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Avi.  Midnight Magic
In Italy in 1492, a magician and his apprentice are
summoned to Duke Claudio’s castle to determine if his daughter is being haunted by a ghost.

Baum, L. Frank.  The Wizard of Oz
After a cyclone transports Dorothy to the land of Oz, she must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas.

Bellairs, John.  The House With a Clock In Its Walls
Lewis goes to live with his uncle, a magician.  The house they live in has a clock in its walls that is ticking off the minutes till Doomsday.

Boston, L.M.  Green Knowe Chronicles
(Children of Green Knowe, Treasure of Green Knowe, River at Green Knowe, Stranger at Green Knowe,
Enemy at Green Knowe, Stones of Green Knowe)
Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, houses children both alive and dead.

Coville, Bruce.  Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
Small for his age but artistically talented, Jeremy Thatcher unknowingly buys a dragon’s egg.

DiTerlizzi, Tony. The Spiderwick Chronicles
(Field Guide, Seeing Stone, Lucinda’s Secret, Ironwood Tree, Wrath of Mulgarath)
When the Grace children move into the Spiderwick estate and find The Field Guide, they become involved with the dark world of faeries.

Eager, Edgar.  Half Magic
Jane finds a coin that grants half of any wish, and she and her siblings make double wishes on it—which leads to some strange happenings.

Funke, Cornelia.  Dragon Rider
A dragon, an orphan and a pixie search for the legendary Rim of Heaven valley, while an evil dragon pursues them.

Furlong, Monica.  Wise Child
Abandoned by her parents, 9 year old Wise Child goes to live with Juniper, who trains her in the ways of herbs and magic.

Garner, Alan.  Elidor
The Watson children explore an abandoned street in post-WWII England.  When they go inside a ruined church, they are transported to the land of Elidor, where a prophecy has told of their coming.

Ibbotson, Eva.  Secret of Platform 13
A young hag accompanies a wizard, a fey and an ogre through a magical tunnel to rescue their King and Queen’s son, who had been kidnapped as an infant.

Juster, Norman.  The Phantom Tollbooth
When a tollbooth suddenly appears in Milo’s bedroom, he gets in his toy car and drives through to a land where language rules.

Levine, Gail.  Ella Enchanted
Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.

Lewis, C.S. Chronicles of Narnia
(Magician’s Nephew; Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe; Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; Voyage of the Dawn Treader; Silver Chair; Last Battle)
Four English schoolchildren enter the land of Narnia through the back of an armoire.  They help Aslan, the golden lion, battle the evil White Witch.

Nimmo, Jenny.  Children of the Red King
(Midnight for Charlie Bone, Charlie Bone and the Time Twister, Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy, Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors)
Charlie Bone can hear the people in photographs talking, so he is admitted to Bloor’s Academy for “gifted” children.

Nix, Garth.  Keys to the Kingdom
(Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday)
A mysterious house in Arthur Penhaglion’s neighborhood is the entryway to a realm where
Arthur joins “the Will” to battle the evil Trustees.

Oppel, Kenneth.  Silverwing Trilogy
(Silverwing, Sunwing, Firewing)
Shade, the runt of his family, is separated from his colony during migration but must find and save them from cannibal bats from the tropics.

Sage, Angie.  Septimus Heap
(Magyk, Flyte)
Jenna discovers that she is a princess and that her life is in danger.  Pursued by a necromancer, she flees with family members and a wizard.

Snicket, Lemony.  A Series of Unfortunate Events
(Bad Beginning, Reptile Room, Wide Window, Miserable Mill, Austere Academy, Ersatz Elevator, Vile Village, Hostile Hospital, Carnivorous Carnival, Slippery Slope, Grim Grotto)
The Baudelaire orphans use their talents to escape the wily Count Olaf’s clutches.

Wrede, Patricia.  Enchanted Forest Chronicles
(Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons)
Tomboyish Princess Cimorene runs away from home and apprentices herself to a dragon.

Yolen, Jane.  Wizard’s Hall
Thornmallow, the 113th student at Wizard’s Hall,  learns that he has a mysterious responsibility that no one will explain.  Despite his lack of talent, the future of Wizard’s Hall rests on him.