14 must-read fiction books like Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker

Cover of Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker

Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

By: Edward Eager , N.M. Bodecker

4.00

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

Four children wish on a Half Magiccoin that gets their mother Alison half-way home, rescued by Mr S…

If you liked the fiction plot in Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Syncing Forward by W.  Lawrence

1. Syncing Forward

By: W. Lawrence

4.01

Format: 488 pages, Paperback

ISBN moved from less recent edition here Would you ever travel forward in time if you knew it wa… read more

Similar categories in W. Lawrence's Syncing Forward book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Brett Helquist, Jennifer Trafton, None

2. The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic

By: Brett Helquist , Jennifer Trafton , None

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Persimmony Smudge leads (much to her chagrin) a very dull life on the Island at the Ce… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Life is a mess and a miracle, so pick up a broom and dance."

-Brett Helquist, The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic

Cover of Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright, Joe Krush, Beth Krush

3. Gone-Away Lake

By: Elizabeth Enright , Joe Krush , Beth Krush

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Summer has a magic all its own. When Portia sets out for a visit with her cousin Julian, she exp… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Enright's Gone-Away Lake book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Things are always happening to my socks. One's always going off someplace. I don't know why."

-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake

"Self-pity is the hens' besetting sin," remarked Mr. Payton. "Foolish fowl. How they came to achieve anything as perfect as the egg I do not know! I cannot fathom."

-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake

"Yes, except that nothing sleeps inside but furniture, and that's probably gone to pieces by now. Time gets into anything; yes, indeed it does; and weather helps it."

-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake

"Mr. Payton was at work on his pipe again, lighting and coaxing it. "They need constant attention, pipes, like babies and guinea hens," he said, and sucked in the smoke."

-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake

Cover of The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1) by Jeanne Birdsall

4. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.19

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

The Penderwick sisters busily discover the summertime magic of Arundel estate’s sprawling gardens, … read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Birdsall's The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1) book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"The cuter the boy, the mushier your brain."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Don't kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Maybe it's fate Hound ate the map. Maybe we'll discover something wonderful while we're lost."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Toward the urn the three children raced in a dead heat, Jane still shouting . FOR CHURCHILL, NELSON, AND PRINCE WILLIAM!"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

Cover of Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1) by Lois Lenski, Maud Hart Lovelace

5. Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1)

By: Lois Lenski , Maud Hart Lovelace

4.08

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Best Friends Forever There are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy's age.… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lenski's Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1) book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"This was Betsy and Tacy's private corner. Betsy's mother was a great believer in people having private corners, and the piano box was plainly meant to belong to Betsy and Tacy, for it fitted them so …"

-Lois Lenski, Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1)

"Did we bring a lunch?' asked Tacy. 'Yes,' said Betsy. 'It's under the seat. There are chicken sandwiches and hard-boiled eggs and potato salad and watermelon and chocolate cake and sweet pickles and …"

-Lois Lenski, Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1)

Cover of Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker

6. Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

By: Edward Eager , N.M. Bodecker

4.00

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

Four children wish on a Half Magiccoin that gets their mother Alison half-way home, rescued by Mr S… read more

Similar categories in Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Carnelian (Chalcedony Chronicles, #1) by B. Kristin McMichael

7. Carnelian (Chalcedony Chronicles, #1)

By: B. Kristin McMichael

3.88

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone has a past, but for most it isn’t so far in the past as Seth Sangre. His past is literally… read more

Similar categories in B. Kristin McMichael's Carnelian (Chalcedony Chronicles, #1) book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • magic
  • young adult
Cover of The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1) by Jon Klassen, Maryrose Wood

8. The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

By: Jon Klassen , Maryrose Wood

3.94

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place are no ordinary children, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordi… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"All books are judged by their covers until they are read."

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

"I will have the children read Hamlet as soon as it is practical. There are some useful cautions against eavesdropping to be gleaned from that."

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

"It makes no difference what you wear, really. I'll put you in a dark grey. I believe I have some left over from a funeral." says the dressmaker."

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

"If you have ever opened a can of worms, boxed yourself into a corner, ended up in hot water, or found yourself in a pretty pickle, you already know that life is rarely (if ever) just a bowl of cherri…"

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

Cover of Dangerous Talents (Vinlanders' Saga, #1) by Frankie Robertson

9. Dangerous Talents (Vinlanders' Saga, #1)

By: Frankie Robertson

3.65

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Celia Montrose has been trained to deal with any emergency--except being thrust into another world.… read more

Similar categories in Frankie Robertson's Dangerous Talents (Vinlanders' Saga, #1) book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction

10. Rise of a Legend (Guardian of Scotland #1)

By: Amy Jarecki

3.33

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

New cover for ASIN B014PU8LSI Running away from her catastrophic life, historical journalist Eva Ma… read more

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11. The Fire (Northwest Passage, #4)

By: John A. Heldt

2.82

Format: 3 pages, Kindle Edition

When Kevin Johnson, 22, goes to Wallace, Idaho, days after his college graduation, he expects to fi… read more

Similar categories in John A. Heldt's The Fire (Northwest Passage, #4) book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

12. The Wizard of Time (Wizard of Time, #1)

By: G.L. Breedon

3.99

Format: 11 pages, Kindle Edition

Thirteen-year-old Gabriel Salvador has dreams about the future and his dreams always come true. Whe… read more

Similar categories in G.L. Breedon's The Wizard of Time (Wizard of Time, #1) book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

13. Ginger Pye (The Pyes, #1)

By: Eleanor Estes

3.91

Format: 434 pages, Paperback

The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard y… read more

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Cover of Henry and the Chalk Dragon by Jennifer Trafton, Benjamin Schipper

14. Henry and the Chalk Dragon

By: Jennifer Trafton , Benjamin Schipper

4.15

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In the town of Squashbuckle, just about anything can happen, and when Henry Penwhistle draws a migh… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Trafton's Henry and the Chalk Dragon book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

15. The Enchanted Castle

By: E. Nesbit , H.R. Millar

4.32

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Jerry, Jimmy, and Cathy stumble upon a mysterious castle with a beautiful princess asleep in the ga… read more

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16. Five Children and It (Five Children, #1)

By: E. Nesbit

4.32

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The five children find a cantankerous sand fairy, a psammead, in a gravel pit. Every day 'It' will … read more

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17. Embark (King Arthurs and her Knights, #4)

By: K.M. Shea

3.47

Format: 288 pages,

With the long awaited arrival of the Round Table, Britt introduces questing and a code of honor to … read more

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Cover of The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1) by Barry Kirwan

18. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

By: Barry Kirwan

4.23

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more

Similar categories in Barry Kirwan's The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1) book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • fiction
  • young adult
"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

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19. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3) by Peter  Brown

20. The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3)

By: Peter Brown

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The action-packed third installment in Peter Brown's internationally bestselling The Wild Robot ser… read more

Similar categories in Peter Brown's The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3) book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Dogs vs Bears by Austin    Davis

21. Dogs vs Bears

By: Austin Davis

4.30

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

Fourth-grader Austin Davis introduces a new way for kids to learn about diversity, appreciating dif… read more

Similar categories in Austin Davis's Dogs vs Bears book and Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

  • childrens
  • fiction

8 must-read fantasy books like Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker

Transform Your Habits

Syncing Forward

W. Lawrence

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic

Brett Helquist , Jennifer Trafton , None

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

Edward Eager , N.M. Bodecker

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Carnelian (Chalcedony Chronicles, #1)

B. Kristin McMichael

3.88

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12 Top fiction books like The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1) by Barry Kirwan

Transform Your Habits

Fluency (Confluence, #1)

Jennifer Foehner Wells

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Rewrite Redemption

J.H. Walker

3.60

Transform Your Habits

Bound By Blood

Danielle Bourdon , Kimberly Hoyt

5.00

Transform Your Habits

A Connecticut Fashionista In King Arthur's Court

Mari Mancusi

3.48

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