The Book of Three
by Lloyd Alexander
(J ALEXANDER, LLO CP #1)
This book begins The Chonicles of Prydain series when an assistant pig keeper named Taran goes in search of Hen-Wen and finds adventure and new friends.

Midnight Magic
by Avi
(J AVI)
In Italy, in 1491, Mangus the magician and his apprentice are summoned to the castle of Duke Claudio to determine if a ghost is indeed
haunting his daughter.

The Lost Years of Merlin
by T.A. Barron
(YA BARRON, T.A.)
A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past, washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of fantastic adventures.  The first book in a series also called The Lost Years of  Merlin.

The Last Unicorn
by Peter Beagle
(YA BEAGLE, PET)
Recounts the quest of the last unicorn, who leaves the protection of the enchanted forest to search for her own kind.

The Dark Secret of Weatherend
by John Bellairs
(J BELLAIRS, JOH)
Fourteen year old Anthony and his friend, Miss Eells, try to stop an evil wizard from turning the world into an ice wasteland.

The Bronze King
by Suzy McKee Charnas
(YA CHARNAS, SUZ)
When Valentine starts noticing things disappearing, she unknowingly summons a wizard who enlists her help in fighting a dreaded monster of darkness.  This is the first book in the Sorcery Hall trilogy.

The Trouble with Magic
by Ruth Chew
(J CHEW, RUT)
Harrison Peabody, a very pleasant wizard, demonstrates that a great deal of trouble often accompanies a little bit of magic.

Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
(YA COLFER, EOI)
When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back. This book is the first in a series.

Over Sea, Under Stone
by Susan Cooper
(J COOPER, SUZ DR #1)
On holiday in Cornwall, the three Drew children discover an ancient map, which is the key to finding a source of power to fight the forces of evil known as the Dark. The first book in a series called The Dark is Rising.

The Dragonslayers
by Bruce Coville
(J COVILLE, BRU)
A brave squire, an earnest page and a strong-willed princess set out to slay the dragon created to carry out a witch's revenge.

Knight’s Wyrd
by Debra Doyle
(YA DOYLE DEB)
Will sets out on a series of dangerous adventures after a wizard predicts he will meet his death within a year’s time.

So You Want to be a Wizard
by Diane Duane
(YA DUANE, DIA YW #1)
This book begins the Magic Carpet series when 13 year old Nita finds the help she needs, in a library book on wizardry, to battle the bullies who torment her.

The Neverending Story
by Michael Ende (J ENDE, MIC)
Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he has an important mission to fulfill.

Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke
(J FUNKE, COR and YA FUNKE, COR)
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.

Wise Child
by Monica Furlong
(J FURLONG, MON)
Abandoned by both her parents, nine-year-old Wise Child goes to live with the witch woman Juniper, who begins to train her in the ways of herbs and magic.

Pure Dead Magic
by Debi Gliori
(J GLIORI, DEB PD #1)
When their father is kidnapped and danger looms, the Strega-Borgia children, their mysterious new nanny, and a giant tarantula use magic and actual trips through the Internet to bring peace to their Scottish castle.  The first in a series.

The Secret of Platform 13
by Eva Ibbotson
(J IBBOTSON, EVA)
A group of fantastical friends are on a mission to rescue a stolen prince that takes them on a journey through a magical tunnel.

The Dark Lord of Derkholm
by Diana Wynne Jones (YA JONES, DIA)
An unconventional wizard and his family become involved in a plan to stop the devastating tours of their world arranged by a tyrant.

Witch Week
by Diana Wynne Jones
(J JONES, DIA)
When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note accusing someone in his class of being a witch, magical things start to happen.

A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula LeGuin
(YA LEGUIN, URS)
A boy grows to manhood as he attempts to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice wizard in this, the first book of the Earthsea series.

Tomorrow’s Wizard
by Patricia MacLachlan
(J MACLACHLAN, PAT)
A wizard, his unorthodox apprentice, and a wise horse make five important wishes come true in ways that surprise the wishers.

The Moorchild
by Eloise McGraw
(J MCGRAW, ELO)
Feeling that she is neither fully human nor "Folk," a changeling learns her true identity and attempts to find the human child whose place she had been given.

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
by Patricia McKillip
(YA MCKILLIP, PAT)
A young wizard is drawn into the human world, with all its sorrows and delights, when a baby comes into her care.

The Hero and the Crown
by Robin McKinley
(YA MCKINLEY, ROB and JNBR MCKINLEY, ROB)
With the guidance of a wizard and the help of her blue sword, Aerin wins the birthright due to her as the daughter of a king.

The New Kid at School
by Kate McMullan
(J MCMULLAN, KAT DSA #1)
The Dragon Slayer’s Academy series begins with this book as Wiglaf goes off to the Dragon Slayers' Academy and is in for a first day of school he will never forget.

Five Children and It
by Edith Nesbit
(J NESBIT, EDI)
When a family discovers a sand-fairy near the country house where they are staying, they have no way of knowing all the adventures its wish-granting will bring them.  This is the first in a series.

The Hounds of the Morrigan
by Pat O’Shea
(YA OSHEA, PAT)
When a 10 year old boy finds an old book of magic, the forces of good and evil gather to do battle over it.

Eragon
by Christopher Paolini
(YA PAOLINI, CHR I #1)
In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Sandry’s Book
by Tamora Pierce
(YA PIERCE, TAM COM #1)
This book opens The Circle of Magic series when four misfits who live in a strict temple become friends and learn to use their magical powers.

Princess Nevermore
by Dian Curtis Regan
(J REGAN, DIA)
When a 15 year old princess makes a wish in a wizard’s circle, she winds up on Earth alone without the ability or desire to return.

The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud
(YA STROUD, JON)
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from a powerful
magician.  This is book one of The Bartimaeus Trilogy.

Dealing with Dragons
by Patricia Wrede
(J WREDE, PAT EFC #1 and YA WREDE, PAT EFC #1)
This book begins The Enchanted Forest
Chonicles when a princess, bored with traditional life, goes off to live with dragons and becomes involved in the fight to save their kingdom.

A Plague of Sorcerers
by Mary France Zambreno
(J ZAMBRENO, MAR and YA ZAMBRENO, MAR)
Jermyn and his skunk familiar, must find a way to stop the magic plague that is taking its toll on the wizards of the empire.