Beyond Hogwarts: Magical Schools in Middle Grade Fantasy

Check out these middle grade fantasy novels that feature magical schools, camps, and internships! Recommended for tween readers who love Harry Potter.

Updated August 12, 2024
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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...
Moongarden
Barry, Michelle A.
Paper Book
"Moongarden blooms with heart and adventure. A stellar update of The Secret Garden, woven with a little science fiction, a lot of magic, a vibrant heroine, and a plucky robot sidekick to rival R2-D2." -Victoria Aveyard, New York Times bestselling author of Red Queen
The unicorn legacy : tangled magic
Benko, Kamilla
Paper Book
"A sparkling page-turner full of surprising twists, clever girls, and magical wonders!" -Tui Sutherland, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wings of Fire series From the creator of The Unicorn Quest series, a wondrous new series set in the magical land of...
The Marvellers
Clayton, Dhonielle
Paper Book
Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magic school in the sky --an instant New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller! "The Marvellers deserves the highest compliment I can give a book: I want to live...
Wildseed witch
Dumas, Marti
Paper Book
Hasani's post-seventh-grade summer to-do list is pretty simple: get a bigger following for her makeup YouTube channel and figure out how to get her parents back together. What she does NOT expect is that an emotional outburst will spark a latent magical ability in her. Or that the magic will be...
A taste of magic
Elle, J.
Paper Book
"An enchanting adventure that will leave readers hungry for more." - Kwame Mbalia, #1 New York Times bestselling author New York Times bestselling author J. Elle makes her middle grade debut in this magical new series about a Black girl who learns she's a...
Spell sweeper
Fo?di, Lee Edward
Paper Book
Featuring a failed young wizard and her cleanup crew, this delightfully dysfunctional middle grade fantasy is an imaginative twist on magic school that's perfect for fans of Nevermoor and The School for Good and Evil. Cara Moone is a wizard--but she's basically flunked out of...
Adia Kelbara and the circle of shamans
Hendrix, Isi
Paper Book
The first book in a fast-paced, witty, and bighearted debut Afrofantasy trilogy about a twelve-year-old apprenticing in the kitchens at the prestigious Academy of Shamans who must ally with a snarky goddess and a knife-wielding warrior to save her kingdom. Perfect for fans of Amari and the...
Shad Hadid and the alchemists of Alexandria
Jreije, George
Paper Book
You are invited to the Alexandria Academy . . . Twelve-year-old Shad Hadid has never quite fit in. The other kids at school don't understand him, so he spends most of his time alone, cooking for his teta and daydreaming of opening his own Arabic bakery full of tasty treats....
The Mystwick School of Musicraft
Khoury, Jessica
Paper Book
Humor and heart shine in this middle grade fantasy about a girl who attends a boarding school to learn how to use music to create magic, perfect for fans of Nevermoor and The School for Good and Evil series. Amelia Jones always dreamed of attending the Mystwick School of Musicraft, where...
Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts
Lewis, Erika
Paper Book
A 2023 Teacher Favorites Winner (6th-8th Grade) for the Children's Book Council Brimming with Celtic mythology, action, and danger, Erika Lewis's Kelcie Murphy and The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts introduces readers to a new kind of magical school and a warrior...
Keeper of the lost cities
Messenger, Shannon.
Paper Book
A New York Times bestselling series A USA TODAY bestselling series A California Young Reader Medal-winning series In this riveting series opener, a telepathic girl must figure out why she is the key to her brand-new world before the...
The equinox test
Montague, Liz
Paper Book
Three friends discover magic and mayhem around every corner of their school in this brand-new illustrated series from New Yorkercartoonist and NAACP Image Award nominee Liz Montague that's perfect for fans of Witchlings and The Wizards of Waverly Place...
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
Okogwu, Tola
Paper Book
Black Panther meets X-Men in this "fast-paced, action-packed, and empowering" (A. F. Steadman, New York Times bestselling author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief) middle grade adventure about a British Nigerian girl who learns that her Afro hair has psychokinetic...
Conjure Island
Royce, Eden
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of Root Magic comes the story of a girl forced to spend the summer with a great-grandmother she's never met--only to discover she runs a school for Southern conjure magic.   If you ask Delphinia Baker, she'd tell you she has all the family she needs....
Keynan Masters and the peerless magic crew
Sanders, DaVaun
Paper Book
"Impossible to predict... Your new obsession." --Mark Oshiro, co-author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Sun and the Star This new middle grade fantasy series follows Keynan's quest to unlock his freestyling magic and unravel the secrets of...
The troubled girls of Dragomir Academy
Ursu, Anne
Paper Book
From the acclaimed author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl comes a wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them. If no one notices Marya Lupu, is likely because of her brother, Luka. And that's because of what...

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