Open the door to great fantasy titles!
Fantasy has quickly become one of the most popular genres in children's literature. These fantastical titles pull students into reading and spark their imaginations. Make sure your students have access to all of their favorite titles. To view the popular new fantasy titles or our special Fantasy Guides, click on the links to the left.
Grades 2-5
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100 Cupboards
After his parents are kidnapped, timid twelve-year-old Henry York leaves his sheltered Boston life and moves to small-town Kansas, where he and his cousin Henrietta discover and explore hidden doors in his attic room that seem to open onto other worlds. |
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Beast Quest
Follow Tom on his multiple Beast Quest adventures in this terrific series written by Adam Blade. |
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Disney Fairies
Immerse yourself in the fun-filled stories of Tinkerbell, Silvermist, Dulcie, and all of the Disney Fairies. |
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Magic Tree House
Travel with Jack and Annie as their Magic Tree House whisks them away to different times and places. |
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Spiderwick Chronicles
Follow the Grace children—Mallory, Jared, and Simon—as they discover a world of brownies, elves, and other magical creatures, all within the house they just moved into. |
Grades 4-9
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Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand that is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent—and told that he must use it to save civilization. |
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Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones
Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face deadly adversaries: undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary. |
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Artemis Fowl
Meet Artemis Fowl II, child and mastermind criminal. Artemis is quite possibly the most devious and ingenious member of the Fowl crime family. Readers will be well-entertained as Artemis uses magic and technology to attain his goals. |
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Arthur and the Forbidden City
In order to find his grandfather's lost treasure and save the Minimoys, Arthur and his companions, including Princess Selinia, travel into the forbidden city ruled by Maltazard the Cursed. Sequel to Arthur and the Minimoys. |
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Arthur and the Minimoys
In search of a stolen treasure and his missing grandfather, ten-year-old Arthur travels to the land of the Minimoys, a tribe of tiny people whom he must save from destruction. |
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Arthur Trilogy
This trilogy is based on Arthurian legend. It all begins when thirteen-year-old Arthur meets a very wise and powerful Merlin. Follow Arthur through his journeys as he becomes a squire and then a man worthy of his name. |
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Bartimaeus Trilogy
Set in a magical version of today's London, this is the story of a young, ambitious magician and the powerful djinni he summons. Follow these two memorable characters through several dangerous adventures. |
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Books of Ember
In a world with no sun or moon, electricity is the only light source for the city of Ember. The electricity supply is running dangerously low and there is no way to get more—that is, until Lina and Doon, two children, set out to help their city. |
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Coraline
When young Coraline ventures through a mysterious door in her house, she enters a parallel world where she must save three souls, rescue her distracted parents, and battle evil in the form of an "other mother" who is determined to keep her—forever. |
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David Rain's Dragon Series
Follow David Rain in the start of his writing career and the ensuing adventures with dragons. |
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Edge Chronicles
Set in the magical world of The Edge, the books take children to all sorts of fantastical places and creatures in these adventurous tales. |
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Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep
Reunited with her merman father and now living on an island located in the Bermuda Triangle, twelve-year-old Emily accidentally awakens the fearsome kraken and also faces a bully from her past. |
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Fablehaven
Kendra and Seth are thrown into life-and-death adventures when they discover their grandfather is the caretaker of Fablehaven, a hidden magical refuge. |
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Faerie Wars Chronicles
A spunky English boy and an imperious prince of the Faerie realm team up with an eccentric physicist to right wrongs and fight evil in the magical realm. |
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The Girl Who Could Fly
When homeschooled farm girl Piper McCloud reveals her ability to fly, she is quickly taken to a secret government facility to be trained with other exceptional children; but she soon realizes that something is very wrong, and begins working with brilliant and wealthy Conrad to escape. |
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The Giver
The Elders of the Committee choose Jonas to be the person responsible for receiving and keeping all the memories of the past—a huge task for this exceptional boy. |
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Gossamer
While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds. |
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The Graveyard Book
In this Newbery Award-winner, Nobody—"Bod" for short—is an ordinary boy with a difference: he has been raised in a graveyard, among ghosts, ghouls, and witches. |
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Inkdeath
As Bluejay, Mo's fictitious double, tries to keep the Book of Immortality from unraveling, Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, threatening to enslave the children in the silver mines unless Bluejay surrenders. |
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Inkheart
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life after one of those characters abducts them and tries to force Meggie's father into service. |
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Inkspell
Now thirteen, Meggie "reads" herself into Inkworld, where she, her family, and the characters in the book face chaos and danger as the original creator of the world frantically tries to redirect the story. |
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Into the Woods
Three sisters begin a treacherous journey as they try to defeat the evil Dr. DeWilde and prevent him from taking control of the entire land. |
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Kenny and the Dragon
When Kenny the rabbit's friend George is sent to kill another of his friends, gentle dragon Grahame, Kenny must find a way to prevent their battle while satisfying the dragon-crazed townspeople. |
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The Land of the Silver Apples
After escaping from the Sea of Trolls, the apprentice bard Jack plunges into a new series of adventures, traveling underground to Elfland and uncovering the truth about his little sister Lucy. |
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Leven Thumps
Oklahoma teen Leven Thumps has supernatural gifts and the ability to guard the gateway to the magical land of Foo. Lev and his friends must fight evil and learn about life in this inventive series. |
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May Bird
An odd, lonely girl named May and her beloved cat, Somber Kitty, must confront their fears and embrace their destinies as they fight to restore order to the Land of the Dead. |
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Messenger
In this novel that unites characters from The Giver and Gathering Blue, Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand. |
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians
The gods of Olympus still exist in this series. Follow Percy Jackson and his demi-god friends through all types of adventures as they battle mythological creatures and the evil Titan, Kronos. |
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Warriors
In a complex magical world, clans of warrior cats must discover their hidden abilities and fight threats from both within and without. |
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Savvy
This book recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"—a magical power unique to each member of her family—just as her father is injured in a terrible accident. |
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Septimus Heap
Who is Septimus Heap? Find out in this series full of quirky characters, magyk, and endless adventure. |
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Skulduggery Pleasant
A skeleton detective and an unusual young girl team up to fight unspeakable evil in a humorous and action-packed adventure. |
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The Tail of Emily Windsnap
After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world. |
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Un Lun Dun
Twelve-year-old Zanna and her friend Deeba discover the entrance to a strange world beneath London, complete with killer giraffes, ghost children, and flying double-decker buses. |
Grades 9-12
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Anansi Boys
Fat Charlie, an American businessman living in London, learns that his estranged father—who has just died—was really the African trickster god Anansi, and that his new-found half-brother, Spider, is trouble. Charlie's attempts to get his old life back lead to fantastical—and hilarious—results. |
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Endymion Spring
Having reluctantly accompanied his academic mother and pesky younger sister to Oxford, twelve-year-old Blake Winters is at loose ends until he stumbles across an ancient and magical book—secretly brought to England in 1453 by Gutenberg's mute apprentice to save it from evil forces—which now draws Blake into a dangerous and life-threatening quest. |
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Farsala Trilogy
Set in Farsala, a land of peace, magic, and honor, as it faces invasion. Follow this spellbinding story to find out what happens to Farsala and those who try to save it. |
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House of Night
Being marked as a fledgling "vampyre" is a dream come true for Oklahoma teen Zoey Redbird, and she's thrilled to be accepted as a student at the House of Night. But having supernatural abilities isn't all fun and games in this racy, dark-hued series. |
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Impossible
When seventeen-year-old Lucy discovers her family is under an ancient curse by an evil Elfin Knight, she realizes she must perform three impossible tasks before her daughter is born in order to break the curse and save them both. |
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Ink Exchange
Seventeen-year-old Leslie wants a tattoo as a way of reclaiming control of herself and her body, but the eerie image she selects pulls her into the dangerous Dark Court of the faeries, where she draws on inner strength to make a horrible choice. |
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Monster Blood Tattoo
A lonely, orphaned boy ventures into the dangerous Half-Continent, where humans wage constant, desperate battle against a variety of monsters. |
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Neverwhere
Richard Mayhew is a plain man with a good heart and an ordinary life. That changes forever the day he stops on a London street to help an injured girl—and is launched into a frightening, fantastical quest through the mythic realm of London Below. |
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Redwall
These stories feature Redwall, a world where all inhabitants are animals. Each tale focuses on a particular time and series of events within Redwall and the surrounding Mossflower Woods. |
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Stardust
Young Tristan's quest through the land of Faerie in pursuit of a fallen star leads him through a series of fantastical adventures—and to the love of his life. |
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Trickster's Choice
Alianne must call forth her mother's courage and her father's wit in order to survive on the Copper Isles in a royal court rife with political intrigue and murderous conspiracy. |
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Underland Chronicles
Did you know that there is a world underneath New York City filled with giant cockroaches, spiders, and rats? Follow the adventures of Gregor as he explores the Underland. |
Special Fantasy Guides
Click on the links below for a printable series of three short discussion guides for use in your classroom. And make sure not to miss the exclusive Perma-Bound Fantasy Titles Poster, available for download below.
Download the Eragon Discussion Guide
here 
Download the His Dark Materials Trilogy Discussion Guide
here
Download the Trickster's Choice Discussion Guide
here
Download a copy of the poster here (2.8MB). It can be printed as a 20 inch by 15 inch poster, or used as desktop wallpaper.
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