Magical realism and Magical fantasy Books

Age range 5 to 7Hidden in the sand dunes bordering a dusty, 1960s pearling town is a very special tree. Every day, Ella and Mia's grandpa comes home from work with a treat from the tree - the best-tasting toast in the world.Every night, grandpa...

Keeper of the Crystals is an adventure fantasy series full of secrets and mystery.Eve and Oscar, two unlikely friends, accidentally tap into the power of crystal. They are thrust into different and dangerous world where unicorns, tigers, dragons and...

When Eve discovers a miniature pink door and a fairy crystal, something strange begins to happen. Behind the door Eve and her friend Oscar are greeted by a green-faced pixie, and taken into an enchanted world. Orla, Queen of the Fairies, asks Eve and...

Eve is accompanied everywhere she goes by her kindred dragon Ingvar. She realises all is not well when her Gran turns up at her house in the city in the middle of the night to warn her of danger. Eve's friend Oscar and Ingvar find themselves...

Eve and Oscar find themselves in a world where cut throat pirates rule the waves and where the language of the sea is the only tongue spoken. Its the mermaids who need help. Theyre being captured so that their tears can be sold as treasure. But if these...

When Eve and Oscar are exploring an old curio shop, Eve finds a small crystal figurine of a tiger. Before she realises what it is, she touches it and finds herself hurtling down a fast-flowing river towards a steep waterfall. Its happening again! Oscar...

Eddie Pipper loves his penguin. He is not a real penguin. He is not allowed one of those. Eddie has to make do with his special paper-maiche penguin. But what do the other kids think of his penguin when he brings him to school for show and tell?

Eve is staying with her grandmother and her only choice in playmate is Oscar, the boy from next door. The lure of the forbidden attic in her Nan's house proves too much for Eve and Oscar and they sneak upstairs to explore. When Eve finds a small...

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Age range 13+In a remote village, bordered by woods and an endless winter, Saatcha lives in the attic of her ailing father's blacksmithery.As her father's health fades and he is no longer able to work, Saatcha takes it upon herself to keep the forge...

Age range 13 to 18In this heart-racing, jaw-dropping sequel to the New York Times instant bestseller The Luminaries, Winnie continues her fight against the monstrous nightmares of Hemlock Falls.Winnie Wednesday has gotten everything she thought she...

Ages range 12 to 17GORGEOUS COLLECTOR'S HARDBACK - Featuring new jacket and a striking contemporary finish, offering the ideal gift for any Schwab fan preparing for their next shelfie. Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown...

After Romilly's mother's death of a strange fever years ago, neighbours and family fled her village. Bereft, her father becomes increasingly withdrawn, revealing little of their family history that Romilly longs to understand. When her beloved uncle...

Age range 12 to 17Seventeen-year-old Tennessee Russo's life is imploding. His boyfriend has been cheating on him, and all his friends know about it. Worse, they expect him to just accept his ex's new relationship and make nice. So when his father, a...

Age range 2 to 6Cat overcomes fear and makes a new friend; with simple rhyming text and bold illustrations for young readers.In this story in the Cat and Friends series of full-colour board books, a dinosaur wants to play, but Cat is too scared! Cat runs...

Age range 9+In this DEFINITIVE EDITION of the classicgamebook, the work of JOE DEVER and GARY CHALK is reunited in print for the first time since 1991.Bitter war rages through your homeland as the Darklords of the west lay siege to the capital. The King...

Age range 9+The classic role-playing adventure returns!YOU are the sole survivor of a devastating attack on the monastery of the Kai, who for thousands of years have protected the realm of Sommerlund. The servants of darkness hunt you across every turn...

Age range 13 to 18A brand new contemporary fantasy world from the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, Susan Dennard.Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. It's not on a map, cell phones don't work there, and you might find a...

Age range 12+Imagine a world where all seems normal and yet nothing is a world very much like our own, yet jarringly unlike. A world where two clandestine organisations, the Ghost Squad and the Base, are engaged in a secret battle for control of...

Age range 8 to 12The second in a fast-paced fantasy adventure featuring dinosaurs and knights.When the Highlanders are attacked and kidnapped by their ruthless neighbours, the Dino Knights are torn between avenging Ellie's Highlander family or protecting...

Age range 3 to 6It's a dark and stormy night and Toby cannot sleep. The whole house seems to be tossing and turning like a ship in the middle of the ocean...and soon Toby enters a fantasy world where he is indeed at sea, caught up in a strange...

Age range 6+A priceless golden chalice has been stolen from Fergus McSwaggers, fearsome chief of the squelchy Bog Islands...and he wants it back! Can Flynn and the crew of the Black Hound solve their most dangerous case yet, battling deadly ice pirates,...

Age range 3 to 6Art imitates life in this hilarious, absurdist picture book-one of Jon Agee's most beloved titles, now back in print.'Outrageous!' the judges cried. 'Ridiculous!'Who would dare enter a portrait of a duck in the Grand Contest of...

Age range 9-12 yearsMeet Lena Faran, squire and soon to be a true knight ofthe Order of the Furnace.The Order has been feared and respected throughout theempire of Etlsvine and beyond, and to become an Orderknight has been Lena's dream as long as she...

In this thrilling conclusion to the Book of Tea YA duology, a young tea-maker may be the only one who can stop an evil darkness from spreading throughout her homeland.A great evil has come to the kingdom of Dxi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize...

Age range 14+From We Need Diverse Books, the organiSation behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes a young adult fantasy short story collection featuring some of the best own- voices children's authors, including New York Times bestselling...

Age range 14+The thrilling sequel to instant New York Times bestseller All the Stars and Teeth, called 'captivating' by Tomi Adeyemi, 'Vicious and alluring' by Hafsah Faizal, and...

Age range 14 to 18A fresh take on an old classic, A Blade So Black is Alice in Wonderland as urban fantasy with a black teen heroine.The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained...

Age range 14 to 18Six months after the end of Wintersong, Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother's and her own musical careers. Although she is determined to look forward and not behind, life in the world above is not as easy as Liesl had...

Age range 1+When Little Monster is reading a book, nothing can get in her way except reaching the end of her book. This book is part of the Little Monster series of full-color board books, with bold, colorful illustrations and simple text for emerging...

Age range 1+Little Monster is tired and ready for bed, so she searches in vain for somewhere to sleep for the night. This book is part of the Little Monster series of full-colour board books, with bold, colourful illustrations and simple text for...

Age range 14+She survived the curse. Now she must survive the throne.All Ekata wants is to stay alive - and the chance to prove herself as a scholar. Once Ekata's brother is finally named heir to the dukedom of Kylma Above, there will be nothing...

Age range 14+She will reign.As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer - the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it's never been a choice. To...

Age range 14+To save the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, former librarian Claire and her allies may have to destroy it first in this new instalment of the rich and intricate fantasy series.Claire, the rakish Hero, the angel Rami, and the muse turned...

Age range 13-18In this enchanting debut YA fantasy, a young tea-maker travels to the capital city to take part in a cutthroat magical competition that could be the key to saving her sister's life.For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her...

Age range 12+A lush, enchanting standalone fantasy inspired by medieval Spain, filled with romance, adventure, and just the right amount of danger!An ancient city plagued by dragons. A flamenco dancer determined to save her ancestral home. A dragon...

Age range 1+Little Monster and her animal friends play hide-and-seek in this bold, colourful board book for emerging readers.Little Monster and her animal friends are playing hide-and-seek. Little Monster finds everyone but Bumble Bee, who has chosen the...

Age range 14+A gorgeously atmospheric contemporary fantasy of two Long Island teens and fledgling mediums investigating a murder in their small town by the New York Times bestselling author of The Devouring GrayMina Zanetti is a fledgling medium,...

Age range 12+ Filled with action, emotion, and lyrical writing, New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with Namesake, the final book in the captivating Fable duology. Trader. Fighter. Survivor.With the Marigold ship free of her father,...

Age range 12+ Filled with all of the action, emotion, and lyrical writing that brought readers to Sky in the Deep, New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with a new captivating duology.Welcome to a world made dangerous by the...

Age range 12+ As seen on:A Publishers Lunch Spring/Summer 2019 YA Buzz Book Seventeen Magazine 'The 35 Best YA Books of 2019 so Far' Popsugar 'The 20 Best New Books to Read in April' Epic Reads 'April is Bringing Us Three of the Year's New Must-Read...

Ages 14 to 18 yearsThe Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. And there are no strangers in the town of Near.These are the truths...

Age range 12 to 17Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.Mackenzie...

Age range 6 to 9Mick is a good kid, but maybe he can use just a little guidance. But it's unclear who will be guiding whom, because Mick's brother came home from Tibet with the self-proclaimed Guru Lumpo Smythe-Finkel and his dog Lhasa-and then promptly...

Age rang: 7-12 yearsWhen young Kendra Kandlestar is granted a wand by the ancient tree of Een, she yearns to become a great sorceress. But magic doesn't come easily to Kendra, and she soon turns to the shard from Greeve-and its...