Fantasy/Sci-Fi

PURE FANTASY

• Rabbi Rocketpower and the Mystery of the Missing Menorahs by Rabbi Susan Abramson (Rabbi Rocketpower Series, age 7-10)
• The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (age 7-12)
• Flight of the Phoenix by R.L. LaFevers (Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist Series, age 7+)
• No Such Things As Dragons by Philip Reeve (age 8-12)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter Series, age 8+)
• Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George (age 8-12)
• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roals Dahl (age 8-12)
• The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens (The Books of the Beginning Trilogy, age 8-12)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (age 8-12)
• Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (Fablehaven Series, age 8-12)
• The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, age 8-12)
• Matilda by Roald Dahl (age 8-12)
• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (age 8-12)
• Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (Underland Chronicles, age 8-13)
• The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton; illustrated by Brett Helquist (age 9-12)  
• The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo (age 9-12) 
• The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (Kane Chronicles, age 9-13)
• Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brian Sanderson (Alcatraz Series, age 9-13)
• A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull (Beyonders Series, age 9-13)
• The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (Heroes of Olympus Series, age 9-14)
• Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner (Museum of Thieves Trilogy, age 10+)
• The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester (age 10+)
• The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (Books of Bayern Series, age 11+)  
• The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh (Crowfield Curse Series, age 11+)
• Un Lun Dun by China Mieville (age 11+)
• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Mortal Instruments Series, age 12+)
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (age 12+)
• The Dark City by Catherine Fisher (Relic Masters Series, age 12+)
• The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (Looking Glass Wars Trilogy, age 12+)
• The Naming by Alison Croggon (Books of Pellinor Series, age 12+)
• Abandon by Meg Cabot (Abandon Trilogy, age 13+)
• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely Series, age 13+)
• The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (Darkest Powers Series, age 13+)
• Soulbound by Heather Brewer (Legacy of Tril Trilogy, age 13+)
• The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (age 13+)
• The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson (Fire and Thorns Trilogy, age 13+)
• Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Series, age 13+, mature content) 
• Fire by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Series, age 13+, mature content)
• Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Series, age 13+, mature content)
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman (age 14+)

SCIENCE FICTION

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (A Wrinkle in Time Series, age 8-12)
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl Series, age 8-12)
• The Call by Michael Grant (Magnificent 12 Series, age 9-12)
• boom! by Mark Haddon (age 9-12)
• The Invasion by K.A. Applegate (Animorphs Series, age 9-13)
• Aliens on Vacation by Clete Barrett Smith (Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast Series, age 9-13) 
• First Light by Rebecca Stead (age 9-13)
• The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer (age 11+)
• Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card (Serpent World Series, age 12+)
• The Dark City by Catherine Fisher (Relic Masters Series, age 12+)
• Epic by Conor Kostick (Epic Trilogy, age 12+)
• The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (Jenna Fox Series, age 12+)
• Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (Incarceron Series, age 12+)
• Starters by Lissa Price (Starters Series, age 12+)
• Ice by Sarah Beth Durst (age 12+)
• Enclave by Ann Aguirre (Razorland Series, age 13+) 
• Wither by Lauren DeStefano (Chemical Garden Trilogy, age 13+)
• X Isle by Steve Augarde (age 13+)
• Flip by Martyn Bedford (age 13+)
• Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (Ender’s Saga, age 13+)
• Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card (Ender’s Saga, age 13+)
• The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Uglies Series, age 13+)
• Firestorm by David Klass (The Caretaker Trilogy, age 14+, mature content)
• Ashfall by Mike Mullin (Ashfall Trilogy, age 14+, mature content)
• Divergent by Veronica Roth (Divergent Trilogy, age 14+)
• Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (age 14+, mature content)

ALTERNATE REALITIES/OTHER DIMENSIONS

• The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (age 7-12)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter Series, age 8+)
• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials Trilogy, age 8+)
• The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens (The Books of the Beginning Series, age 8-12)
• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, age 8-12)
• A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull (Beyonders Series, age 9-13)
• The Dragon’s Tooth by N. D. Wilson (Ashtown Burials Series, age 9-14)
• 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson (100 Cupboards Trilogy, age 10+)
• Un Lun Dun by China Mieville (age 11+)
• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Mortal Instruments Series, age 12+)
• The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (Looking Glass Wars Trilogy, age 12+)
• Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (Incarceron Series, age 12+)
• Faeire Wars by Hernie Brennan (The Faerie Wars Chronicles, age 12+)
• Epic by Conor Kostick (Epic Trilogy, age 12+)
• Search for Senna by K.A. Applegate (Everworld Series, age 12+)
• The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale (Pendragon Series, age 12+)
• Gone by Michael Grant (Gone Series, age 12+)
• Ice by Sarah Beth Durst (age 12+)
• Abandon by Meg Cabot (Abandon Trilogy, age 13+)

REAL VAMPIRES DON’T SPARKLE

• Vampire Island by Adele Griffin (age 8-12)
• Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper (Vampirates Series, age 10+)
• The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks (age 13+)
• Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy Series, age 13+)
• Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (age 14+, mature content)

JUST A TOUCH OF MAGIC

• The Witches by Roald Dahl (age 8-12)
• Matilda by Roald Dahl (age 8-12)
• Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George (age 8-12)
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl Series, age 8-12)
• The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens (The Books of the Beginning Trilogy, age 8-12)
• So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane (Young Wizards Series, age 8-12)
• The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo (age 9-12)
• A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull (Beyonders Series, age 9-13)
• The Dragon’s Tooth by N. D. Wilson (Ashtown Burials Series, age 9-14)
• The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (Books of Bayern Series, age 11+)
• The Naming by Alison Croggon (Books of Pellinor Series, age 12+)
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (age 12+)
• Search for Senna by K.A. Applegate (Everworld Series, age 12+)
• The Dark City by Catherine Fisher (Relic Masters Series, age 12+)
• Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan (The Faerie Wars Chronicles, age 12+)
• The Daykeeper’s Grimoire by Christy Raedeke (Prophecy of Days Trilogy, age 12+)
• The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman (age 12+)
• Soulbound by Heather Brewer (Legacy of Tril Trilogy, age 13+)
• The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (Darkest Powers Series, age 13+)
  
• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely Series, age 13+)
• Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (Nightshade Trilogy, age 13+)

ROMANTIC FANTASY

• Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (age 8-12)
• The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (Books of Bayern Series, age 11+)
• Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix (age 12+)
• Beauty by Robin McKinley (age 12+)
• East by Edith Pattou (age 12+)
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (age 12+)
• Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley (age 12+)
• Ice by Sarah Beth Durst (age 12+)
• The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson (Fire and Thorns Trilogy, age 13+)
• Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (His Fair Assassin Trilogy, age 13+)
• Soulbound by Heather Brewer (Legacy of Tril Trilogy, age 13+)
• Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Series, age 13+, mature content)
• Fire by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Series, age 13+, mature content)
• Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Series, age 13+, mature content) 

PARANORMAL ROMANCE

• Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck (Tiger Saga, age 12+)
• The Candidates by Inara Scott (Delcroix Academy Series, age 12+)
• Forgotten by Cat Patrick (age 12+)
• Search for Senna by K.A. Applegate (Everworld Series, age 12+)
• East by Edith Pattou (age 12+)
• Ice by Sarah Beth Durst (age 12+)
• Abandon by Meg Cabot (Abandon Series, age 13+)
  
• The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (Darkest Powers Series, age 13+)
• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely Series, age 13+)
• The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum (Hourglass Trilogy, age 13+)
• Soulbound by Heather Brewer (Legacy of Tril Trilogy, age 13+)
• Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Series, age 13+, mature content)
• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls, age 13+)
• The Eternal Ones by Kristen Miller (Eternal Ones Series, age 13+)
• Firelight by Sophie Jordan (Firelight Trilogy, age 13+)
• Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (Nightshade Trilogy, age 13+)

ZOMBIES, UNICORNS, AND FAIRIES…OH MY!

Zombies

• My Rotten Life by David Lubar (Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie, age 8+)
• You Are So Undead to Me by Stacey Jay (Megan Berry Series, age 13+)
• Zombies vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier (age 14+, mature content)

Unicorns

• Rampant by Diana Peterfreund (Killer Unicorn Series, age 13+)
• Zombies vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier (age 14+, mature content)

Fairies

• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl Series, age 8-12)
• Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan (The Faerie Wars Chronicles, age 12+)
• Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely Series, age 13+)
• Need by Carrie Jones (Need Series, age 13+)

Dragons

• No Such Things As Dragons by Philip Reeve (age 8-12)
• How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, age 9-12)
• Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, age 11+)

Werewolves

• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls, age 13+)
• Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (Nightshade Trilogy, age 13+)

ALL MANNER OF BEASTIES

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials Trilogy, age 8+)
• Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (Fablehaven Series, age 8-12)
• The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Edwards Andrews (age 9+)
• The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton; illustrated by Brett Helquist, age 9-12)
• The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh (Crowfield Curse Series, age 11+)
• The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (Darkest Powers Series, age 13+)

MYTHOLOGY

• Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers (Adventures of Theodosia, age 8-12)
• The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson & the Olympians Series, age 8-13)
• The Pig Scrolls by Paul Shipton (age 9-12)
• The Gods of Manhattan by Scott Mebus (Gods of Manhattan Series, age 9-12)
• The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (Kane Chronicles, age 9-13)
• The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (Heroes of Olympus Series, age 9-14)
• The Dragon’s Tooth by N. D. Wilson (Ashtown Burials Series, age 9-14)
• Search for Senna by K.A. Applegate (Everworld Series, age 12+)
• Abandon by Meg Cabot (Abandon Trilogy, age 13+)