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- 398.2454 N686 - Wonder Beasts by Joe Nigg
Tales and lore of the phoenix, the griffin, the unicorn and the dragon. - +133.1 D - Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
Meet the boggarts, changelings, pixies, goblins and other creatures of Arthur Spiderwick's magical, fantastical world. For books in the Spiderwick series, look in the fiction section. - +398.403 A - Fantasy Encyclopedia by Judy Allen
From goblins and fairies to dragons and Dracula, this encyclopedia covers them all with readable text and stunning illustrations. - +745.5 K - The Book of Wizard Craft by Janice Kilby
Spells, potions, fantastic tales, and 50 enchanting things to make. - +820.9 R884C - Magical Worlds of Harry Potter by David Colbert
Explores the true history, folklore, and mythology behind the magical practices, creatures, and personalities that appear in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books - +820.9 R884K - The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter by Allan Zola Kronzek
Explores the history and folklore behind the elements in J.K. Rowling's stories, with citations to the pages in her books. - +B R884P - J.K. Rowling by Joan Price
A biography of J.K. Rowling published in 2005. - +ALEXA - The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil.Also Available In: - +AVI - Midnight Magic by Avi
In Italy in 1491, Mangus the magician and his apprentice are summoned to the castle of Duke Claudio to determine if his daughter is indeed being haunted by a ghost.Also Available In: - +BARRO - The Lost years of Merlin by T.A. Barron
A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of fantastic adventures.Also Available In: - +BODE - The Anybodies by N.E. Bode
After learning that she is not the biological daughter of boring Mr. and Mrs. Drudger, Fern embarks on magical adventures with her real father and finally finds a place that feels like home. - +CALHO - Firegold by Dia Calhoun
The brown-eyed valley folk both fear and loathe 13-year-old Jonathon Brae and exile him to journey into the red mountains, where he finds his special destiny. - +COLLI - 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.Also Available In: - +COOPE - The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.Also Available In: - +DOWNE - Hatching magic by Ann Downer
When a thirteenth-century wizard confronts twenty-first century Boston while seeking his pet dragon, he is followed by a rival wizard and a very unhappy demon. - +DUANE - So You Want to be a Wizard by 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.Also Available In: - +IBBOT - Not Just a Witch by Eva Ibbotson
Wanting to be more than just an ordinary witch, Heckie, whose speciality is changing people into animals, settles in a small town determined to use her powers for good purposes. - +JACQU - Redwall by Brian Jacques
When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior.Also Available In: - +JONES - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
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. - +JUSTE - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
A journey through a fantastic land of word and number puzzles provides a cure for Milo's boredom. - +LEGUI - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.Also Available In: - +LENGL - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry and her brother journey to another planet to search for their father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.Also Available In: - +LEVIN - Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Based on the story of Cinderella. Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. - +LEWIS - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter. - +LOWRY - The Giver by Lois Lowry
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. - +MCKIN - The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.Also Available In: - +NESBI - The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit
J.K. Rowling's childhood favorite author spins stories of dragons. - +NIMMO - Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors by Jenny Nimmo
Charlie and his magically gifted friends and relatives work together to rescue Billy Raven, a young orphan, from a mysterious and dangerous couple who have adopted him.Also Available In: - +PATTO - East by Edith Pattou
A young woman journeys to a distant castle on the back of a great white bear who is the victim of a cruel enchantment. - +PIERC - The Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce
When she is sent as part of the delegation from Tortall to negotiate a peace treaty with Carthak, fifteen-year-old Daine must use her powers to communicate with animals. - +PRATC - Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett
Twelve-year-old Johnny plays a computer game called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee. - +RIORD - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.Also Available In: - +SAGE - Magyk by Angie Sage
After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years earlier.Also Available In: - +STRIC - Bell, the Book and the Spellbinder by Brad Strickland
When Fergie falls under the spell of an evil sorcerer, Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass risk their own lives to save him. - TOLKI - Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Prequel to the Lord of the Rings series. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return. .Also Available In: - +VANDE - Wizard at Work: A Novel in Stories by Vivian Vande Velde
A young wizard teacher looks forward to a quiet summer off but is drawn into adventures with princesses, unicorns, and ghosts instead. - +WREDE - Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
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.Also Available In: - +YOLEN - Passager: The Young Merlin Trilogy, Book One by Jane Yolen
Book one of the Young Merlin trilogy. A foundling rediscovers his identity through the help of the falconer who adopts him. - YA COLFE - Artemis Fowl by 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. - YA DUPRA - The City of Ember by 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.Also Available In: - YA FARME - The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.Also Available In: - YA NIX - Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr by Garth Nix
When a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a long-buried evil, Lirael and Prince Sameth are drawn into a battle to save the Old Kingdom and reveal their true destinies. - YA PULLM - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
First of the His Dark Materials trilogy. Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.Also Available In: - YA STROU - The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.Also Available In:
