Kids Magic Fantasy

A New York Times Bestseller An Indiebound Bestseller A Kids' Next Top Ten Book A Summer/Fall 2014 Indies Introduce New Voices Selection A Junior Library Guild Selection One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Summer Reads “Not since Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass have I seen such an...

What do you do when you discover your sister is a unicorn? This is the story of a little girl who got a big surprise when her new sister appeared one day! Laugh your way through this charming book with this heart-warming unicorn sister story that both adults and kids can enjoy together as Ciara and her unicorn sister get into all types of trouble as they embark on amazing adventures around the world together.

When his friends aren’t successful at spooking the children who visit the haunted house, Gus must present his unique superpowers to give them a scare!

The Lost Compass of Columbus It doesn't point North. It points to the Truth. Twelve-year-old Wesley prefers reading about history to living it. He likes the quiet safety of a library. His ten-year-old sister, Bianca, is the opposite, she craves noise, action, and the thrill of the unknown. But their worlds collide in the dusty, cedar-scented air of their late grandfather’s attic. Hidden inside a moth-eaten trunk, buried beneath layers of old wool, they discover an artifact that shouldn't exist: a tarnished brass compass that feels unnaturally cold to the touch.

Meet Andrew: A curious boy who loves the night sky more than anything. One windy, whooshy night, a piece of the cosmos decides to visit! It lands with a soft plink in Andrew's backyard a perfect, shining glass bauble, humming softly and full of dancing starlight. He names his new, magical secret Twinkle. Keeping a star hidden is harder than Andrew thinks! Twinkle lights up his bedroom like midday, confuses the school goldfish, and accidentally causes The Great Power Outage! With the help of his wise Granny Dot and a grumpy attic squirrel named Mr.

Get ready to make a splash! Eight-year-old Ava and her twin brother, Danny, are ready for the most epic day ever at the Aqua-Splash Adventure waterpark. Danny has the map, Ava is ready for the thrills, and nothing can stop them! Or can it? The day starts with a sticky sunscreen scramble and quickly turns into map mayhem at the front gate. Before they can even dip a toe in the chilly Shiver River, they have to solve The Case of the Missing Locker Key.

Have you ever taken a step so big it covered a zillion miles? Duke is about to. Duke isn't just any boy he's an explorer. With his shiny Adventuring Boots polished and a very important, cinnamon-scented letter in his pocket, he's ready for a quest. His mission? To deliver a letter to the Man in the Moon, who has sadly lost his laugh. But Duke isn't going alone. He has Barnaby, his trusty (and surprisingly fast) flying pet snail, who zips through the air with a tiny, determined zumm-zumm-zumm. The Zillion-Mile Journey isn't a walk in the park.

Ten-year-old Ryan has a knack for inventing, and his big sister, twelve-year-old Abigail, has a knack for getting them out of trouble. But their biggest adventure yet starts with an old boat, a snapped rope, and a river that simply refuses to slow down! When "The River Sprinter" breaks loose from Grandpa Finn's dock, Ryan, Abigail, and their mischievous terrier Sparky are launched into a chaotic, unstoppable adventure. They didn't ask for a wild ride, but now they're stuck on a runaway boat with no engine and no way to stop!

Rhodes is not an adventurer. He's a kid who likes video games and exploring his grandpa's attic, a place that smells of old wood and forgotten secrets. But when a glint of silver leads him to a dusty, rolled-up map and a strange, golden hourglass, his ordinary life is turned upside down. This is no ordinary hourglass. His Grandpa Silas reveals it is the Chronos Hourglass, a magical artifact that doesn't just measure time, it holds it. And the shimmering map? It's a guide to the Golden Desert of Aeon, a place where time itself has gone sideways.

What happens when the world’s sparkle decides to take a vacation? For Dave, every day is a masterpiece. He loves the fiery RED of his stop sign, the bright YELLOW of the happy sun, and the deep BLUE of the ocean. His best friend, Mark the playful puppy, is just as colorful! But one very grey morning, Dave wakes up and everything is... gone. His sunny sky is dull. His favorite strawberries look like grey pebbles. The world has turned into a giant, boring, black-and-white photograph! The Colors, tired of being taken for granted, have packed their bags and run away!

Finnian is a brand-new Journeyman Mapmaker, and he's ready for his first grand adventure. He has a new backpack, sharp pencils, and sturdy boots. There's just one tiny problem... After a fizzy, sputtering accident in a potion shop, Finn is stuck with a Fumble, a tiny, chaotic, and very clumsy Jinx. Suddenly, Finn’s luck takes a tumble. His boots magically swap to the wrong feet and rope bridges bounce him like a trampoline. Even his most precious maps fold themselves into origami swans! To stop the magical mischief, Finn must find the mysterious Wise Woman of Wobbly Creek.

Twelve-year-old Lora has always believed the sea holds secrets. But when she finds a mysterious bottle washed ashore, she discovers a secret bigger than she ever imagined: a riddle written in starlight ink, leading to an island that doesn't exist on any map. This is the Isle of Echoing Oaths, a magical land powered by ancient promises. But the island's magic is fading. The whispers of its vows are growing faint, and a shadow of forgotten promises threatens to silence its vibrant heart forever.

Arlo isn't just new to Sunnybrook Elementary—he’s new to the entire century! Created in a secret lab, he is the clone of the legendary King Arthur, made to bring a little old-school courage to the modern world. He thinks his biggest challenge will be figuring out cafeteria food, but that all changes when he effortlessly pulls a rusty sword from a concrete block in the schoolyard, a feat no one else could manage. Suddenly, Arlo is on a quest from Merlin himself (who now sends cryptic emails full of emojis) to assemble a new Knights of the Round Table.

Lila’s pocket doesn’t hold ordinary things like sticky candies or smooth, gray stones. It holds a secret folded into a tiny, perfect square: a poem. It's her most precious treasure, a whispering crinkle against the denim that only she can hear, and a magical warmth that glows against her leg when the world feels too big. In a town full of gray, clanging noises and people too busy to listen, Lila’s poem is her most faithful companion. But what happens when a secret doesn't want to be a secret anymore?

The Star-Shaman's Apprentice Fraser has a secret. In the sleepy village of Dewdrop Hollow, he's known for being clumsy with fences and hopeless at churning butter. But when the sun goes down, Fraser's true talent awakens. He can read the sky. He knows the prickly, cold scent of a constellation and the fizzy, lemon-tang of a shooting star. One night, a star doesn't fall down, it falls up, pulling Fraser to the forbidden summit of Whisperwind Peak. There, in a cave glowing with magic, he meets Eldrin: a powerful shaman with eyes made of swirling, living stardust.

Zola lives in a quartz cottage on the very last cliff of anywhere, with only the vast, silent Void for a neighbor. She's sure she's the loneliest girl in the universe. But one night, the Void... whispers. It’s a tiny, shivering, lonely sound that pulls at her heart. To answer it, Zola must captain her great-grandmother’s ship, a magical vessel woven from moonlight and twine. With jars of cinnamon-scented starlight for fuel, she leaps into the inky black.

Meet Barnaby "Bar" Willowbrook, the newest and most unlikely Warden of the Wildwood. He's only eleven, and his ancient, magical forest has a very modern problem: a colossal, humming metal tower is polluting the air with an invisible force known as WiFi. The forest is officially glitching!

A locked shed. A hidden attic. A mysterious trunk. For Irene, Logan, Sam, and Chloe, a boring summer afternoon is about to become the adventure of a lifetime. When Irene discovers her grandpa's dusty, hand-drawn map, the friends calling themselves The Fearless Four realize it's no ordinary piece of paper. It's a puzzle, filled with cryptic riddles that lead to a long-forgotten part of their town. Their quest to find the "heart" of the map takes them from the silent, dusty aisles of the local library to an old-fashioned diner with a flashing neon sign and a secret on its menu.

For ten-year-old Larry, maps are more than just paper; they are gateways to worlds he can only dream of. But when he discovers a shimmering pod in his attic—a vessel that phases through walls and is piloted by imagination alone—the line between map and reality vanishes. Whisked away to the eerie, soundless "Silent Streets" and skies filled with upside-down clouds, Larry learns that he is the new pilot of the Phantom Pod. Guided by a starlight compass and aided by a mystical Keeper, he must protect these secret realms from terrifying shadow creatures that hunt in the spaces between seconds.

In “A Pocketful of Pebbles and Poems,” every walk in the woods becomes a breathtaking adventure. Join Lisa, a thoughtful and imaginative young girl, as she explores the world with her pockets ready for treasure and her heart open to wonder. Her ordinary day by Whispering Creek turns magical when she meets Skip, a tiny sprite with sparkling wings, who teaches her the secret language of the natural world. Each chapter unfolds a new discovery, a sensory journey filled with the cool touch of a mossy rock, the earthy smell of rain on pine needles, and the quiet hum of a world brimming with secrets.