Alexander, Lloyd.  The Black Cauldron.  J FIC Alexander
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the magical Black Cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death.

Appelbaum, Susannah.  The Hollow Bettle.  J FIC Appelbaum
Eleven-year-old Ivy Manx sets out with her new friend, a young "taster," to find her missing uncle, an outlawed healer, in the dangerous kingdom of Caux where magic, herbs, and poisons rule.

Babitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting.  J Fic Babbitt  // J PB B  // LT J FIC Babbitt
Violence erupts when the Tuck family discover that their secret about a spring that brings immortality has been discovered.

Bacon, Martha Sherman.  The Third Road.  J FIC Bacon
Three children discover a unicorn in their grandmother's garden that takes them back in time to the court of a Spanish Infanta and to the mystical land of Hy Breasil.

Bacon, Peggy.  The Ghost of Opalina; or Nine Lives. J FIC Bacon
A ghost cat tells three children, the latest inhabitants of an old house, all about the people who passed through and the events which took place in the house during her previous eight lives.

Baehr, Patricia Goehner.  The Way to Windra.  J FIC Baehr
Holly and Edward go through a mysterious door that appears in Holly's room and find themselves in the valley of Windra which is inhabited by elves and where their eccentric great-aunt is queen.

Bailey, Carolyn. Miss Hickory.  J Fic Bailey // J PB B
The adventures of a doll made from an apple branch with a hickory nut head.

Banks, Lynne Reid. The Indian in the Cupboard. J Fic Banks / J PB B
A magical cupboard turns toys into living things.

Bradshaw, Gillian.  The Land of Gold.  J FIC Bradshaw
After the murder of her parents, a Nubian princess is helped to her rightful place on the throne by two friendly Egyptians and the dragon Hathor.

Breitrose, Prudence.  Mousenet.  J FIC Breitrose
Sent to live with her chef father and his wife in Oregon after having stayed with her inventor uncle and scientist mother in Cincinnati, ten-year-old misfit Megan is lonely until she starts working with some computer-savvy mice to try to save Mouse Nation--and the planet.

Catling, Patrick. The Chocolate Touch.  J Fic Catling
A Mida-story variation in which a boy turns his mother into chocolate.

Chick, Brian.  The Secret Zoo.  J FIC Chick (SERIES)
Noah and his friends follow a trail of mysterious clues to uncover a secret behind the walls of the Clarksville City Zoo--a secret that must be protected at all costs.

Cooper, Susan. The Boggart.  J FIC Cooper //  J PB C
After visiting the castle in Scotland which her family has inherited and returning home to Canada, twelve-year-old Emily finds that she has accidentally brought back with her a boggart, an invisible and mischievous spirit with a fondness for practical jokes.

Dahl, Roald. BFG.   JPB D
Sophie is saved by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) and finds herself in a strange environment.

Dowswell, Paul.  The Cabinet of Curiosities.  J FIC Dowswell
When Lukas is orphaned, his Uncle Anselmus, the court physician to Rudolph II, summons him to Prague, a refuge for Europe's greatest alchemists and natural philosophers, offering to take him on as an apprentice.

Frederick, Heather Vogel.  Once Upon a Toad.  J FIC Frederick
When her mother goes on a NASA mission, Cat Starr is sent to live with her father, stepsister Olivia, and younger brother Geoffrey, but interference by her inept fairy godmother causes toads to appear when Cat speaks and gems to fall from Olivia's mouth,bringing one to the attention of jewel thieves and the other to a secret government laboratory.

Haskell, Merrie.  The Princess Curse.  J FIC Haskell
Thirteen-year-old Reveka, an herbalist's apprentice in the Middle Ages, attempts to break the mysterious curse on the princesses of Sylvania and instead discovers a door to the Underworld. Based on The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

Hoban, Russell.  The Mouse and His Child.  J FIC Hoban
A wind-up toy mouse and his child, broken and then mended, set out to find the animals and doll house with which they were in the toy shop. Along the way, they make enemies with a dump rat and have many adventures.

Hunter, Mollie.  Day of the Unicorn.  J FIC Hunter
A young boy's daydream transforms him into the fearless Sir Dauntless and he sets out to capture a unicorn that has magically escaped from a tapestry at Crag Castle.

Jinks, Catherine.  The Paradise Trap.  J FIC Jinks
Eleven-year-old Marcus is spending a week at the beach with his mother in a tiny old travel trailer, but boredom turns to terror when a new friend discovers a cellar that has magical doors through which people keep disappearing.

Jonell, Lynne. The Secret of Zoom.  J FIC Jonell
Ten-year-old Christina lives a sheltered life until she discovers a secret tunnel, an evil plot to enslave orphans, and a mysterious source of energy known as zoom.

Jones, Diana Wynne.  Witch Week.  J FIC Jones LOOK FOR MORE TITLES BY THIS AUTHOR!
When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned.

Juster, Norton. Phantom Tollbooth.  J FIC Juster // JPB J
When Milo receives a tollbooth as a gift, he finds that it admits him to a land where many adventures take place.

Kirby, Matthew J.  The Clockwork Three.  J FIC Kirby
As mysterious circumstances bring Giuseppe, Frederick, and Hannah together, their lives soon interlock like the turning gears in a clock and they realize that each one holds a key to solving the others' mysteries

Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.  J FIC Lewis // JPB L
Four English school children 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.

McGraw, Eloise Jarvis.  The Moorchild.  J FIC McGraw
Feeling that she is neither fully human nor "Folk," a changeling learns her true identity and attempts to find the human child whose place she had been given.

Patten, E.J. Return to Exile.  J FIC Patten (SERIES)
On the eve of his twelfth birthday, Sky, who has studied traps, puzzles, science, and the secret lore of the Hunters of Legend, realizes his destiny as a monster hunter.

Riley, James.  Half Upon a Time.  J FIC Riley
In the village of Giant's Hand Jack's grandfather has been pushing him to find a princess and get married, so when a young lady falls out of the sky wearing a shirt that says "Punk Princess," and she tells Jack that her grandmother, who looks suspiciously like the long-missing Snow White, has been kidnapped, Jack decides to help her.

Rodda, Emily. The Pigs are Flying.  J Fic Rodda
Rachel's friend Burt, who has come to cheer her when she has a cold, makes her believe in the impossible.

Rupp, Rebecca.   Journey to the Blue Moon : In Which Time is Lost and Then Found Again. J Fic Rupp
After a gang of talking rats transports a young boy to the moon, he embarks on a series of adventures and gains a new perspective on the concept of time.

Saunders, Kate.  Beswitched.  J FIC Saunders
On her way, reluctantly, to a boarding school in present-day England, Flora suddenly finds herself in 1935, the new girl at St. Winifred's, having been summoned via a magic spell by her new dormitory mates.

Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square.  J Fic Selden
A Connecticut cricket is transported in a picnic basket to New York's Time Square.

Wilson, Nathan D.  100 Cupboards. J FIC Wilson
After his parents are kidnapped, timid twelve-year-old Henry York leaves his sheltered Boston life and moves to small-town Kansas, where he and his cousin Henrietta discover and explore hidden doors in his attic room that seem to open onto other worlds.

Yolen, Jane.  Odysseus in the Serpent Maze. J FIC Yolen
Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life.

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