FANTASY Clark, Zack Loran Gidwitz, Adam THE ADVENTURERS GUILD THE INQUISITOR’S TALE Suggested Reading List Conscripted into the dangerous Crossing paths at an inn, thirteenth- Adventurers Guild, best friends Zed and century travelers impart the tales of a *First in a Series Brock must defend what is left of human- monastery oblate, a Jewish refugee, and ity against terrible monsters. a peasant girl with visions of the future.

Barnhill, Kelly Colfer, Eoin Hicks, Faith Erin THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON ARTEMIS FOWL* THE NAMELESS CITY* A young girl raised by a witch, a swamp When a twelve-year-old genius tries to Rat, a native of the Nameless City, and monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon must restore his family fortune by capturing a Kaidu, one of the city’s new rulers, must unlock the powerful magic buried deep fairy, the fairies fight back with magic somehow work together to save the City inside her. and technology. from a nefarious plot.

Beatty, Robert Cowell, Cressida Jones, Diana Wynne SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK* THE WIZARDS OF ONCE CHARMED LIFE* In 1899, a twelve-year-old rat catcher on Young wizard prince Xar, who has no Gwendolen and her brother Cat find the North Carolina's Biltmore estate teams up magic, and warrior princess Wish, an Chrestomancie family's magic powers with the estate owner's young nephew to outcast, fight against witches long be- difficult to counter with the inferior pow- battle a great evil. lieved to be extinct. ers of the Coven Street witches.

Blackwood, Sage Cooper, Susan Juster, Norton JINX* THE DARK IS RISING* THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH A young boy named Jinx encounters magic On his eleventh birthday, Will discovers For Milo, everything’s a bore. But when a and danger as he grows up in the deep, that he is destined to seek the six magical tollbooth mysteriously appears in his dark forest known as the Urwald. Signs that will enable the Old Ones to room, Milo is introduced to the strange triumph over the evil forces of the Dark. and different world on the other side.

Burgis, Stephanie Eager, Edward Kessler, Liz THE DRAGON WITH A HALF MAGIC THE TAIL OF EMILY WINDSNAP* CHOCOLATE HEART Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha find After finally convincing her mother that After drinking enchanted hot chocolate, themselves involved in a series of ex- she should take swimming lessons, a dragon is transformed into a human traordinary adventures after Jane discov- twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible ers a coin that seems to grant wishes. and wonderful secret about herself. girl with a passion for chocolate. Cajoleas, Jimmy Gaiman, Neil Law, Ingrid GOLDELINE THE GRAVEYARD BOOK SAVVY* Goldeline travels through the woods with a Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except Mibs Beaumont discovers her “savvy”— group of bandits while hiding from the that he has been raised by ghosts and a magical power unique to each member Preacher, who believes she is the daughter other denizens of the graveyard after his of her family—just as her father is injured of an evil witch. parents were murdered. in a terrible accident.

Le Guin, Ursula K. Ostertag, Molly Knox Stroud, Jonathan A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA THE WITCH BOY* THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND* Sparrowhawk, a young wizard hungry for In Aster's family, girls are raised to be Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, power and knowledge, tampers with witches and boys grow up to be summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and in- magic beyond him and looses a terrible shapeshifters. Anyone who disobeys is structs him to steal a powerful magical arti- shadow upon the world. exiled—but Aster wants to be a witch. fact from a famous magician.

Lewis, C.S. Riley, James Sutherland, Tui T. THE LION, THE WITCH, STORY THIEVES* THE DRAGONET PROPHECY* AND THE WARDROBE* Owen's life is boring until he sees his Five young dragons are destined to end the While exploring an old country house, classmate Bethany climb out of a book in war that's been raging between the tribes four siblings stumble across the gateway the school library and learns that Bethany of Pyrrhia—but how they'll do this, none of is half-fictional. them knows. to another world. Lloyd, Natalie Riordan, Rick Tolkien, J.R.R. A SNICKER OF MAGIC THE LIGHTNING THIEF* THE HOBBIT The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, After learning that he is the son of a mor- Bilbo Baggins lives comfortably in his hobbit Tennessee, a town which legend says was tal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, -hole until a wandering wizard chooses him once magic—but Felicity is convinced twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a sum- to take part in an adventure from which he the magic is still there. mer camp for demigods like himself . may never return.

Mafi, Tahereh Rowling, J. K. Townsend, Jessica FURTHERMORE* HARRY POTTER AND THE THE TRIALS OF MORRIGAN CROW* Alice Queensmeadow, with the help of SORCERER’S STONE* A cursed child is rescued and whisked away her friend Oliver, travels through the dan- Rescued from the neglect of his aunt and to a secret realm called Nevermoor, where gerous land of Furthermore in order to uncle, Harry discovers his destiny at Hog- she competes for a place in the magical & rescue her missing father. mysterious Wundrous Society. warts School for Wizards and Witches. McMann, Lisa Sage, Angie Wrede, Patricia C. THE UNWANTEDS* MAGYK* DEALING WITH DRAGONS* In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds After learning that she is the Princess, Bored with palace life, Princess Cimorene who are creative, twins Aaron and Alex Jenna is whisked from her home and car- goes off to live with a group of dragons, are separated, one to attend University ried toward safety by an ExtraOrdinary where she sorts treasure, learns Latin, and while the other is Eliminated. Wizard. thwarts a wizard’s evil plan.

Mull, Brandon Sherman, Delia FABLEHAVEN* THE EVIL WIZARD SMALLBONE Santa Clara City Library – Youth Services When Kendra and Seth stay at their While running away from home, Nick grandparents' estate, they discover that it stumbles into a bookstore and meets the 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051 is a secret sanctuary for magical crea- Evil Wizard Smallbone, who calls Nick his sclibrary.org tures. apprentice and won't let him leave.