her life, discovers a world of little people called Nutfolk living in the woods around her new home. For Ages 9-12
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Fairy Rebel
Author: Lynne Reid Banks
A rebellious fairy named Tiki, already in trouble for breaking the rule against wearing jeans, risks the further wrath of the Fairy Queen by trying to fulfill a human's special request for help. For Ages 9-12
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Fairy-Tale Detectives
Author: Michael Buckley
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead. Series Sisters Grimm For Ages 9-12
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Field Guide
Author: Tony DiTerlizzi
When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences. Series. Book 1 in the Spiderwick Chronicles For Ages 6-8
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First Test
Author: Tamora Pierce
Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight. Series. Protector of the Small For Ages 9-12
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Great Good Thing
Author: Rod Townley
Princess Sylvie's storybook kingdom really is a storybook, where nothing ever changes, even the character's mad scramble to reach their places whenever the book is opened, until Sylvie discovers she can enter new worlds with the Reader, and find new adventures. For Ages 9-12
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Half Magic
Author: Edward Eager
Faced with a dull summer, four children suddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after they discover an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes, or more precisely, half of any wish. So, the four take turns making double wishes, leading to results that are twice as unpredictable (and hilarious). For Ages 9-12
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Hero and the Crown
Author: Robin McKinley
Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the Blue Sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North. For Ages 9-12
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Hobbit, or, There and Back Again
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return. For Ages 9-12
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House with a Clock in its Walls
Author: John Bellairs
A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls that is ticking off the minutes until doomsday. Series. For Ages 9-12
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Howl's Moving Castle
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl. For Ages 9-12
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I Was a Rat!
Author: Philip Pullman
A little boy turns life in London upside down when he appears at the house of a lonely old couple and insists he was a rat. For Ages 9-12
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If That Breathes Fire, We're Toast
Author: Jennifer J. Stewart
When Rick and his mother move from San Diego to Tucson he is not too happy about the change, but when they get a fire-breathing, time-traveling dragon to replace their broken furnace, his new life starts to get more interesting. For Ages 9-12
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Inkheart
Author: Cornelia Funke
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo can "read" fictional characters to life. When one of those characters, an evil ruler named Capricorn, is freed from the novel "Inkheart" he tries to force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story. For Ages 9-12
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Island of the Aunts
Author: Eva Ibbotson
As they get older, several sisters decide that they must kidnap children and bring them to their secluded island home to help with the work of caring for an assortment of unusual sea creatures. For Ages 9-12
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Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
Author: Bruce Coville
Twelve-year-old Jeremy unwittingly buys a dragon’s egg from the mysterious Mr. Elives’ magic shop. For Ages 9-12
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Journey to the Blue Moon in Which Time is Lost and Found Again
Author: Rebecca Rupp
After a gang of talking rats transports a young boy to the moon, he embarks on a series of adventures and gains a new perspective on the concept of time. For Ages 9-12
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Magic Thief, Book I
Author: Sarah Prineas
Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery's pocket and stole the wizard's locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells. But for some reason he did not. Astonished and intrigued, Nevery agrees to take Conn on as his apprentice, on the condition that the boy finds a locus stone of his own within a month. But with his wizard lessons and helping Nevery discover who, or what, is stealing the city of Wellmet's magic, time is running out for Conn to find his stone. Sequel: Lost, Magic Thief, Book 2.
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Magyk
Author: Angie Sage
Who is Septimus Heap? A lost child? An unlikely hero? A powerful wizard? The Magyk begins here. (Septimus Heap series) For Ages 9-12
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Midnight for Charlie Bone
Author: Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone's life with his widowed mother and two grandmothers undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking. For Ages 9-12
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Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories. Great for All Ages
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Moorchild
Author: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Feeling that she is neither fully human nor "Folk," a changeling learns her true identity and attempts to find the human child whose place she had been given. For Ages 9-12
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My Father's Dragon
Author: Ruth Stiles Gannett
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island. Series For Ages 6-8
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No flying in the house
Author: Betty Brock
Annabel is used to living with a tiny talking dog, but is amazed to find out that she herself isn’t just an ordinary human. For ages 6-8
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Odysseus in the Serpent Maze
Author: Jane Yolen
Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life. For Ages 9-12
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Ordinary Princess
Author: M.M. Kaye
At her christening, Princess Amethyst Alexandra Augusta Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne (Amy for short) is given the gift of “ordinariness.” She has mousey brown hair, a turned up nose, and freckles on her cheeks, and she has much more fun than her perfect-princess older sisters. When she runs away to the neighboring kingdom and becomes a fourteenth assistant kitchen maid, she meets an ordinary man of all work who is just right for her. For Ages 9-12
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Over Sea, Under Stone
Author: Susan Cooper
Three children on vacation in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript which sends them on a dangerous quest that entraps them in the eternal battle between the forces of the Light and the Dark. Series For Ages 9-12
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Peter & the Starcatchers
Author: Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Peter, an orphan boy, and his friend Molly fight off thieves and pirates in order to keep the secret safe away from the diabolical Black Stache and his evil associate Mister Grin. Prequel to: J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Series For Ages 9-12
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Phantom Tollbooth
Author: Norton Juster
Finding a car and a tollbooth in his bedroom, Milo drives off to rescue the lost princesses aided by the Spelling Bee and a watchdog named Tock. For Ages 9-12
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Redwall
Author: Brian Jacques
When life at ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the evil rat Cluny, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy. Series For Ages 9-12
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Rowan of Rin
Author: Emily Rodda
Because only he can read the magical map, weak and timid Rowan joins six other villagers to climb a mountain and try to restore their water supply, as fears of a dragon and other horrors threaten to drive them back. Series. For Ages 9-12
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Runaway Princess
Author: Kate Coombs
Fifteen-year-old Princess Meg uses magic and her wits to rescue a baby dragon and escape the unwanted attentions of princes hoping to gain her hand in marriage through a contest arranged by her father, the king. For Ages 9-12
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Scarecrow and His Servant
Author: Philip Pullman
A scarecrow and his boy servant, Jack, set off on a dangerous adventure as they try to outwit the crooked Buffaloni family and stake their claim to valuable Spring Valley. For Ages 9-12
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Search for Delicious
Author: Natalie Babbitt
The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of delicious, the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger to poll the country. For Ages 9-12
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Smart Dog
Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Fifth grader Amy finds her life growing complicated when she meets and tries to hide an intelligent, talking dog who has escaped from a university lab. For Ages 9-12
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Snow Spider
Author: Jenny Nimmo
Gifts from Gwyn's grandmother on his ninth birthday open up a whole new world to him, as he discovers he has magical powers that help him heal the breach with his father that has existed ever since his sister's mysterious disappearance four years before. Series Magician’s Trilogy For Ages 6-8
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So You Want to Be a Wizard
Author: Diane Duane
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. Series. For Ages 9-12
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Stoneheart
Author: Charlie Fletcher
When twelve-year-old George accidentally decapitates a stone statue in London, England, he falls into a parallel dimension where he must battle ancient "live" statues and solve a dangerous riddle. For Ages 9-12
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Sword in the Stone
Author: T.H. White
Against the backdrop of magnificent pageantry and dark magic that was medieval England, the Sword in the Stone re-creates the education and training of the boy named Arthur, who was to become the greatest of Britain's legendary rulers. For Ages 9-12
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Tail of Emily Windsnap
Author: Liz Kessler
After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world. Series For Ages 9-12
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The Various
Author: Steve Augarde
While staying on her uncle's rundown farm in the Somerset countryside, twelve-year-old Midge discovers that she has a special connection to the Various, a tribe of "strange, wild -- and sometimes deadly" fairies struggling to maintain their existence in the nearby woods. For Ages 9-12
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True Meaning of Smekday
Author: Adam Rex
When her mother is abducted by aliens on Christmas Eve (or "Smekday" Eve since the Boov invasion), 11 year-old Tip hops in the family car and heads south to find her and meets an alien Boov mechanic who agrees to help her and save the planet from disaster. For Ages 9-12
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Tuck Everlasting
Author: Natalie Babbitt
The 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 older. For Ages 9-12
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Two Princesses of Bamarre
Author: Gail Carson Levine
With her adventurous sister Meryl suffering from the Grey death, meek and timid Princess Addie sets out to find a cure and encounters monsters and other dangers along the way. For AGes 9-12
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Wall and the Wing
Author: Laura Ruby
In a future New York where most people can fly and cats are a rarity, a nondescript resident of Hope House for the Homeless and Hopeless discovers that although she is shunned as a "leadfoot," she has the surprising ability to become invisible. For Ages 9-12
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Water Horse
Author: Dick King-Smith
In 1930, on the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg that hatches into an unusual sea creature. As he grows her family must decide what to do with him. For Ages 6-8
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Well Wished
Author: Franny Billingsley
In a time of dire need, eleven-year-old Nuria tries to outwit the magical wishing well in her mysterious mountain village. For Ages 9-12
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Wizard of Earthsea
Author: Ursula K. LeGuin
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. For Ages 9-12
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Word Eater
Author: Mary Amato
Lerner Chanse, a new student at Cleveland Park Middle School, finds a worm that magically makes printed words disappear, and she hopes it will help her fit in, or get revenge, at her hated school. For Ages 6-8
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