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Fantasy & Magic Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Fantasy & Magic Books for Ages 12–18

Fantasy for teenagers becomes a vehicle for exploring power, morality, identity, and the systems that shape society. These 4,895 books build on the foundation laid in younger years and trust readers with darker themes, harder choices, and world-building that rivals adult fiction.

4,895 books

Cover of Gustav Gloom and the Castle of Fear

Gustav Gloom #6

Gustav Gloom and the Castle of Fear

Adam-Troy Castro

For the child learning to face their deepest worries, this finale celebrates the courage found when friends stand togeth

Cover of A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys

A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys #1

A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ancient Greek myths receive a whimsical 19th-century retelling, turning legendary heroes and monsters into enchanting st

Cover of The Sign of the Cat

The Sign of the Cat

Duncan embarks on a quest to find his true identity with the help of powerful cats and a tiger in a world filled with vi

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Cover of Yellowcake

Yellowcake

Margo Lanagan

Haunting and magical, these thirteen stories draw from ancient myths and fairy tales to create a world of dark wonders a

Ages 14–18

Cover of Beauty and the Beast

Twice Upon a Time #2

Beauty and the Beast

An adventurous girl and a prince with a passion for science team up to break a witch's curse in this fresh, intellectual

Cover of The King of Kazoo

The King of Kazoo

For the child who needs to see that even a 'King' has to listen to others and work as a team to solve a big problem.

Cover of The Girl Who Could Fly

The Girl Who Could Fly #1

The Girl Who Could Fly

Victoria Forester

Nine-year-old Piper has a secret: she can fly. Her extraordinary gift pits her against a fearful world that wants everyo

Cover of The Girl Who Became a Beatle

The Girl Who Became a Beatle

For the teenager who feels like they were born in the wrong era or the aspiring musician navigating the dizzying pressur

Cover of The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart

Tales from the Chocolate Heart #1

The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart

Stephanie Burgis

A fierce young dragon suddenly finds herself in a girl’s body and must find her way in the human world as a chocolate-ma

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The Story of Owen

Siobhan steps into the role of a bard for Owen, chronicling his dangerous and exciting journey from a simple apprentice

Cover of May

Daughters of the Sea #2

Turning fifteen brings a life-altering secret for May as she discovers she is a mermaid and must choose between the shor

Cover of The Lie Tree

Frances Hardinge

A strange tree that feeds on whispered lies takes center stage in this award-winning historical mystery set in a world o

Cover of Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand

Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand

Classic fairy tales are reimagined as sophisticated and complicated stories where a happy ending is never guaranteed and

Cover of Saving Lucas Biggs

Saving Lucas Biggs

Marisa de los Santos, David Teague

Margaret travels back sixty years into the past, using her secret abilities to try and change history and save her fathe

Cover of Ollie's Odyssey

Ollie's Odyssey

For the child who shares an unbreakable bond with a stuffed friend and needs to know that love and bravery can overcome

Cover of The Nest

While his baby brother is sick, Steve is haunted by terrifying nightmares of a wasp swarm that seems to be calling out t

Cover of Giving to the Poor

The Outlaws of Sherwood Street #2

Giving to the Poor

Robbie and his friends wield a magical charm to defend a sacred Canarsee Indian burial ground from greedy urban develope

Cover of As I Descended

Fueled by insecurity, top students Maria and Lily plot to secure their status, only to accidentally wake something far m

Cover of The Index Insects

Library of Doom #38

The Index Insects

A swarm of paper-eating insects escapes from a mysterious book, forcing the Librarian into a desperate battle to save th

Cover of Splinter & Ash

Splinter & Ash #1

Marieke Nijkamp

Princess Ash returns to a palace full of danger, finding an unexpected ally in Splinter, a girl determined to become a s

Cover of Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Young Jim Button and his mentor Luke set off from the tiny island of Morrowland on a grand journey aboard Emma the steam

Cover of Bella at Midnight

Bella at Midnight

Bella’s life is reimagined in this enchanting novel based on the classic Cinderella story.

Cover of Afterworlds

Scott Westerfeld

Aspiring writer Darcy Patel sees her paranormal romance come to life in alternating chapters that blur the lines between

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A Festival of Ghosts #1

A Properly Unhaunted Place

William Alexander

Rosa is the daughter of a ghost appeaser in a town that seems perfectly unhaunted, but a deep secret is about to bring t

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