Fantastic Fantasies!
Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbit, 1975
The Tuck family needs to decide what to do when their fountain of youth is discovered.
J / BABBIT
Peter and the Starcatchers
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, 2004
This entertaining prequel to Peter Pan will keep you turning the pages.
J / BARRY
Skeleton Man
Joseph Bruchac, 2001
If you like your fantasy with a heavy dose of scariness, try out this book.
J / BRUCHAC
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer, 2001
Fairies don’t take kindly to having one of their kind kidnapped and held for ransom.
J / COLFER
Gregor the Overlander
Suzanne Collins, 2003
Gregor discovers an underground world populated with humans, giant rats, bats, cockroaches, and spiders that are forming alliances in anticipation of war.
J / COLLINS
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl, 1961
James accidentally creates an enormous peach and discovers the equally huge insects living inside the pit. This book is great to read or for parents to read aloud to their kids.
J / DAHL
The Search for Wondla
Tony DiTerlizzi, 2010
A girl and her caretaker robot are forced out of their underground bunker, then decide to search for any other humans remaining on earth.
J / DITERLIZZI
City of Ember
Jeanne DuPrau, 2003
Lina and Doon decide that they must brave the unknown to try to save their underground city that is falling apart.
J / DUPRAU
Walking with the Dead
L.M. Falcone, 2005
In this hilarious story, two boys think they are being chased by a Greek mummy, until they realize that the mummy actually needs their help.
J / FALCONE
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
Lynne Jonell, 2007
Emmy discovers various rodents with magical abilities who may be able to help with her evil nanny.
J / JONELL
Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy, 2007
An exciting adventure where a walking, talking, wise-cracking skeleton is one of the good guys.
J / LANDY
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L’Engle, 1962
This fantasy classic follows young Meg as she searches for her father who disappeared while doing research for the government.
J / L’ENGLE
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 1)
Rick Riordan, 2005
Percy discovers he is the son of a mortal and a god and must learn more about what this means and how to stay safe at Camp Half-Blood.
J / RIORDAN
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter: Book 1)
J.K. Rowling, 1998
Harry Potter discovers his magical powers with some new friends at a school of magic called Hogwarts.
J / ROWLING
Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy: Book 1)
Jonathan Stroud, 2003
A magician’s apprentice unwisely calls up a powerful djinni to steal a magical bracelet.
J / STROUD
Dragon Keeper
Carole Wilkinson, 2003
A slave girl in ancient China decides to help the sickly royal dragon escape, which is NOT what the emperor wants.
J / WILKINSON
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