The Lost Magician
By: Piers Torday
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
1945. They have survived the Blitz, but when Simon, Patricia, Evelyn and Larry step through a myste…
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1. Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
By: Katherine Rundell
3.97
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English bo… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- adventure
2. Private Peaceful
By: Michael Morpurgo
4.15
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From the Children's Laureate of England, a stunning novel of the First World War, a boy who is on i… read more
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- historical
- childrens
- fiction
- historical fiction
"I have no pity for them, but no hatred either"-Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
"Tonight, more than any other night, I want to feel alive."-Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
"Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow."-Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
"Here there are no folds in the fields, only wide open plains, scarcely a hill in sight. And instead of church towers they have spires that thrust themselves skywards like a child putting his hand up …"-Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
3. A Place Called Perfect
By: Karl James Mountford , Helena Duggan
4.19
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Violet never wanted to move to Perfect. Who wants to live in a town where everyone has to wear glas… read more
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4. Rooftoppers
By: Katherine Rundell
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from … read more
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5. The Wizards of Once (The Wizards of Once #1)
By: Cressida Cowell
3.07
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught to hate each … read more
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6. The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1)
By: Hannah Gold
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An instant classic with a bear-sized heart, Hannah Gold’s debut novel is a touching story of kindne… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
7. Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)
By: Thomas Taylor
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls aro… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
"The rope swings back towards me. 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' Now, you've probably worked out by now that I'm not a 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' kind of guy. I mean, it's not as if there's much need for jumping …"-Thomas Taylor, Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)
8. Suddenly a Murder
By: Lauren Muñoz
3.65
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
Seven friends throw a 1920s-themed party, where it's all pretend--until one of them is murdered. On… read more
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- fiction
"He’s a Darcy in the streets but a Wickham in the sheets."-Lauren Muñoz, Suddenly a Murder
9. Tilly and the Lost Fairytales (Pages & Co., #2)
By: Anna James
4.14
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. The curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a series from a … read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- magic
- fiction
- fantasy
"Do not wait too long for something special to present itself. Go out and find it."-Anna James, Tilly and the Lost Fairytales (Pages & Co., #2)
"Words can mean much more, or less, than they seem, and we can put them to such creative uses."-Anna James, Tilly and the Lost Fairytales (Pages & Co., #2)
"But not really at your service, you understand, it’s a symbolic thing. I’m a prince – I’m not going to actually help you with anything."-Anna James, Tilly and the Lost Fairytales (Pages & Co., #2)
"Books aren't interested in who is reading them... A book will welcome any reader; any age, any background, any point of view. Books don't care if you can't understand every word in them, or if you wa…"-Anna James, Tilly and the Lost Fairytales (Pages & Co., #2)
10. The Good Thieves
By: Katherine Rundell
4.11
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational a… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
"It is difficult to sleep when you are besieged by hope."-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves
"He was not tall or broad, but when he grinned it was so vivid that he appeared to take up most of the street and at least half the sky."-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves
"To throw the knife would be death...She wanted nothing to do with death--nothing to do with finality, with endings, with the dark of it. She hated the man more than she hated any living thing, but he…"-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves
11. A New Adventure (The Magic Faraway Tree)
By: Jacqueline Wilson
3.79
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
Discover the Magic Faraway Tree and explore the amazing lands it can lead to! An irresistible new s… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
12. The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars (Kingdoms & Empires, #2)
By: Jaclyn Moriarty
4.30
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The prequel set 12 years before The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone.The tow… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- magic
- fiction
- fantasy
"It's tricky being shy. You blame yourself for it, and other people blame you too."-Jaclyn Moriarty, The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars (Kingdoms & Empires, #2)
13. The Trouble with Perfect
By: Helena Duggan
4.12
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Having uncovered the secrets that lay behind the spookily pristine town of Perfect, Violet and the … read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
14. The Battle for Perfect
By: Helena Duggan
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Who is the evil genius plotting revenge in the town that used to be Perfect?Things are quiet in the… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
15. The Treekeepers
By: Kieran Larwood
4.30
Format: None pages, ebook
An epic tale of trees of power and a world under threat, from the author of the bestselling Five Re… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- magic
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16. Nura and the Immortal Palace
By: M.T. Khan
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Aru Shah and the End of Time meets Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away in this mesmerizing portal fantasy… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- magic
- fiction
- fantasy
17. The Lost Magician
By: Piers Torday
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
1945. They have survived the Blitz, but when Simon, Patricia, Evelyn and Larry step through a myste… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- historical
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- magic
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
18. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
By: Katherine Rundell
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
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- magic
- fiction
- fantasy
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
