Clicking on the book title will take you to the review/mini-review if I have one. Also, see my note about reading and age appropriate levels at the bottom of the list.
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Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
(4.8)
(MG) (family, dying & grief, tree spirit)
Beware the Wild by Natalie C. Parker
(5.4) (UG) (brothers & sisters,
Louisiana, folklore, magic, mystery)
Beyond the
Deepwoods
by Paul Stewart (series) *
(4.9/5.1/5.4/5.7/6.4/6.4/7.2/7.3) (MG-)
(orphans, action/adventure, mystery)
Bone
Gap by Laura Ruby
(4.9)
(UG) (mystery, supernatural, abductions, family relationships)
Brightly
Woven
by Alexandra Bracken
(5.2)
(MG) (magic, sorcerers)
Chime by
Franny Billingsley
(4.4) (UG) (family secrets, twins,
stepmothers, supernatural abilities)
Circle of Stones by Catherine Fisher
(4.5) (MG) (magic, Celtic mythology)
Conjured by Sarah Beth Durst
(4.5)
(MG+) (paranormal abilities, magic, inter-dimensional travel, serial killers)
Crusade by Nancy Holder
(5.5)
(UG) (vampires, werewolves, magic, vampire hunters)Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (series) *
(5.8/5.6/6.3) (UG) (seraphim,
monsters, magic, romance, war, secrets)
Doppelganger by David Stahler Jr *
(4.5) (UG) (murder, family, abuse, romance, doppelgangers)
Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen
(5.4) (MG+)
(friendship, humor, demons)Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
(5.3) (UG) (New Zealand, fairies, mythology)
Half Bad by Sally Green (series) *
(4.5)
(UG) (witches, friendship, fathers & sons, persecution, coming of age, *)
How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather
(4.2) (MG+)
(Salem, family secrets, magic, romance, ghosts)
Impossible by Nancy Werlin
(4.6) (UG) (mental illness, mystery,
faer folk)
In
the Hall of the Dragon King by Stephen Lawhead (series)
(6.6/5.5/7.3)
(MG) (knights, magic, quests, adventure)
Invisibility
by Andrea Cremer
(4.2) (MG+) (paranormal
abilities/magic, family secrets, romance)
Iron-Hearted
Violet by Kelly Barnhill
(5.3)
(MG) (princesses, dragons, secrets, magic)
Miss
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
(5.7)
(MG) (orphans, paranormal abilities)
Mistwalker by Saundra Mitchell
(/) (MG+) (family relationships, Maine, magic,
friendship, grief)
Monstrous by MarcyKate Connolly (series)
(4.7)
(MG-) (wizards, dragons, kidnapping, friendship, Frankenstein)
Mortal Danger by Ann Aguirre (series)
(5.3/5.5)
(MG+) (paranormal/supernatural, scifi/fantasy, life and death, romance)
Museum
of Thieves
by Lian Tanner
(4.6)
(MG-) (adventure, friendship, fantasy)
Never
Never
by Brianna Shrum
(/) (UG) (Peter Pan story, revenge, romance)
Not Even Bones by Rebecca Shaeffer (series)
(/) (UG) (paranormal creatures, survival, black market, ethics)
Plain
Kate by Erin Bow
(4.4)
(MG) (orphans, magic)
Princess
Academy
by Shannon Hale
(6.0) (friendship, special abilities, class
distinctions)
Revolution
by Jennifer Donnelly *
(3.6)
(UG) (French Revolution, time travel, suicide)
Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar
(/) (UG) (magic, family secrets, friendship, coming of age)
(/) (UG) (magic, family secrets, friendship, coming of age)
Ruined
by Amy Tintera (series)
(4.9)
(UG) (fantasy, prince and princes, powers, action/adventure, romance)
Salt
& Storm by Kendall Kulper (series) *
(6.2) (MG+)
(1800’s, magic, family, secrets, whaling industry, coming of age)
Seafire by Natalie C. Parker
(5.8) (MG+) (seafaring, girls, revenge, action/adventure, coming of age)
Shadowfell by Juliet
Marillier (series)
(5.3/5.7/5.9)
(MG+) (fantasy, magic, oppression, rebellion, romance, adventure, Celtic folklore)
Sleepless
by Cyn Balog
(4.6) (MG+) (death, love, Sandman)
Spellbook of the Lost & Found by Moira Fowley-Doyle *
(/)
(UG) (magic, family secrets, family relationships, friendship, *)
Spellcaster
by Claudia Gray (series)
(5.4/5.4)
(MG+) (witches, friendship, family)
Stolen
by Vivian VandeVelde *
(5.6)
(MG) (mystery, amnesia, witches, Middle Ages)
Strange Sweet Song by Adi Rule
(/)
(UG) (supernatural, mystery, music conservatories, romance)Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (series) *
(6.1)
(UG) (fantasy, orphans, gods, magic)
The
Downsiders
by Neal Shusterman *
(7.2)
(MG) (friendship, hidden society)
The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles (series)
(5.3) (UG) (romance, thrillers/suspense, family relationships, caving)
(5.3) (UG) (romance, thrillers/suspense, family relationships, caving)
The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens (series) *
(4.9/5.2/5.9) (MG +/-) (orphans, siblings, magic, mystery,
adventure)
The Hawkweed Prophecy by Irena Brignull
(/)
(MG+) (witches, mothers & daughters, friendship, belonging)
The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones
(/)
(UG) (paranormal/supernatural/science fiction/urban fantasy, romance)
The Hidden Twin by Adi Rule
(/)
(MG+) (fantasy, twins, conspiracies, steampunk, prophecies)
The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum (series)
(4.8/4.8/4.8) (MG+) (romance, time travel, Italian Renaissance)
The
Keeper’s Tattoo
by Gill Arbuthnott
(5.3) (MG+) (mystery, adventure)
The Kiss of Deception by Mary
Pearson (series)
(5.5) (UG)
(fantasy, royalty, romance, action/adventure, mystery)
The
Midnight Thief
by Livia Blackburne
(5.3)
(MG+) (orphans, assassins, shapeshifters)
The
Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill
(5.0)
(MG) (magic, family, friends, secrets)
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
(4.8)
(MG+) (witchcraft, mystery, missing children)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
(5.3)
(UG) (good vs evil, magic, friendship, ‘uncanny’)
The
Radiant Road
by Katherine Catmull
(5.4)
(MG+) (Ireland, good and evil, fairies, family, magic, romance)
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (series) *
(5.4/5.0/5.1/5.7)
(UG) (prophecies, friendship, magic, mystery, *)
The
Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt
(5.4)
(MG-) (Middle Ages, mystery)
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater *
(5.5)
(MG+) (Celtic mythology, horses, family relationships, orphans, romance)
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
(6.8) (UG) (miracles, angels,
family relationships)
The
Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long
(5.0)
(MG+) (brothers& sisters, friendship, faeries, secrets)
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
(/)
(UG) (witchcraft, murder, romance, mystery)
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
(5.4)
(MG+) (monsters, identity, family relationships)
(4.9/5.0) (UG)
(sea-peoples, action-adventure, survival, conspiracies, romance)
Unhooked
by Lisa Maxwell
(/)
(MG+) (Neverland, fairies, family secrets, friendship, romance)
Unspoken by Sarah Rees
Brennan (series)
(5.2/5.5/6.2) (MG+)
(magic, witches, family, friendship, love)
What
the Dickens by Gregory McGuire
(5.0)
(MG) (family, friendship, tooth fairies)
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan (series)
(?) (UG) (magic, war, orphans, gods, secrets, intrigue)
Witchtown by Corey Putnam Oakes
(/) (MG+) (modern witches, mother/daughter relationships, con artists, secrets)
(/) (MG+) (modern witches, mother/daughter relationships, con artists, secrets)
Note: Lists are arranged with Title, Author, Reading Level, Age Appropriate Level, and Descriptive Tags.
(Age appropriate level denotes the youngest readers that the book is appropriate for. That doesn't mean that older readers will not enjoy the book!)
* = books that I thought were GREAT
UG = upper grades (contain sex, drugs, and/or very graphic violence; deal with mature subject matter such as rape, prostitution, child abuse, etc. )
MG+ = junior high (may contain some profanity or sexual references; may deal with subject matter too mature for younger audiences)
MG = 4th through 6th grades (nothing inappropriate for children, but may not keep the interest of younger readers)
MG- = all ages (perfect for bedtime stories or read-alouds, or for precocious readers in the lower grades)
* = LGBTQ themes - characters, situations, or references to same-sex couples
Books included in this list are all ones that I have read myself and given a rating of at least 3 out of 5 Stars (why would I recommend anything less?) When a book is part of a series, only the first title is listed, but the reading level for all books in the series is shown. Lists will be updated periodically as I read new books.
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