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The Book of Three By
Lloyd Alexander
Taran, an assistant pig-keeper longs to be a hero.
He soon gets his chance to be a hero when he teams
up with a strange assortment of companions and embarks
on a dangerous mission to save the Land of Prydain.
5th grade
Charmed Life By Diana
Wynne Jones
Gwendolyn Chant, a promising young witch, and her
brother Cat leave Coven Street when they are summoned
to live in Chrestomanci Castle.
6th grade
A Hidden Magic by Vivian
Vande Velde
A plain princess named Jennifer falls in love with
a handsome, but conceited prince named Alexander.
When Alexander falls under an evil witch's spell,
it's up to Jennifer to save him.
4th-5th grade
The Dark Is Rising (Series)
By Susan Cooper
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.
The Secret of Platform
13 By Eva Ibbotson
Odge Gribble, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle
fey, and a giant ogre on their mission through a magical
tunnel to rescue the King and Queen's son, stolen
as an infant.
Redwall (Series) By
Brian Jacques
Peace is shattered in Redwall Abbey by the arrival
of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Mattias,
a young mouse, searches for the legendary sword of
Martin the Warrior that may will help Redwall destroy
the enemy.
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.
The Golden Compass (and
sequel) By Philip Pullman
Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra sets out to prevent
her best friend and other kidnapped children from
becoming gruesome experiments in the Far North.
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
By Patricia A. Wrede
Bored with traditional life, a princess goes off to
live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved
fighting against some wizards who want to steal away
the dragon kingdom.
Wizard's Hall By
Jane Yolen
A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's
training hall by trusting and believing in himself.