When she is cast out of Wonderland by her evil aunt Redd, young Alyss Heart finds herself living in Victorian Oxford as Alice Liddell and struggles to keep memories of her kingdom intact until she can return and claim her rightful throne.

When a 12-year–old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

Starting with The Akhenaten Adventure, When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund enter the magical world of Narnia through a mirrored wardrobe and find a magical world of fauns, witches, nymphs, dwarves and talking animals.

The Book of Three, first in the series, has been a favorite for years and years now. Assistant Pig Keeper Taran dreams of becoming a hero.

The second in the evil vs. good series. This five book series, starting with Silver on the Tree, is steeped in Celtic and Welch legends and weaves a tapestry of mystery and quests.

Starts with A Wizard of Earthsea, a coming of age saga set in a stunning fantasy world.

Dealing With Dragons is the first book and features an improper and utterly absorbing young hero who happens to be a princess by birth and an adventurer by choice. She becomes the dragon Kazul’s princess and adventures ensue.

Night Gate, the first book of a not completed trilogy, has 12-year-old “Rage” Winnoway seeking a cure for her sick mother, Rage her four dogs and a goat pass through a magical gateway to a strange land known as Valley where they must find, before the sand in an enchanted hourglass runs out, the powerful wizard noted for his healing magic.

The first in a series that has enthralled readers for 50 years. The magic charm always grants half a wish,but which half?

Starting with Mister Monday Seven days. Seven keys. Seven virtues. Seven sins. One mysterious house is the doorway to a very mysterious world; where one boy is about to venture and unlock a number of fantastical secrets.

For young Measle Stubbs, surviving a stay in a haunted castle means confronting pictures that come to life, a murderous suit of armor, and a jellybean-loving wrathmonk. This is the squeal to Measle and the Dragodon.

The first in the Children of the Red King series. The hero and setting is very similar to Harry where children with magical powers are sent to Bloor’s Academy.

First book in a long series about the peace-loving but mighty mice of Redwall Abbey.

Starting with Rowan of Rin these books show you don’t have to be brave and strong and powerful to be a hero; an inspiring series about a young boy who discovers inner strength.

Starting with The Squire’s Tale these are great reads for people who love adventure and Arthurian legends.

This series of “girl knight” adventures begings with Alanna: The First Adventure. Eleven-year-old Alanna masquerades as her twin brother to train as a page in the royal court.

The Frog Princess, Dragon’s Breath and Once Upon a Curse, with a bit of courage, a pinch of luck, and of course, a healthy dose of magic, Princess Emma charms her way through many hilarious adventures.

Gregor the Overlander, starts the saga of an eleven-year-old boy’s adventures in an amazing subterranean world under New York City.

In So You Want to be a Wizard, a library book on wizardry guides thirteen-year-old Nita (short for Juanita) and her wizard partner Kit (short for Christopher) to another dimension where they earn degrees in wizardry.

One of the first fantasy books and still one of the best.

Four children find their way into a mixed-up medieval world where they become knights and battle giants.

A wizard, a hag, an ogre, a fey, and a mist maker journey through the gump that connects two worlds. All of the author’s books are recommended.

In this baseball fantasy, Ethan Feld is recruited by a mystical baseball scout and escorts him through a gateway to a series of interconnected worlds that are home to magical creatures both good and evil.

In a school where witchery is outlawed, the strangest things are happening. Also of interest are the author’s Chrestomanci novels.