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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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.

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The book of three
Alexander, Lloyd
Paper Book
The Newbery-winning fantasy series now available in gorgeous new paperback editions! Since The Book of Three was first published in 1964, young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper and his quest to become a hero. Taran is...
Amari and the night brothers
Alston, B. B.
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a series filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor. Amari Peters has...
Artemis Fowl
Colfer, Eoin
Paper Book
Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius-and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories; these fairies are armed and...
Cosmic
Cottrell Boyce, Frank.
Paper Book
A tall story from Carnegie Medal-winning Frank Cottrell Boyce.Liam is too big for his boots. And his football strip. And his school blazer. But being super-sized height-wise has its advantages: he's the only eleven-year-old to ever ride the G-force defying Cosmic rollercoaster - or be offered the...
A wrinkle in time
L'Engle, Madeleine
Paper Book
As seen on Stranger Things, discover the ground-breaking, bestselling science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted readers for over 60 years! NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER * TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM...
The weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner, Alan
Paper Book
From the author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker and the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning classic, The Owl Service The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is one of the greatest fantasy novels of all time. When Colin and Susan are...
Howl's Moving Castle
Jones, Diana Wynne
Paper Book
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. Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to...
The Grimmelings
King, Rachael.
Paper Book
Three starred reviews! A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year A girl must unravel the mystery behind disappearances in her community and the arrival of a strange boy and a wild horse in this "dark, lyrical, and unforgettable" (School Library...
Impossible creatures
Rundell, Katherine
Paper Book
'There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell. Wondrous invention, marvellous writing.' - Michael Morpurgo There's a place where all the wildest stories began ... The first novel in the award winning and globally best-selling Impossible Creatures<...
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