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MG Spec Fic

This is a list of fantasy books I've reviewed for those 9 and older.
*Indicates books I feel work well for younger advanced readers.

100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
13 Curses by Michelle Harrison
13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison

A
The Ability by M.M. Vaughan
Above World by Jenn Reese
Alistair Grim's Odditorium by Gregory Funaro
All the Answers by Kate Messner
Almost Super by Marion Jensen
The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True by Gerald Morris*
The Arctic Code by Matthew Kirby

B
Beswitched by Kate Saunders
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods
The Boneshaker by Kate Milford
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
Boy of Blur by N.D. Wilson
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu

C
The Cabinet of Earths by Anne Nesbet
The Castle Behind Thorns by Merrie Haskell
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand
The Chesire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright*
Chrestomanci Chronicles Volume I by Diana Wynne Jones
Chrestomanci Chronicles Volume II by Diana Wynne Jones
Chrestomanci Chronicles Volume III by Diana Wynne Jones
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander*
Come Fall by A.C.E. Bauer
The Coming of the Dragon by Rebecca Barnhouse

D
Dalemark Quartet by Diana Wynne Jones
Dandelion Fire by N.D. Wilson
The Dark is Rising by  Susan Cooper
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede*
Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones
Doll Bones by Holly Black 
Dr. Fell and the Playground of Doom by David Neilsen*
Dragon Castle by Joseph Bruchac
The Dragon's Tooth by N.D. Wilson
The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis*
The Drowned Vault by N.D. Wilson

E
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine*
Empire of Bones by N.D. Wilson
Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones
The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman

F
A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge
The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen
First Light by Rebecca Stead
The Flint Heart by Katherine and John Paterson
The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley
Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge
The Forbidden Stone by Tony Abbott
Frogged by Vivian Vande Velde*
Fuzzy by Tom Angleberger and Paul Dellinger

G
Garden Princess by Kristen Kladrup* 
Geeks, Girls and Secret Identities by Mike Jung
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente
The Glass Sentence by S.E. Groves
Goblin Secrets by William Alexander
The Greenglass House by Kate Milford

H
Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
Hannah's Winter by Kieren Meehan
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's Stone) by J.K. Rowling*
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling*
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling*
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by  Barry Deutsch
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy*
Hunted by Maggie Stiefvater*
How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks

I
The Imaginary by A.F. Harrold*
The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty
Iron Hearted Violet by Kate Barnhill

 J
Jinx by Sage Blackwood
Jinx's Magic by Sage Blackwood
Jinx's Fire by Sage Blackwood
Juniper Berry by M.P Kolowski  *

K
Kat Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis

L
The Left-Handed Fate by Kate Milford
The Legend of Sam Miracle by N.D. Wilson
A Little taste of Poison by R.J. Anderson
The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge
The Lost Kingdom by Matthew Kirby 

M
Magic Below Stairs by Caroline Stevermer*
The Magician's Tower by Shawn Thomas Odyssey
Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson*
The Magic Thief Trilogy by Sarah Prineas
The Magic Thief: Home Sarah Prineas
The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson
Mindscape by M.M. Vaughan
Minion by John David Anderson
Mirage by Jenn Reese 
Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded by Sage Blackwood
Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner*
The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill
 My Very UnFairytale Life by Anna Staniszewsk*

N
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
North of Nowhere by Liz Kessler

O
Omega City by Diana Peterfreund
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson*
The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye*

P
Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale
Peaceweaver by Rebecca Barnhouse
The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann
Pennyroyal Academy y M.A. Larson
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass
Plain Kate by Erin Bow
The Planet Thieves by Dan Krokos
A Pocket Full of Murder by R.J. Anderson
The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell 

R
The Real Boy by Anne Ursu
Rebel Genius by Michael Dante DiMartino
Remarkable by Lizzie K. Foley*
Renegade Magic by Stephanie Burgis
The Riverman by Aaron Starmer
Rose by Holly Webb*
Rose and the Lost Princess by Holly Webb*
Rose and the Magician's Mask by Holly Webb*
Rules for Ghosting by A.J. Paquette
The Runaway Dragon by Kate Coomb
The Runaway King by Jennifer Nielsen
The Runaway Princess by Kate Coombs*

S
Savvy by Ingrid Law*
Saving Lucas Biggs
Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse by Brian Ferrey
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
Scumble by Ingrid Law
Secrets of the Dragon Tomb by Patrick Samphire
Seeing Cinderella by Jenny Lindquist
The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner
Shadow Magic by Joshua Kahn
The Shadows by Jacqueline West
Shadows of Sherwood by Kekla Magoon
The Shadow Hunt by Katherine Langrish
The Shadow Throne by Jennifer Nielsen
Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman
Small Persons with Wings by Ellen Booraem
Space Case by Stuart Gibbs
Spell Robbers by Matthew Kirby
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
The Spy Princess by Sherwood Smith
Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin
The Storybook of Legends by Shannon Hale
Stolen Magic by Stephanie Burgis
Summerkin by Sarah Prineas

T
Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine
Tesla's Attic by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman
Texting the Underworld by Ellen Booraem
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
The Time Fetch by Amy Herrick
The Thirteenth Princess by Diana Zahler
Thornspell by Helen Lowe
Thresholds by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt 
A True Princess by Diane Zahler*
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George*

U
Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung

V
Valiant by Sarah McGuire

W
Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner
The Water Castle by Meghan Frazier Blakemore
The Watcher in the Shadows by Chris Moriarty
Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George*
The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman
The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud
Well Witched by Francis Hardinge    
The Wide Awake Princess by E.D. Baker
Wild Born by Brandon Mull
Winterling by Sarah Prineas
What Came From the Stars by Gary Schmidt
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
The Wrinkled Crown by Anne Nesbet

Y
The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand


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