The Menagerie
10 best books like The Menagerie (Tui T. Sutherland): The Colossus Rises, Magic Marks the Spot, Jinx, Story's End, The Familiars, Ordinary Magic, The Blood Guard, Winterling, The Cloak Society, The Wizard of Dark Street
| Author | Peter Lerangis |
| ISBN | 0062070401 |
One Boy
Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he’s going to die.
One Mission
Jack needs to find seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to cure him.
One Problem
The loculi are the relics of a lost civilization...
| Author | Caroline Carlson |
| ISBN | 0062194348 |
Admiral Westfield sucked in his breath and released it in a tremendous gust. “My dear,” he said, “let me be clear: You are a young lady. You will not tell silly tales and you will never be a pirate.”
Hilary Westfield has always dreamed of being a pirate. She can tread water for thirty-seven...
| Author | Sage Blackwood |
| ISBN | 0062129902 |
In the Urwald, you don’t step off the path. Trolls, werewolves, and butter-churn riding witches lurk amid the clawing branches, eager to swoop up the unwary. Jinx has always feared leaving the path—then he meets the wizard Simon Magus.
Jinx knows that wizards are evil. But Simon’s kitchen...
| Author | Marissa Burt |
| ISBN | 0062020544 |
Enter the magical land of Story in this sequel to Storybound, perfect for fans of Inkheart, The School for Good and Evil, and classic fantasy tales like Ella Enchanted and The NeverEnding Story.
Kids who love fairy tales, dragons, and magic will be enchanted by Una Fairchild's unforgettable...
| Author | Adam Jay Epstein |
| ISBN | 0061961086 |
Is the kingdom's fate in the hands of an orphan cat? Running fast to save his life, Aldwyn ducks into an unusual pet store. Moments later Jack, a young wizard in training, comes in to choose a magical animal to be his familiar. Jack thinks his birthday pet is magical, and Aldwyn plays along.
He just...
| 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 | Carter Roy |
| ISBN | 1477847251 |
When thirteen-year-old Ronan Truelove's seemingly ordinary mom snatches him from school, then sets off on a high speed car chase, Ronan is shocked. His quiet, nerdy dad has been kidnapped? And the kidnappers are after him, too? His mom, he quickly learns, is anything but ordinary. In fact, she's a member...
| Author | Sarah Prineas |
| ISBN | 0061921033 |
“We live here, my girl, because it is close to the Way, and echoes of its magic are felt in our world. The Way is a path leading to another place, where the people are governed by different rules. Magic runs through them and their land.”With her boundless curiosity and wild spirit, Fer has always felt...
| Author | Jeramey Kraatz |
| ISBN | 0062095471 |
The first in a thrilling, action-packed middle grade trilogy, which School Library Journal declared "will likely find the same wide appeal as Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books.
The Cloak Society: An elite organization of supervillains graced with extraordinary powers. Ten years ago...
| Author | Shawn Thomas Odyssey |
| ISBN | 1606841432 |
Oona Crate was born to be the Wizard’s apprentice, but she has another destiny in mind. Despite possessing the rare gift of natural magic, Oona wants to be a detective.
Eager for a case to prove herself, she wants to show her uncle—the Wizard of Dark Street—that logic is as powerful as magic....
| Author | Anne Nesbet |
| ISBN | 0061963135 |
The Cabinet of Earths, Anne Nesbet’s debut novel for tweens, blends fantasy, science, and horror into an irresistible story in the vein of the classic His Dark Materials series.
Twelve-year-old Maya is miserable when she has to move from California to Paris. Not speaking French at a school...
