The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander A humble pig keeper goes on a quest with the help of talking animals and other enchantments.
The Boggart and The Boggart and the Monster by Susan Cooper Youth Fiction COOPER
Three children on a holiday in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript which sends them on a dangerous quest for a grail that would reveal the true story of King Arthur. Vol. 1: Over Sea, Under Stone
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. Vol. 1: A Wizard of Earthsea
Meg Murry and her siblings travel through time, meet magical creatures and preform daring deeds. Vol. 1 A Wrinkle in Time The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum Youth Fiction BAUM The House with a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs Youth Fiction BELLAIRS A Brush with Magic by William J. Brooke Youth Fiction BROOKE The Hermit Thrush Sings by Susan Butler Youth Fiction BUTLER So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane Youth Fiction DUANE The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson Youth Fiction Ibbotson |
The Chronicles of Narnia (traditional sequence)
The Hero and the Crown (prelude to The Blue Sword, but published afterwards).
A series about a girl, her unicorn, and her quest to restore peace in Balinor. Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Youth Fiction TOLKIEN Vol. 1: The Fellowship of the Ring Vol. 2: The Two Towers Vol. 3: The Return of the King The popularity of The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again led Tolkien to continue the story in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The Young Merlin Trilogy by Jane Yolen Youth Fiction YOLEN Before Merlin became a mighty wizard, he was a small boy wandering lost and hungry in the forest and so the adventure begins ... Vol. 1: Passager Vol. 2: Hobby Vol. 3: Merlin Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Youth Fiction LEVINE The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Youth Fiction MCGRAW The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope Youth Fiction POPE Backyard Dragon by Betsy Sterman The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White Youth Fiction White Sorcery and Cecilia, or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede Youth Fiction Wrede The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop Youth Fiction WINTHROP The Wizard’s Map by Jane Yolen Youth Fiction Yolen |