50 Books like Mirror Magic

Impossible Creatures

by Katherine Rundell

A boy saves a griffin and discovers a hidden archipelago where magic is dying.

4.10

30k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Mythical Creatures 👧 Reluctant Chosen One 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐾 Animal Bond

Impossible Creatures 92%

A boy saves a griffin and discovers a hidden archipelago where magic is dying.

by Katherine Rundell 2023

4.10

30k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Mythical Creatures 👧 Reluctant Chosen One 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐾 Animal Bond

Ein Mädchen namens Willow

by Sabine Bohlmann • 2020

Four young witches follow ancestral riddles to a secret forest treasure, racing a cunning magician.

4.23

990

🔥 Elemental Magic 🦊 Animal Companions 🫂 Found Family 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 🔄 Rivals To Allies

Ein Mädchen namens Willow 94%

Four young witches follow ancestral riddles to a secret forest treasure, racing a cunning magician.

by Sabine Bohlmann 2020

4.23

990 ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🦊 Animal Companions 🫂 Found Family 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 🔄 Rivals To Allies

The Lake of Tears

by Emily Rodda • 2000

To save their homeland, three companions seek a ruby in a lake cursed by a sorceress.

3.98

12k+

💎 Artifact Quest 🐉 Cursed Guardian 🧙‍♀️ Evil Sorceress 🧩 Riddle Trials 🦅 Animal Companions

The Lake of Tears 94%

To save their homeland, three companions seek a ruby in a lake cursed by a sorceress.

by Emily Rodda 2000

3.98

12k+ ratings

💎 Artifact Quest 🐉 Cursed Guardian 🧙‍♀️ Evil Sorceress 🧩 Riddle Trials 🦅 Animal Companions

Fablehaven

by Brandon Mull • 2006

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

4.14

179k+

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies 🧙 Witch's Bargain 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Fablehaven 93%

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

by Brandon Mull 2006

4.14

179k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies 🧙 Witch's Bargain 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Magyk

by Angie Sage • 2005

A secret princess and a numbered army boy flee a dark wizard's assassin through marshes and magic.

3.86

125k+

🛋️ Cozy Fantasy Adventure 👑 Hidden Royalty ❤️ Found Family 🖤 Dark Wizard 📜 Ancient Magic

Magyk 93%

A secret princess and a numbered army boy flee a dark wizard's assassin through marshes and magic.

by Angie Sage 2005

3.86

125k+ ratings

🛋️ Cozy Fantasy Adventure 👑 Hidden Royalty ❤️ Found Family 🖤 Dark Wizard 📜 Ancient Magic

The Underneath

by Kathi Appelt • 2008

A calico cat, a chained hound, and their hidden kittens, as an ancient snake spirit stirs.

3.99

12k+

🐾 Animal Point Of View 🌿 Southern Gothic 🐕 Animal Found Family 💔 Maternal Sacrifice 🐊 Ancient Curse

The Underneath 93%

A calico cat, a chained hound, and their hidden kittens, as an ancient snake spirit stirs.

by Kathi Appelt 2008

3.99

12k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Point Of View 🌿 Southern Gothic 🐕 Animal Found Family 💔 Maternal Sacrifice 🐊 Ancient Curse

The Enchanted Wood

by Enid Blyton • 1939

Three siblings discover a giant magic tree whose top opens onto a new land every day.

4.25

31k+

🍵 Cozy Fantasy 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔎 Sibling Adventurers 🌳 Woodland Magic 🎭 Eccentric Characters

The Enchanted Wood 92%

Three siblings discover a giant magic tree whose top opens onto a new land every day.

by Enid Blyton 1939

4.25

31k+ ratings

🍵 Cozy Fantasy 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔎 Sibling Adventurers 🌳 Woodland Magic 🎭 Eccentric Characters

The Forbidden Library

by Django Wexler • 2014

To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.

3.83

6k+

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🐈 Talking Cat Companion 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪄 Magical Apprenticeship

The Forbidden Library 92%

To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.

by Django Wexler 2014

3.83

6k+ ratings

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🐈 Talking Cat Companion 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪄 Magical Apprenticeship

The Lifters

by Dave Eggers • 2018

An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.

3.61

2k+

🕳️ Secret Underground World 🏘️ Small Town Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Of Kids 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

The Lifters 92%

An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.

by Dave Eggers 2018

3.61

2k+ ratings

🕳️ Secret Underground World 🏘️ Small Town Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Of Kids 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

A Tale of Magic... 92%

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

Howl’s Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones • 1986

Cursed into a crone, Sophie bargains with a fire demon inside the wizard Howl's wandering castle.

4.28

455k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Subversion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Found Family 🧙 Cursed By A Witch 🔥 Deal With A Demon

Howl’s Moving Castle 92%

Cursed into a crone, Sophie bargains with a fire demon inside the wizard Howl's wandering castle.

by Diana Wynne Jones 1986

4.28

455k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Subversion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Found Family 🧙 Cursed By A Witch 🔥 Deal With A Demon

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

by Kelly Barnhill • 2016

A witch feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, igniting a magic too wild to contain.

4.11

116k+

🧹 Benevolent Witch 🌙 Moon Magic 🐉 Tiny Dragon 🏘️ Isolated Village 👪 Found Family

The Girl Who Drank the Moon 92%

A witch feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, igniting a magic too wild to contain.

by Kelly Barnhill 2016

4.11

116k+ ratings

🧹 Benevolent Witch 🌙 Moon Magic 🐉 Tiny Dragon 🏘️ Isolated Village 👪 Found Family

The Rogue Knight

by Brandon Mull • 2014

A boy from Arizona scours a magical kingdom of living illusions to rescue his captive friends.

4.37

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Rescue Mission 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Illusion Magic

The Rogue Knight 92%

A boy from Arizona scours a magical kingdom of living illusions to rescue his captive friends.

by Brandon Mull 2014

4.37

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Rescue Mission 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Illusion Magic

A Path Begins

by J.A. White • 2014

After finding a spellbook, an outcast girl must protect her sick brother from a rival witch.

3.97

6k+

🔥 Witch Hunt 📖 Forbidden Spellbook 💉 Addictive Magic 👧 Protective Sister ⛪ Puritan Village

A Path Begins 93%

After finding a spellbook, an outcast girl must protect her sick brother from a rival witch.

by J.A. White 2014

3.97

6k+ ratings

🔥 Witch Hunt 📖 Forbidden Spellbook 💉 Addictive Magic 👧 Protective Sister ⛪ Puritan Village

Fading Echoes

by Erin Hunter • 2010

A ThunderClan apprentice hears everything, but her sister hears only the Dark Forest's lies.

4.33

17k+

🌿 Feral Cat Clans 🔮 Prophetic Destiny 💔 Sibling Rivalry 💫 Forbidden Friendship 🌑 Encroaching Darkness

Fading Echoes 93%

A ThunderClan apprentice hears everything, but her sister hears only the Dark Forest's lies.

by Erin Hunter 2010

4.33

17k+ ratings

🌿 Feral Cat Clans 🔮 Prophetic Destiny 💔 Sibling Rivalry 💫 Forbidden Friendship 🌑 Encroaching Darkness

Into the Wild

by Erin Hunter

A house cat joins a wild warrior Clan where the deadliest enemy is the deputy himself.

4.32

125k+

🐾 Xenofiction 🐈 Feral Cat Society 🌟 Outsider Protagonist 🗡️ Hidden Traitor 🔮 Prophecy And Omens

Into the Wild 92%

A house cat joins a wild warrior Clan where the deadliest enemy is the deputy himself.

by Erin Hunter 2004

4.32

125k+ ratings

🐾 Xenofiction 🐈 Feral Cat Society 🌟 Outsider Protagonist 🗡️ Hidden Traitor 🔮 Prophecy And Omens

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

The Wishing Spell 92%

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012

4.26

161k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

Der Prinz von Eidolon

by Jane Johnson • 2005

His talking cat comes from a magical world whose missing queen is his ailing mother.

3.79

588

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 🐱 Talking Cat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy

Der Prinz von Eidolon 92%

His talking cat comes from a magical world whose missing queen is his ailing mother.

by Jane Johnson 2005

3.79

588 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 🐱 Talking Cat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy

Wild Magic

by Tamora Pierce • 1992

An animal-speaking orphan must defend her new home from immortal monsters without losing herself.

4.31

83k+

🦊 Animal Magic 🐕 Animal Companions 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Healing From Trauma 👧 Orphan Protagonist

Wild Magic 92%

An animal-speaking orphan must defend her new home from immortal monsters without losing herself.

by Tamora Pierce 1992

4.31

83k+ ratings

🦊 Animal Magic 🐕 Animal Companions 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Healing From Trauma 👧 Orphan Protagonist

The Library of Ever

by Zeno Alexander • 2019

A bored girl finds a door into a magical library, where protecting books means fighting the dark.

3.77

2k+

🏛️ Magical Library 🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Librarian Hero 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🐋 Talking Animals

The Library of Ever 92%

A bored girl finds a door into a magical library, where protecting books means fighting the dark.

by Zeno Alexander 2019

3.77

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Library 🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Librarian Hero 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🐋 Talking Animals

The Unwanteds

by Lisa McMann • 2011

When Artimé vanishes, a mage must solve a dead man's riddle and survive his tyrant twin.

4.11

47k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 👯 Twin Siblings 🧩 Riddle Quest 🕳️ Captivity Escape 🤴 Reluctant Leader

The Unwanteds 92%

When Artimé vanishes, a mage must solve a dead man's riddle and survive his tyrant twin.

by Lisa McMann 2011

4.11

47k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 👯 Twin Siblings 🧩 Riddle Quest 🕳️ Captivity Escape 🤴 Reluctant Leader

The Bell Between Worlds

by Ian Johnstone • 2013

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

3.77

511

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

The Bell Between Worlds 92%

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

by Ian Johnstone 2013

3.77

511 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

The Language of Ghosts

by Heather Fawcett • 2020

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

3.90

1k+

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

The Language of Ghosts 92%

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

by Heather Fawcett 2020

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

The Fowl Twins

by Eoin Colfer • 2019

One Fowl twin has the brains, the other speaks to animals. A hunted troll needs both.

4.04

6k+

🫥 Hidden Magical World 👥 Opposite Twins 🐾 Creature Bonding 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family

The Fowl Twins 92%

One Fowl twin has the brains, the other speaks to animals. A hunted troll needs both.

by Eoin Colfer 2019

4.04

6k+ ratings

🫥 Hidden Magical World 👥 Opposite Twins 🐾 Creature Bonding 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family

Heart of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2017

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

4.03

6k+

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

Heart of Mist 92%

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

by Helen Scheuerer 2017

4.03

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

by Geronimo Stilton • 2004

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

4.09

16k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer 👫 Sibling Adventure ✨ Whimsical

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye 92%

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

by Geronimo Stilton 2004

4.09

16k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer 👫 Sibling Adventure ✨ Whimsical

The House at the Edge of Magic

by Amy Sparkes

A stolen palm-sized house erupts into a prison where a wizard offers a jewel for escape.

3.69

5k+

🏠 Magical House 🫂 Found Family 🗝️ Orphan Thief ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🧩 Puzzle Quest

The House at the Edge of Magic 91%

A stolen palm-sized house erupts into a prison where a wizard offers a jewel for escape.

by Amy Sparkes 2021

3.69

5k+ ratings

🏠 Magical House 🫂 Found Family 🗝️ Orphan Thief ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🧩 Puzzle Quest

Shadow Forest

by Matt Haig • 2007

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

3.97

2k+

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

Shadow Forest 93%

After their parents die, two siblings enter a Norwegian forest where shadows are stolen.

by Matt Haig 2007

3.97

2k+ ratings

✨ Modern Fairy Tale 🌲 Norse Folklore Fantasy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Tragic Villain

Keeper of the Lost Cities

by Shannon Messenger • 2012

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

4.39

113k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Keeper of the Lost Cities 93%

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

by Shannon Messenger 2012

4.39

113k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Fireblood

by Jeff Wheeler • 2013

Twins with fire magic join their uncle's quest into cursed lands to end a spreading plague.

4.08

9k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 🌿 Spirit Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Innate Magic 🏛️ Secretive Mentor

Fireblood 91%

Twins with fire magic join their uncle's quest into cursed lands to end a spreading plague.

by Jeff Wheeler 2013

4.08

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 🌿 Spirit Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Innate Magic 🏛️ Secretive Mentor

Museum of Thieves

by Lian Tanner • 2010

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

3.92

6k+

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Museum of Thieves 91%

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

by Lian Tanner 2010

3.92

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Crown of Feathers

by Nicki Pau Preto • 2019

After her sister kills her phoenix, she disguises as a boy to join the Phoenix Riders.

4.10

13k+

🪄 Animal Magic 🐦‍🔥 Phoenixes 👯‍♀️ Toxic Sisterhood 🎭 Disguised Identity 🏡 Found Family

Crown of Feathers 91%

After her sister kills her phoenix, she disguises as a boy to join the Phoenix Riders.

by Nicki Pau Preto 2019

4.10

13k+ ratings

🪄 Animal Magic 🐦‍🔥 Phoenixes 👯‍♀️ Toxic Sisterhood 🎭 Disguised Identity 🏡 Found Family

Gregor the Overlander

by Suzanne Collins • 2003

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

4.04

115k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📜 Prophecy Quest 🦇 Human-Animal Bond

Gregor the Overlander 91%

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

by Suzanne Collins 2003

4.04

115k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📜 Prophecy Quest 🦇 Human-Animal Bond

Way of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

4.25

2k+

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

Way of the Argosi 91%

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson • 2008

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

4.32

34k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 91%

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

by Andrew Peterson 2008

4.32

34k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

An Author's Odyssey

by Chris Colfer • 2016

Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.

4.41

50k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Sibling Duo ✍️ Metafictional Adventure 🖤 Cursed Hero

An Author's Odyssey 91%

Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.

by Chris Colfer 2016

4.41

50k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Sibling Duo ✍️ Metafictional Adventure 🖤 Cursed Hero

Kiki's Delivery Service

by Eiko Kadono • 1985

To prove herself, a young witch opens a flying delivery service in a town wary of witches.

4.15

26k+

🏡 Cozy Fantasy 🧹 Witch Coming Of Age 🐱 Talking Cat Companion 🫂 Found Family 🏘️ Starting Over

Kiki's Delivery Service 91%

To prove herself, a young witch opens a flying delivery service in a town wary of witches.

by Eiko Kadono 1985

4.15

26k+ ratings

🏡 Cozy Fantasy 🧹 Witch Coming Of Age 🐱 Talking Cat Companion 🫂 Found Family 🏘️ Starting Over

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke • 2003

Her father reads book characters to life. The villain he freed will do anything to stay real.

3.93

444k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🪞 Metafiction 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📚 Bookish Protagonist

Inkheart 91%

Her father reads book characters to life. The villain he freed will do anything to stay real.

by Cornelia Funke 2003

3.93

444k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🪞 Metafiction 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📚 Bookish Protagonist

The Goose Girl

by Shannon Hale • 2003

Betrayed on her wedding journey, a princess who speaks to animals hides among the palace geese.

4.15

149k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦢 Animal Magic 🫥 Hidden Identity 🌿 Nature Magic 💕 Gentle Romance

The Goose Girl 91%

Betrayed on her wedding journey, a princess who speaks to animals hides among the palace geese.

by Shannon Hale 2003

4.15

149k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦢 Animal Magic 🫥 Hidden Identity 🌿 Nature Magic 💕 Gentle Romance

The Taken

by Inbali Iserles • 2015

Her brother disappeared, a young fox ventures into a perilous city to bring him home.

4.09

4k+

🦊 Talking Animals 🔮 Animal Magic 🔎 Search For Family 🧠 Mind Control 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Taken 93%

Her brother disappeared, a young fox ventures into a perilous city to bring him home.

by Inbali Iserles 2015

4.09

4k+ ratings

🦊 Talking Animals 🔮 Animal Magic 🔎 Search For Family 🧠 Mind Control 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Crowns of Croswald

by D.E. Night • 2017

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

3.79

4k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

The Crowns of Croswald 93%

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

by D.E. Night 2017

3.79

4k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

Orphans of the Tide

by Struan Murray

She pulls a boy from a whale. Inquisitors want him burned. Something wakes inside her.

4.21

2k+

🌊 Flooded World 🎭 Hidden Identity 👁️ Possession 🫂 Found Family 🔧 Inventor Heroine

Orphans of the Tide 91%

She pulls a boy from a whale. Inquisitors want him burned. Something wakes inside her.

by Struan Murray 2020

4.21

2k+ ratings

🌊 Flooded World 🎭 Hidden Identity 👁️ Possession 🫂 Found Family 🔧 Inventor Heroine

Historia de una gaviota y del gato que le enseñó a volar

by Luis Sepúlveda • 1996

A cat vows to raise a seagull chick, then faces the impossible: teaching her to fly.

4.23

32k+

🐦 Animal Fable 🐾 Cross-Species Family 🖤 Found Family 😺 Reluctant Guardian 🗣️ Talking Animals

Historia de una gaviota y del gato que le enseñó a volar Summary

Historia de una gaviota y del gato que le enseñó a volar 91%

A cat vows to raise a seagull chick, then faces the impossible: teaching her to fly.

by Luis Sepúlveda 1996

4.23

32k+ ratings

🐦 Animal Fable 🐾 Cross-Species Family 🖤 Found Family 😺 Reluctant Guardian 🗣️ Talking Animals

The Glass Sentence

by S.E. Grove • 2014

A time-blind girl crosses a fractured world, following maps of memory to save her kidnapped uncle.

3.82

7k+

🗺️ Magical Maps ⏳ Fractured Time 📜 Alternate History 🧠 Memory Magic 👧 Orphan Protagonist

The Glass Sentence 91%

A time-blind girl crosses a fractured world, following maps of memory to save her kidnapped uncle.

by S.E. Grove 2014

3.82

7k+ ratings

🗺️ Magical Maps ⏳ Fractured Time 📜 Alternate History 🧠 Memory Magic 👧 Orphan Protagonist

Dinosaurs Before Dark

by Mary Pope Osborne • 1992

Swept to the dinosaur age by a magic tree house, siblings need a wish to get home.

4.00

49k+

🌀 Portal Fantasy ⏳ Time Travel 👫 Sibling Adventure ✨ Wish Magic 🦕 Prehistoric Creatures

Dinosaurs Before Dark 91%

Swept to the dinosaur age by a magic tree house, siblings need a wish to get home.

by Mary Pope Osborne 1992

4.00

49k+ ratings

🌀 Portal Fantasy ⏳ Time Travel 👫 Sibling Adventure ✨ Wish Magic 🦕 Prehistoric Creatures

The Sun Trail

by Erin Hunter • 2013

Starving mountain cats follow a vision across roaring roads and hostile lands toward a new home.

4.29

13k+

🐾 Animal Fantasy 🐱 Feline Adventure ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🌅 Visionary Quest 🫂 Found Family

The Sun Trail 91%

Starving mountain cats follow a vision across roaring roads and hostile lands toward a new home.

by Erin Hunter 2013

4.29

13k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Fantasy 🐱 Feline Adventure ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🌅 Visionary Quest 🫂 Found Family

The Society of Unknowable Objects

by Gareth Brown • 2025

Magic is real, hidden in a London bookshop. A killer knows, and he's coming for it.

3.84

15k+

🕵️ Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Magical Artifacts 📚 Book About Books ☕ Cozy Bookshop Energy 🧵 Living Artifact

The Society of Unknowable Objects Summary

The Society of Unknowable Objects 91%

Magic is real, hidden in a London bookshop. A killer knows, and he's coming for it.

by Gareth Brown 2025

3.84

15k+ ratings

🕵️ Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Magical Artifacts 📚 Book About Books ☕ Cozy Bookshop Energy 🧵 Living Artifact

Blood and Fire

by Marcus Alexander • 2014

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

4.50

159

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4.50

159 ratings

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The Night Gardener 91%

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by Jonathan Auxier 2014

4.05

22k+ ratings

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A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking 91%

Teen baker's bread magic makes her a murder suspect and the target of a mage-killing assassin.

by T. Kingfisher 2020

4.05

70k+ ratings

🍞 Baking Magic 🫖 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🤝 Found Family 🪄 Persecuted Mages 🛡️ Siege Survival

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