Fantasy for Grades 6–8
Books are shelved in the Junior High (Y) Fiction section. Click here for a print-friendly version of this list.
| Author | Title | Call Number |
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| Alexander | The Book of Three Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to an oracular pig, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil. (217 pp.) | Y Alexander |
| Auxier | Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster When Nan's most treasured possessions end up in a fireplace, she unwittingly creates a golem. (344 pp.) | Y Auxier |
| Black and Clare | The Iron Trial Callum tries to fail the admissions trials to the Magisterium, only to be drawn into its ranks against his will. (295 pp.) | Y Black |
| Bouwman | A Crack in the Sea Pip and Kinchen set off on an adventure, joined by twins with magical powers, Vietnamese refugees, and helpful sea monsters. (357 pp.) | Y Bouwman |
| Bruchac | Wabi: A Hero's Tale After falling in love with an Abenaki Indian woman, a white great horned owl named Wabi transforms into a human. (198 pp.) | Y Bruchac |
| Cervantes | The Storm Runner Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how his disability connects him to his ancestry. (431 pp.) | Y Cervantes |
| Chokshi | Aru Shah and the End of Time When Aru is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon. (355 pp.) | Y Chokshi |
| Colfer | Artemis Fowl When a young evil genius captures a fairy and demands a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back! (277 pp.) | Y Colfer |
| Gaiman | Coraline Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar yet disturbingly different from her own. (162 pp.) | Y Gaiman |
| Haskell | Handbook for Dragon Slayers Princess Matilda, shunned for her lame foot, escapes her scheming cousin and sets off to hunt dragons and write about them. (324 pp.) | Y Haskell |
| Hawkins | Hex Hall Sophie is exiled to Hex Hall, a reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters. (323 pp.) | Y Hawkins |
| Le Guin | A Wizard of Earthsea A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. (205 pp.) | Y Le Guin |
| Lo | Ash Ash must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress whom she loves. (246 pp.) | Y Lo |
| Mafi | Furthermore Alice travels through the dangerous land of Furthermore to rescue her missing father and prove her own magical abilities. (401 pp.) | Y Mafi |
| Mlynowski | Bras & Broomsticks Rachel tries to persuade her sister Miri, who has recently become a witch, to help her become popular at school. (311 pp.) | Y Mlynowski |
| Morrison | Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel After Jack climbs into Rapunzel's tower, disrupting her worldview, she descends to the ground for the first time. (374 pp.) | Y Morrison |
| Nielsen | Mark of the Thief When Nic finds a magical amulet, he becomes the center of a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and destroy Rome. (339 pp.) | Y Nielsen |
| Okorafor-Mbachu | Akata Witch In Nigeria, Sunny learns that she has magical powers, which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer. (349 pp.) | Y Okorafor-Mbachu |
| Park | Forest of Wonders When Raffa saves a bat deep in the forbidden forest, it transforms into something much more. (343 pp.) | Y Park |
| Pierce | Alanna: The First Adventure Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page. (216 pp.) | Y Pierce |
| Pon | Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia Ai Ling faces demons, monsters, and gods while searching for her missing father...and discovers a strange power within her. (338 pp.) | Y Pon |
| Turner | The Thief Gen, a thief famous for his ingenuity, is hired to steal a precious stone from a remote temple of the gods. (219 pp.) | Y Turner |
| Vernon | Castle Hangnail Castle Hangnail needs a wicked witch to run it, but tiny, 12-year-old Molly seems an unlikely candidate for the job. (372 pp.) | Y Vernon |
| Yep | The Tiger's Apprentice Tom and a tiger, a monkey, and a dragon fight to keep a magic talisman out of the hands of a very dangerous enemy. (184 pp.) | Y Yep |
| Zinn | Poison When Kyra tries to save her kingdom by murdering the princess, the poisoned dart misses its mark and Kyra becomes a fugitive. (276 pp.) | Y Zinn |
Last Updated: 2/19
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