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Bartimaeus Trilogy (Series) by Jonathan Stroud

This is the tale of Nathaniel a brilliant but young wizard who conjures up the demon Bartimaeus. The adventures are told both from both points of view, and the demon’s are especially droll.

 

Boneyard (Graphic Novel, Series) by Richard Moore

Michael Paris inherits a plot of land in the town of Raven's Hollow. He doesn't know it, but the land is a cemetery inhabited by a community of wisecracking demons, among them a hipster werewolf in shades and leather jacket, a sexy vampire, a goofy witch, a talking skeleton and other similar types. Boneyard is the story of Michael’s struggle to keep the cemetery and its residents out of trouble, and of the developing romance with Abbey, the vampire.

 

Bras and Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski

When 14-year-old Rachel Weinstein learns that her little sister Miri is a witch, she thinks she has finally found the way to make it on to the A-List at school.

 

Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

A beautiful princess and an intrepid warrior, Thirrin Freer Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield is only 13. But she has been preparing for this moment her whole life, the moment she becomes queen and must rule her tiny kingdom by herself. Now she must find a way to protect her tiny kingdom from the most terrible invasion it has ever known

 

Dread Locks by Neal Shusterman

Accustomed to a carefree existence, fourteen-year-old Parker Baer meets the girl next door and finds his life taking a menacing turn as he begins to absorb some of her terrible powers.

 

The Divide Books (Series) by Elizabeth Kay

Felix discovers an alternate magical universe where he has many adventures.

 

Dragonback Series (Series) by Timothy Zahn

The adventures of Jack, a young thief on the run, and Draycos a dragon-like alien who relies on a symbiotic relationship with a host to survive. Together they will discover the threat to Draycos' world and save his people from annihilation.

 

Dusk by Susan Gates

Sharing both human and hawk genes, a young girl escapes from her cage at a top secret laboratory where she was conceived by military scientists in a botched experiment designed to create stronger soldiers.

 

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. A retelling of "East of the Sun, West of the Moon."

 

Elfquest (Graphic Novel, Series) by Wendy & Richard Pini

The Wolfriders are elves who bond with wolves telepathically, and they live very much in concert with nature. Throughout the adventures readers meet other elves who are more elitist, humans who are either intent on worshiping them as gods or destroying them for being demons, and other magical creatures too numerous to mention. There is love, adventure, betrayal all the necessities of a good fantasy tale.

 

Eragon & Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Paolini's story of a boy and his dragon fighting to free their world from an evil despot.

 

Fables (Graphic Novel, Series) by Bill Willingham

In a world where the fables and fairy tales are real (just hiding) many interesting tales come to light.

 

Five Ancestors (Series) by Jeff Stone (up to Grade 9)

Five boys, the sole survivors of a Shaolin Temple must bring the villain to justice all while practicing their unique forms of martial arts (tiger style, monkey style, etc.). Each book features one of the boys.

 

The Garden by Elsie Aidinoff

The story of Adam and Eve from the point of view of the snake.

 

Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell

A young Hedgewitch, an idealistic knight, and an army of clever goblins fight against the ruling hierarchy that is trying to rid the land of all magical creatures.

 

The Great God Pan by Donna Jo Napoli

A retelling of the Greek myths about Pan, both goat and god, whose reed flute frolicking leads him to a meeting with Iphigenia, a human raised as the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra.

 

Hollow Kingdom Trilogy (Series) by Clare Dunkle

This trilogy deals with a family, human, goblin, elf, all trying to live, love and find happiness while staying in hiding from the human world.

 

The Katurran Odyssey by Terryl Whitlatch

A lemur who is banished from his home, seeks to return and address the wrongs that were done to him, and to save his home from an evil ruler.

 

The Kiesha'ra Series (Series) by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Follow the saga of two families allied by marriage. One changes into the shapes of hawks, the other snakes. This is their story and the story of their son, unique in his duality.

 

Letters from Wolfie by Patti Sherlock (up to Grade 9)

Certain that he is doing the right thing by donating his dog, Wolfie, to the Army's scout program in Vietnam, thirteen-year-old Mark begins to have second thoughts when the Army refuses to say when and if Wolfie will ever return.

 

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

 

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

The teens in this story are the result of genetic experiments. They are 98% human and 2% animal. Maximum Ride is the fourteen-year-old leader of a group of kids that are part bird. These kids are being hunted by predators called Erasers. The Erasers are part wolf.

 

The Minister's Daughter by Julie Hearn

In England, during the 1600s, the Puritans are in the midst of a witch-hunting craze. Two sisters accuse a local healer of witchcraft. They are trying to cover up an out-of-wedlock pregnancy.

 

New World Order by Ben Jeapes

In the year 1645, a bloody civil war is taking place in England. During this difficult time in history an alien invasion is underway.

 

Red Rider’s Hood by Neal Shusterman

In this second entry in Neal Shusterman's Dark Fusion series, he twists the familiar fairy tale "Red Riding Hood" into a brooding story about a city plagued by gangs. Red, a boy famous for cruising around in a bloodcolored Mustang, takes on the Wolves after they rob his grandmother.

 

Redwall (Series) by Brian Jacques

Talking animals have numerous adventures in the world of Redwall.

 

The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.

 

Shakespeare Bats Cleanup by Ron Koertge (up to Grade 9)

MVP baseball player Kevin is stuck in bed after contracting Mono and experiments with writing poetry about baseball and his life.

 

The Sight by David Clement-Davies

In Transylvania during the Middle Ages, a pack of wolves sets out on a perilous journey to prevent their enemy from calling upon a legendary evil one that will give her the power to control all animals.

 

Sunlight and Shadow by Cameron Dokey

An adaptation and new telling of the opera "The Magic Flute".

 

Troll Fell by Katherine Langrish

Forced to live with his evil identical-twin uncles after his father's death, twelve-year-old Peer tries to find a way to stop their plan to sell the neighbor's children to the trolls.

 

Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black

Valerie runs away to New York and finds out that not only are faeries real, but they are dangerous, as are their drugs.

 

Wee Free Men & Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett

This is the continuing story of Tiffany Aching reluctant witch and her trials and tribulations as she is trained in the ways of witch-hood.

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