Dahl, Roald. Matilda.
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating, headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.

Eckert, Allan W. The Dark Green Tunnel.
Three children in Florida experience both danger and great joy when they find an entrance to another world peopled with centaurs, gnomes, a wizard, and a wicked King.

Ibbotson, Eva.

The Secret of Platform 13. A young hag, Odge Gribble, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on their mission through a magical tunnel from their island to London to rescue their King and Queen’s son, stolen as an infant.

Which Witch? The Great Wizard of Arriaman announces a competition among witches of Todcaster to see who will be his bride.

Jones, Diana Wynne.

Howl’s Moving Castle.
Eldest of the three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.

Witch Week.
When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to happen and an Inquisitor is summoned.

Le Guin, Ursula K. A Wizard of Earthsea.
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.

Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted.
Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.

McKinley, Robin. The Hero and the Crown.
With the guidance of the wizard, Luthe, and the help of the blue sword, Aerin wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian King and a witch of the demon-hunted North.

O’Shea, Pat. The Hounds of the Morrigan.
When a ten-year-old boy finds an old book of magic in an Irish bookshop, the forces of good and evil gather to do battle over it.

Pope, Elizabeth Marie. The Perilous Gard.
While imprisoned in a remote castle in 1588, a young girl becomes involved in a series of events that leads to an underground labyrinth peopled by the last practitioners of druid magic.

Winthrop, Elizabeth. The Castle in the Attic.
Given a toy medieval castle as a gift, William is magically transported to another world of wizards and dragons.

Yolen, Jane. Wizard’s Hall.
A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard’s training hall by trusting and believing in himself.

Alexander, Lloyd. Chronicles of Prydain (series).
A young pig keeper has adventures far beyond his station.

Baum, L. Frank. The Wizard of OZ (and sequels).
After being transported by a cyclone to the Land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion. They accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help Dorothy return home to Kansas.

Charnas, Suzy McKee. The Bronze King
(and sequels). When Valentine starts noticing odd things are vanishing from New York City, she unknowingly summons a wizard from Sorcery Hall. He enlists her help in fighting against the dreaded monster of Darkness.

Cooper, Susan. The Dark Is Rising (series).
Three children set out to find King Arthur’s grail, touching off a struggle between the forces of good and evil, the Light and the Dark.

Duane, Diane. So You Want to Be a Wizard (and sequels).
Thirteen-year-old Nita finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry and is guided into another dimension where she earns her degree in wizardry.

Eager, Edward. Half Magic (and sequels).
Four children enjoy a series of fantastic adventures when they double wish on an ancient coin.

Jacques, Brian. Redwall (series).
When peace is shattered in ancient Redwall Abbey by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Mattias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior that he is convinced will help Redwall destroy the enemy.

L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time (and sequels).
The adventures of Meg and her friends while searching for her father, a scientist, who disappeared while engaged in secret government research.

Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia.
Four children help free Narnia from evil in these fantasies set in a mythical kingdom.

McMullan, Kate. Dragon Slayers’ Academy (series).
Wiglif is off to Dragon Slayers’ Academy and in for a first day of school he will never forget.

Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (and sequel).
Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming gruesome experiments in the Far North.

Scieszka, Jon.Time Warp Trio (series).
Joe, Sam, and Fred take zany adventures back in time to face evil knights, pirates, and other bizarre characters.

Wrede, Patricia A. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles.
Bored with traditional life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved fighting against some wizards who want to steal away the dragon kingdom.

Zambreno, Mary Frances. Journeyman Wizard (and sequel).
Jermyn goes to Land’s End to study wizardry under the famous spellmaker, Lady Jean, and experiences magical mayhem and mystery.