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The Crown of Light

Elizabeth Lenhard, Various · 144 pages

Witches & WitchcraftFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeFantasy
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Akata Witch

Nnedi Okorafor · 376 pages

Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.

Female FriendshipWitches & WitchcraftMiddle GradeSeries Starter
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Out of the Dark

Julie Komorn, Various · 144 pages

Witches & WitchcraftFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeFantasy
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A Bridge Between Two Worlds

Elisabetta Gnone · 152 pages

Witches & WitchcraftFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeFantasy
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The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring

John Bellairs · 188 pages

Rose Rita Pottinger is dreading summer. With her best friend, Lewis Barnavelt, away at Boy Scout camp, vacation threatens to be altogether boring. But when Mrs. Zimmermann, Lewis's next door neighbor and a genuine witch, receives a strange deathbed letter from an eccentric uncle, unexpected things start to happen. Rose Rita and Mrs. Zimmermann set off on a trip to discover the meaning of the le

Female FriendshipWitches & WitchcraftMiddle GradeFantasy
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All That Glitters

Rachel Roberts

Female FriendshipWitches & WitchcraftMiddle GradeFantasy
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A Hat Full of Sky

Terry Pratchett · 352 pages

Something is coming after Tiffany ...Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic -- not chores and ill-tempered nanny goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this!What Tiffany doesn't know is that an insidious, disembodied creature is pursuing her. This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the fierce, six

Witches & WitchcraftFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeFantasy
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A Wizard Named Nell

Jackie French Koller · 176 pages

Witches & WitchcraftMiddle GradeSeries StarterFantasy
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Carbonel, the Prince of Cats

Barbara Sleigh, V.H. Drummond · 240 pages

Witches & WitchcraftMiddle GradeFantasySeries Starter
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Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister

Liz Kessler · 256 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeFantasySeries Starter
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Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer · 316 pages

**being the correspondence of two young ladies of quality regarding various magical scandals in London and the country** In 1817 in England, two young cousins, Cecilia living in the country and Kate in London, write letters to keep each other informed of their exploits, which take a sinister turn when they find themselves confronted by evil wizards. A great deal is happening in London and th

Witches & WitchcraftFemale FriendshipFantasySeries Starter
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The Wizards of Once

Cressida Cowell · 384 pages

Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors, who were not ... except for two. Xar, son of the King of Wizards, can't cast a single spell. And Wish, daughter of the Warrior Queen, stumbles across gifts of her own. When they collide in the wildwood, on the trail of a deadly witch, it's the start of a grand adventure that just might change the fabric of their worlds.

Witches & WitchcraftMiddle GradeFantasySeries Starter
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Truthwitch

Susan Dennard · 415 pages

"On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a 'witchery,' a magical skill that sets them apart from others. In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble--as two desperate young women know all too well"--Front jacket flap.

Witches & WitchcraftFemale FriendshipSeries StarterFantasy
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Rose

Holly Webb · 247 pages

Mr Fountain's grand residence is a world away from the dark orphanage Rose has left behind. For the house is overflowing with sparkling magic - she can feel it. And soon rose realises that she might be just a little bit magical, too ... But when orphans begin mysteriously disappearing, Rose's magic is put to the test. Can she find the missing children before it's too late?

Witches & WitchcraftMiddle GradeSeries StarterFantasy
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Princess Academy

Shannon Hale · 314 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeSeries StarterFantasy
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Nightbird

Alice Hoffman · 208 pages

Twig lives in a remote area of town with her mysterious brother and her mother, baker of irresistible apple pies. A new girl in town might just be Twig's first true friend, and ally in vanquishing an ancient family curse. A spellbinding tale of modern folklore set in the Berkshires, where rumours of a winged beast draw in as much tourism as the town's famed apple orchards.

Witches & WitchcraftFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeFantasy
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The Shadow Thieves

Anne Ursu · 432 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeSeries StarterFantasy
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Dealing with Dragons

Patricia C. Wrede · 212 pages

**A well written, fast paced YA fantasy with a good sense of humour. Cimorene, an independent minded princess, runs away from home and volunteers to be the a dragon's princess, getting caught up in dragon politics, magic, and the machinations of rival wizards. This is the first book in a series of four.**

Witches & WitchcraftMiddle GradeSeries StarterFantasy
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Deep Blue

Jennifer Donnelly · 360 pages

Serafina, daughter of Isabella, Queen of Miromara, has been raised with the expectation - and burden - that she will someday become ruler of the oldest civilization of the merfolk. On the eve of the Dokimí ceremony, which will determine if she is worthy of the crown, Sera is haunted by a strange dream that foretells the return of an ancient evil. But her nightmare is forgotten the next day as she

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeFantasySeries Starter
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The Worst Witch

Jill Murphy · 106 pages

Middle GradeWitches & WitchcraftFantasySeries Starter
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Ava the Sunset Fairy

Daisy Meadows · 71 pages

Kirsty and Rachel are thrilled to be at Camp Stargaze. But Jack Frost has stolen the Twilight Fairies' magical bags, causing night-time chaos! Can the girls help Ava the Sunset Fairy find her bag of sunbeam dust, so the sun can finally set? ---------- **Books in this series** 1. Ava the Sunset Fairy 2. [Lexi the Firefly Fairy][2] 3. [Zara the Starlight Fairy][3] 4. [Morgan the Midnig

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeFantasySeries Starter
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Witches & WitchcraftFemale FriendshipFantasySeries Starter
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The Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum · 235 pages

Witches & WitchcraftMiddle GradeSeries StarterFantasy
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Threadneedle

Cari Thomas · 576 pages

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