Embrace the magic of reading with these middle-grade fantasy books! Whether fantasy based on mythology or completely made up magic systems is your jam, this list has something perfect for you. And the best part? Several of these titles are part of a series. Happy reading!
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Thirteen-year-old Amari gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, as eBook on Hoopla or as eAudio on Hoopla.
Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon. You can also check out this title as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eBook on Hoopla.
Living in the penthouse suite of San Francisco’s Hotel Coeur, matchmakers-in-training Rose and Cora learn how to use magic to bring about love connections and must perfect their charms and enchantments to pass a test that will determine their future.
This title is also available for checkout as an eAudio on Hoopla.
Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world practice their cultural arts.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook/eAudio on Libby and Hoopla.
When sixth-grader Rosie begins to see magic, she learns that her mother’s dwindling memory is tied to an age-old battle between the light of the moon and the darkness of witches.
Moon is convinced that they do not belong to this world: that most of the time they are invisible (unless they stay still too long), that they belong to the stars, and wants to go back to them—they live entirely in their imagination with an imaginary spirit guide who can appear in any shape and refuses to speak to anyone, lest their words tie them to a world they rejects.
This title is also available for checkout as an eAudio on Hoopla.
Seventh-grader Tristan Strong tumbles into the MidPass and, with allies John Henry and Brer Rabbit, must entice the god Anansi to come out of hiding and seal the hole Tristan accidentally ripped in the sky. You can also check out this title as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eBook on Hoopla.
When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook/eAudio on Libby.