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Watership
Down by Richard Adams
A community of rabbits are forced to leave
their warren when it is bulldozed to make a construction site.
Skellig
by David Almond
Who is the mysterious stranger in Michael's
dilapidated garage?
A Spell for Chameleon
by Piers Anthony
Bink will be exiled if he doesn't get some
magic soon. (Xanth series)
The Folk Keeper by
Franny Billingsley
Corinna pretends to be a boy in order to become
a Folk Keeper, someone who keeps the wild and dangerous underground
folk under control.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin
Colfer
A young evil genius tries to restore his family
fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom, but the
fairies fight back.
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. LeGuin
Ged tries to subdue the evil he unleashed
on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. (The
Earthsea series)
Ella Enchanted by
Gail Levine
Ella fights a curse that forces her to obey
any order. Based on Cinderella.
Spindle's End by
Robin McKinley
Briar Rose is cursed on her name day by an
evil fairy and then hidden away by a young fairy in a remote
part of a magical country.
Zel by Donna Jo
Napoli
Zel and her mother tell about Zel being locked
in a tower because her mother can't bear to let her go. Based
on Rapunzel.
Alanna: The First Adventure
by Tamora Pierce
Alanna disguises herself as a boy in order
to become a knight. (Song of the Lioness series)
The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
Lyra tries to prevent other children from
becoming the subject of gruesome experiments. (His Dark
Materials series)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter goes to wizard's school, becomes
a quidditch star, and solves a mystery involving a sorcerer's
stone.
The Hobbit by J.R.R.
Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins is recruited by a group of dwarves
and a wizard to reclaim a stolen fortune from a dragon.
The Once and Future King
by T.H. White
Complete King Arthur story - talking animals,
flying men, wizards and war.
Dealing with
Dragons by Patricia Wrede
A Princess trying to escape her restricted
life, runs away to live with a dragon and ends up in the middle
of the wizards' plot against the dragons. (The Enchanted
Forest Chronicles series)
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