The first book of the series follows the description
Grades 3 and up
Magic Thief / Sarah Prineas (Gr. 3-6)
A young orphan boy picks the pocket of a powerful wizard and steals his locus magicalicus, the center of his power.
Magic Thief
Rowan of Rin / Emily Rodda (Gr. 3-5)
Rowan, young, weak and timid, joins six other villagers to climb a mountain and try to restore their water supply. In
all the books, Rowan faces dangers from dragons and other horrors.
Rowan of Rin
Grades 4 and up
Children of the Red King / Jenny Nimmo (Gr. 4-7)
Charlie Bone, 10, is identified as having the Yewbeam gift. He is sent to Bloor’s Academy to develop and to meet other gifted children.
Midnight for Charlie Bone
The Darkest Age / A.J. Lake (Gr. 4-7)
Edmund and Elspeth, both 11, discover that they have been given fantastic gifts to use against the ancient and evil forces that have been awakened by powerful magic during the Dark Ages in Great Britain.
The Coming of Dragons
Keys to the Kingdom / Garth Nix (Gr. 4-7)
The adventures of Arthur Penhaligon, an asthmatic
12-year-old who becomes the Rightful Heir of the House. Arthur needs to defeat the Morrow Days, the criminal Trustees of the House.
Mister Monday
The Dark Is Rising / Susan Cooper (Gr. 4-8)
Three children, while on holiday, discover an ancient manuscript that will reveal the true story of King Arthur. The other titles in the series show the
struggle between the forces of good and the evil forces of the Dark.
Over Sea, Under Stone
The Edge Chronicles / Paul Stewart (Gr. 4-8)
Thirteen-year-old Twig, having always looked and felt different from his woodtroll family, learns that he is
adopted and travels out of his Deepwoods home to find
the place where he belongs.
Beyond the Deepwoods
Underland Chronicles / Suzanne Collins (Gr. 4-8)
Gregor, 11, and his sister, 2, are pulled into a strange underground world that triggers an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
Gregor the Overlander
Septimus Heap / Angie Sage (Gr. 4-9)
Jenna has been raised by Silas Heap whose own son Septimus was taken away at birth. Jenna learns she is a princess and Septimus turns out to be alive and becomes an Apprentice to the Extraordinary Wizard. Time travel, quests, ghosts, Darke Magyk and more will appeal to fantasy fans.
Magyk
Time Fantasy Series / Madeleine L’Engle (Gr. 4-9)
The four books in this fantasy series feature different members of the Murry family in the classic struggle between good and evil in the universe.
A Wrinkle in Time
