The Magical Misadventures of Prunella Bogthistle
10 best books like The Magical Misadventures of Prunella Bogthistle (Deva Fagan): R Is for Rebel, Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath, Ordinary Magic, Pilfer Academy: A School So Bad It's Criminal, The Dragonslayers, The Birthday Ball, The Traveling Restaurant: Jasper's Voyage in Three Parts, Magic Below Stairs, The Midnight Tunnel, Renegade Magic
| Author | J. Anderson Coats |
| ISBN | 1481496670 |
A novel about a girl who won’t let anything tame her spirit—not the government that conquered her people, and definitely not reform school!
Malley has led the constables on a merry chase across her once-peaceful country. With her parents in prison for their part in a failed resistance...
| Author | Jacob Sager Weinstein |
| ISBN | 0399553177 |
Magic is real. History is a big, fat lie.
Before Hyacinth Hayward moves from Illinois to London, she reads up on the city's history. Too bad for her. Because the books are wrong. The truth is, London was built on magical rivers, and all the major events in its past have been about people trying to control...
| Author | Caitlen Rubino-Bradway |
| ISBN | 1599907259 |
In Abby’s world, magic isn’t anything special: it’s a part of everyday life. So when Abby learns that she has zero magical abilities, she’s branded an “Ord”—ordinary, bad luck, and quite possibly a danger to society.
The outlook for kids like Abby isn’t bright. Many are cast...
| Author | Lauren Magaziner |
| ISBN | 0803739192 |
Troublemaking George has never heard of Pilfer Academy, a top-secret school for cultivating young crooks, until he's kidnapped as its newest student. The teachers are kooky at best, and naughty does not even begin to describe his sneaky, smart, and morally bankrupt new classmates. Between disguise...
| Author | Bruce Coville |
| ISBN | 0671798324 |
The Dragonslayers is a children's chapter book and probably isn't going to be a very worthwhile read to anyone any older, but this was my absolute *favorite* book as a child. Even today I'm not much of a book re-reader, but when I was in elementary school I probably read this book close to 10 times over. If...
Princess Patricia Priscilla is bored with her royal life and the excitement surrounding her sixteenth birthday ball. Doomed to endure courtship by three grotesquely unappealing noblemen, she escapes her fate—for a week. Disguised as a peasant, she attends the village school as the smart new girl,...
The Traveling Restaurant: Jasper's Voyage in Three Parts
| Author | Barbara Else |
| ISBN | 1877579033 |
Jasper is just an ordinary boy who lives in a place where the monarch is oh so adorable! Or that's what everyone says in fear so they don't get taken away. He doesn't understand how people do that. He also doesn't understand why his mother keeps on telling everyone that he is ten instead of twelve. And then...
| Author | Caroline Stevermer |
| ISBN | 0803734670 |
Young Frederick is plucked from an orphanage to be a footboy for a wizard named Lord Schofield in Victorian England. Is his uncanny ability to tie perfect knots and render boots spotless a sign of his own magical talent, or the work of Billy Bly, the brownie who has been secretly watching over him since...
| Author | Angie Frazier |
| ISBN | 0545208629 |
Can Suzanna Snow solve the case before it's too late?
A girl's gone missing. Can Suzanna solve the crime? It is 1905 and young Suzanna works at her family's inn in Loch Harbor, New Brunswick, where she is trained to be a well-mannered hostess and a charming lady. Suzanna has other ideas for her...
| Author | Stephanie Burgis |
| ISBN | 1416994491 |
The feisty Kat Stephenson is back in the second installment of the Regency era magical trilogy Kirkus Reviews calls “enjoyable mayhem.”
Nowhere in England is safe from the mischief and magic of Kat Stephenson: Her eldest sister has finally wed, but when a scandalous accusation threatens...
| Author | Ellen Booraem |
| ISBN | 0803734719 |
Ever since she was teased for believing in fairies, Mellie has adopted a strictly scientific and logical approach to life. But when her parents inherit her grandfather's inn, she learns that for generations, her family members have been fairy guardians. The fairies exchanged some of their powers...
| Author | Kate Coombs |
| ISBN | 0374363617 |
When Meg’s dragon, Laddy, flies away from home, she knows she must go on a quest to find him. But she hasn’t counted on her parents, the king and queen of Greeve, sending ten guardsmen along. Fortunately, she is also accompanied by her best friends: Dilly, a lady-in-waiting and a cool head in any crisis...
| Author | Susannah Appelbaum |
| ISBN | 0375851747 |
The Poisons of Caux, Book II
A macabre and funny fantasy trilogy
After the perilous adventure of The Hollow Bettle (Book I), the dark reign of the Nightshades is over at last, and a new day has arrived in Caux, a land long ruled by poison and deceit. The ancient Prophecy-the coming of a...
| Author | Julie Bourbeau |
| ISBN | 0375868909 |
Mystery, magic, mischief and monsters abound in this slightly fantastical story of a human kid who wants to stay that way. Perfect for fans of Ransom Riggs and Maryrose Wood.
Max’s village is absolutely normal in every single way and on every single day—except Wednesday. Most of the townsfolk...
| Author | Elise Broach |
| ISBN | 0805090479 |
It’s summer and the three Barker brothers—Simon, Henry, and Jack—just moved from Illinois to Arizona. Their parents have warned them repeatedly not to explore Superstition Mountain, which is near their home. But when their cat Josie goes missing, they see no other choice. There’s...
| Author | Greg Van Eekhout |
| ISBN | 1599904896 |
Thatcher Hill is bored stiff of his summer job dusting the fake mermaids and shrunken heads at his uncle's seaside Museum of Curiosities. But when a mysterious girl steals an artifact from the museum, Thatcher's summer becomes an adventure that takes him from the top of the ferris wheel to the depths...
| Author | Michael Dahl |
| ISBN | 1434242536 |
Ever since it was built by the great magician Abracadabra, the hotel Tyler Yu lives in has had its share of mysterious events. Ghosts wandering the halls, a magician who vanishes into thin air – Ty can’t figure these things out on his own. But Charlie Hitchcock, with his photographic memory, might...
| Author | Dawn Lairamore |
| ISBN | 0823422615 |
Do you like fantasy and fairytales, Esteemed Reader? You do! Well then, here’s a fun one for you. Ivy’s Ever After made me feel small and tucked snug in my bed as though some parent were reading the book to me. This was, of course, not the case. I can’t imagine Mrs. Ninja putting up with my parents coming...
| Author | Carolyn Q. Ebbitt |
| ISBN | 1599903407 |
Amelia, the fourth sister in a line of princesses, is sure her red hair and non-princessy ways–not to mention being the last-born–will mean an easy life of never being queen. But when an ancient curse comes to life, an evil uncle tries to take over their peaceful kingdom, and her three...
| Author | J.D. Vaughn |
| ISBN | 1423169093 |
In the peaceful realm of Tequende, all second-born children at the age of fifteen must journey to the Alcazar to fulfill the mandate of the Oath of Guilds. There they train to earn a place among the Queen’s guard, or work as indentured servants.
For Sun Guilder Talimendra of the Magda River...
| Author | Natasha Lowe |
| ISBN | 1481465333 |
“Wild fantasy, sly satire, and sharply observed family dynamics are the hallmarks of this tasty, effervescent series (along with mouthwatering recipes); this volume’s the most delectable yet.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Mabel’s hijinks will appeal to readers of Roald Dahl’s Matilda...
