The book of three by Lloyd Alexander - Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil

The house with a clock in its walls by John Bellairs - A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday

The iron trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare - Warned away from magic all of his life, Callum endeavors to fail the trials that would admit him to the Magisterium only to be drawn into its ranks against his will and forced to confront his past

Jinx by Sage Blackwood - An orphaned boy named Jinx encounters magic and danger as he grows up in the deep, dark forest known as the Urwald and discovers that the world beyond—and within—the Urwald is more complex than he could imagine

The wish giver : three tales of Coven Tree by Bill Brittain - When a strange man comes to Coven Tree, promising he can give people exactly what they ask for, three believers-in-magic each make a wish that comes true in unexpected ways

The fairy-tale detectives by Michael Buckley - Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead

The Wishing spell by Chris Colfer - Twins Alex and Connor leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about

Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville - When an ordinary-looking fifth grader purchases a talking toad, she embarks on a series of extraordinary adventures

The witches by Roald Dahl - A young boy is placed in the custody of his eccentric witch-expert grandmother before being transformed into a mouse by an evil coven that is plotting against local kids

Half magic by Edward Eager - Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha suddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after Jane discovers an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes

The familiars by Adam Jay Epstein When a scrappy alley cat named Aldwyn passes himself off as a magical animal companion to Jack, a young wizard in training, Aldwyn and his fellow "familiars" must save the kingdom

The lost hero by Rick Riordan - Three students from a school for "bad kids" find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself

Magyk by Angie Sage - After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always believed were her father and brother, and a young guard known only as Boy 412

Splendors and glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz - When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and into danger

The castle in the attic by Elizabeth Winthrop - A gift of a toy castle, complete with a silver knight, introduces William to an adventure involving magic and a personal quest

Dealing with dragons by Patricia C. Wrede - Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards