Kids: Fantasy, science fiction, and a touch of magic

If you're looking for a book with a whole other world, a touch of magic or the supernatural, or science gone a bit different, then look no further! There will be something for you in this list.

Updated July 28, 2025
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The book of three
Alexander, Lloyd
Paper Book
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers is proud to publish this 50th Anniversary Edition of Lloyd Alexander's classic The Book of Three, the first book in the Chronicles of Prydain, with a new introduction by Newbery Honor-winner Shannon Hale. This anniversary edition is filled with bonus...
Amari and the Night Brothers
Alston, B. B.
Paper Book
Be spellbound by the extraordinary, enchanting Amari and the Night Brothers - the first in a magical series for all ages from breakout author B.B. Alston.   Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing older brother, Quinton, is alive....
Artemis Fowl
Colfer, Eoin
Paper Book
AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD, ARTEMIS FOWL IS A CRIMINAL GENIUS. No scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious. And he's just discovered that fairies are real. Poor fairies. But these are not the cuddly creatures of bedtime stories. They are armed. They are...
Cosmic
Cottrell Boyce, Frank
Paper Book
Liam has always had trouble keeping his feet on the ground. Being 239,000 miles from earth doesn't make it any easier.
A wrinkle in time
L'Engle, Madeleine
Paper Book
When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'. How Charles, his sister Meg and friend Calvin find and free his father makes this a very special and...
The weirdstone of Brisingamen : a tale of Alderley
Garner, Alan
Paper Book
From the author of the Booker Prize-longlisted Treacle Walker and the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning classic, The Owl Service A tale of Alderley When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wizard. He...
The Halfmen of O
Gee, Maurice.
Paper Book
Susan had always been a bit odd and never really got on with her cousin Nick, but the mark on her wrist draws them together in a frightening adventure. They are summoned to the beautiful land of O in a last-ditch attempt to save the planet from cruel Otis Claw and his followers, the evil Halfmen,...
The astromancer : the rising of Matariki
Ihimaera, Witi; Te Aho-White, Isobel Joy
Paper Book
The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She chooses three boys and an orphan girl, Aria, who will come only if she can bring her smelly dog. Aria, though, is bored by the lessons, and she doesn't want to be told what to do.
Howl's moving castle
Jones, Diana Wynne.
Paper Book
"A true original." --Katherine Rundell, bestselling author of Impossible Creatures This entrancing classic fantasy novel is filled with surprises at every turn. An international bestseller, this much-loved book is the source for the Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Feature. ...
The grimmelings
King, Rachael
Paper Book
Spellbinding middle-grade fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage, and being careful what you wish for . . .
Charlie Tangaroa and the creature from the sea
Roxborogh, Tania Kelly; Morris, Phoebe
Paper Book
"On a beach clean-up, thirteen-year-old Charlie and his brother, Robbie, find a ponaturi, a mermaid, washed up on a beach. An ancient grudge between the Mori gods Tane and Tangaroa has flared up because a port being built in the bay is polluting the ocean and creatures are fleeing the sea. This has...
Impossible creatures
Rundell, Katherine
Paper Book
''There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell. Wondrous invention, marvellous writing.'' - Michael Morpurgo ''Rundell''s first foray into fantasy is both a deft, rich homage to the greats of children''s literature and an...

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