Alexander, Lloyd. THE BLACK CAULDRON. A young pig-keeper has adventures far beyond his station: battling the Horned King, destroying the Black Cauldron and rescuing the Princess Eilonwy. (jFICTION ALEXANDER)

Others in the series:
THE BOOK OF THREE (jFICTION ALEXANDER)
THE CASTLE OF LLYR (jFICTION ALEXANDER)
TARAN WANDERER (jFICTION ALEXANDER)
THE HIGH KING (jFICTION ALEXANDER)

Andrews, Julie. THE LAST OF THE REALLY GREAT WHANGDODLES. With help from a professor in giving their imaginations special training, three children succeed in locating the last of the Whangdoodles and granting his heart's desire. (jFICTION ANDREWS)

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. (jMYSTERY BELLAIRS)

Others in the series:
THE TREASURE OF ALPHEUS WINTERBORN. (Prequel) (jMYSTERY BELLAIRS)
THE LAMP FROM THE WARLOCK'S TOMB. (Sequel) (jMYSTERY BELLAIRS)
THE MANSION IN THE MIST. (Sequel) (jMYSTERY BELLAIRS)

Cooper, Susan. THE DARK IS RISING . 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. (jFICTION COOPER)

Others in the series:
OVER SEA, UNDER STONE (jFICTION COOPER)
GREENWITCH (jFICTION COOPER)
THE GREY KING (NEWBERY COOPER)
SILVER ON THE TREE (jFICTION COOPER)

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Cooper, Susan. THE BOGGART. 12-year-old Emily returns home from a visit to a castle in Scotland that her family has just inherited, only to find that she has accidentally brought home with her a boggart, a mysterious and invisible spirit with a fondness for practical jokes. (jFICTION COOPER)

(Sequel is: THE BOGGART AND THE MONSTER. (jFICTION COOPER)

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. (jSCIENCE FICTION COVILLE)

Coville, Bruce. INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS. Having jumped into the fantasyland of Luster, Cara joins Lightfoot the unicorn in the search for Queen Arabella Skydancer. (jFICTION COVILLE)

Dahl, Roald. THE WITCHES. A boy and his grandmother try to thwart the plans of witches to turn all children into mice. (jFICTION DAHLl)

Duane, Diane. SO YOU WANT TO BE A WIZARD. 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. (jFICTION DUANE)

Others in the series:
DEEP WIZARDRY (jFICTION DUANE)
HIGH WIZARDRY (jFICTION DUANE)
WIZARD ABROAD (jFICTION DUANE)

Ibbotson, Eva. THE SECRET OF PLATFORM 13. Odge, a young hag, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on their mission through a magical tunnel to rescue their King's son. (jNON FICTION PR IBB)

Jacques, Brian. REDWALL SERIES. A series of adventures in which a cast of heroic animal characters encounter danger, hairbreadth escapes, mystery and despicable villains.

Others in the series:
REDWALL (jFICTION JACQUES)
SALAMANDASTRON (jFICTION JACQUES)
THE BELLMAKER (jFICTION JACQUES)
OUTCAST OF REDWALL (jFICTION JACQUES)
THE GREAT REDWALL FEAST (J Picture JACQUES)
THE PEARLS OF LUTRA (jFICTION JACQUES)
THE LONG PATROL (jFICTION JACQUES)
MARLFOX (jFICTION JACQUES)
THE LEGEND OF LUKE. (jFICTION JACQUES)

Kay, N.M. THE ORDINARY PRINCESS. At her christening, a princess is given the gift of 'ordinariness' by a fairy. The consequences of that take her to a nearby palace where, having run away to become the assistant kitchen maid, she meets the prince for her. (jFICTION KAY)

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L'Engle, Madeline. A WRINKLE IN TIME. Members of the Wallace family travel through space and time to battle against cruelty, injustice and intolerance in classic struggles between good and evil. (NEWBERY L'ENGLE)

Others in the series:
A WIND IN THE DOOR. (jFICTION L'ENGLE)
A SWIFTLY TiltIng PLANET. (jFICTION L'ENGLE)
MANY WATERS (jFICTION L'ENGLE)

Levine, Gail. ELLA ENCHANTED. In this unique version of the Cinderella story, Ella struggles against a childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given her. (jFICTION LEVINE)

Lewis, C.S. THE LION THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE. 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. (jFICTION LEWIS)

Others in the series:
PRINCE CASPIAN (jFICTION LEWIS)
THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (jFICTION LEWIS)
THE SILVER CHAIR (jFICTION LEWIS)
THE HORSE AND HIS BOY (jFICTION LEWIS)
THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW (jFICTION LEWIS)
THE LAST BATTLE. (jFICTION LEWIS)

McGowen, Tom. THE MAGICIAN'S APPRENTICE. Tigg t burgles the house of Armindor the magician, but instead of punishing him, Armindor takes Tigg as an apprentice and the two set out on a dangerous journey in search of lost spells from the Age of Magic. (jFICTION McGOWAN)

McGraw, Eloise. THE MOORCHILD.A changeling learns her true identity and tries to find the human child whose place she has been given. (jFICTION McGRAW)

Nesbit, E. FIVE CHILDREN AND IT. While digging in a sandpit, 5 children discover a Psammead - a creature with mysterious powers who leads the children into adventure and excitement. (jFICTION NESBIT)

Regan, Dian. PRINCESS NEVERMORE. When a Mandrian princess makes a wish in a wizard's circle, she winds up on Earth alone and without the means or desire to return home. (jFICTION REGAN)

Scieszka, Jon. 2095. Zapped into the 21st century by "The Book", the Time Warp Trio find that their future is definitely worth waiting for. And a meeting with their great-grandkids could knock out the old family tree at the roots.? (jFICTION SCIESZKA)

Others in series:
KNIGHTS AT THE KITCHEN TABLE (jFICTION SCIESZKA)
IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME (jFICTION SCIESZKA)
NOT SO JOLLY ROGER (jFICTION SCIESZKA)
SAM SAMURAI (jFICTION SCIESZKA)
SEE YOU LATER, GLADIATOR (jFICTION SCIESZKA)
SUMMER READING IS KILLING ME (jFICTION SCIESZKA)
TUT, TUT (jFICTION SCIESZKA)
YOUR MOTHER WAS A NEANDERTHAL (jFICTION SCIESZKA)

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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. (jFICTION WINTHROP)

(Sequel is: THE BATTLE FOR THE CASTLE. (jFICTION WINTHROP)

Wrede, Patricia. DEALING WITH DRAGONS. Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom. (jFICTION WREDE)

Others in series:
CALLING ON DRAGONS (jFICTION WREDE)
SEARCHING FOR DRAGONS (jFICTION WREDE)
TALKING TO DRAGONS (jFICTION WREDE)

Yep, Laurence. DRAGON OF THE LOST SEA. Shimmer, a renegade dragon princess, tries to redeem herself by capturing a witch with the help of a human boy. (jFICTION YEP)

Others in the series:
DRAGON STEEL (jFICTION YEP)
DRAGON CAULDRON. (jFICTION YEP)

Yolen, Jane. WIZARD'S HALL.
A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and believing in himself. (YOUNG ADULT FICTION YOLEN)

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