Tag Archives: Magic

Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower #1)

by Jessica Day George

Conditional Recommendation: 11-year-old Princess Celie and her siblings strive together within their magical castle to protect themselves and their kingdom.

Age: Middle Grade
Series: Castle Glower, Book One
Pages: 225
Published: 2011
Genre: Fantasy

Awards: Utah Book Award for Children’s (2011), Pennsylvania Young Readers’ Choice Award for Grades 3-6 (2013), California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2015), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award (2015)

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The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern #1)

by Shannon Hale

Conditional Recommendation: A betrayed princess must change her name and become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim her crown.

Age: Young Adult
Series: The Books of Bayern, Book One
Pages: 383
Published: 2003

Genre: Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling

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Eragon (Inheritance #1)

by Christopher Paolini

Conditional Recommendation: A fifteen-year-old farm boy hatches a dragon egg and begins the long journey of legacy of avenging his uncle and learning the ways of dragon riders.

Age: Young Adult
Series: Inheritance, Book One
Pages: 497
Published: 2003

Genre: Fantasy

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The Magician’s Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia #1)

by C.S. Lewis

Conditional Recommendation: When Digory and Polly are tricked into another world and return with a witch, they try to set things right but accidentally end up in a new land where they witness Aslan creating Narnia.

Age: Middle Grade
Series: The Chronicles of Narnia, Book One
Pages: 202
Published: 1955

Genre: Fantasy, Christian Allegory

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The Two Princesses of Bamarre

by Gail Carson Levine

Unconditional Recommendation: A timid young princess finds her courage when she faces fantastical creatures on her quest to find the knowledge to save her beloved sister.

Age: Middle Grade
Series: Stand Alone
Pages: 241
Published: 2001

Genre: Fantasy

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