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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 4,928 books build on the foundation laid in younger years and trust readers with darker themes, harder choices, and world-building that rivals adult fiction.

4,928 books

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Cousins in the Time of Magic #1

Cousins in the Time of Magic

For the child exploring their family's roots, this magical adventure weaves together the bonds of cousinship and the dis

Cover of Castle Death

For the teen who loves being the hero: an interactive fantasy where your choices determine if you survive the traps of a

Cover of The Gifts That Bind Us

All Our Hidden Gifts #2

The Gifts That Bind Us

Caroline O'Donoghue

For the teenager grappling with the fear of being left behind while friends move on, and the weight of standing up again

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Auntie Q's Golden Claws Nail Salon

Van Hoang

For the child exploring their cultural roots or feeling like there is more to their family than meets the eye, this stor

Ages 8–12

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Liliath has awoken from a century of magical sleep to reclaim her angelic lover, using four unsuspecting young strangers

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The Buried and the Bound #1

The Buried and the Bound

Rochelle Hassan

Aziza, Leo, and Tristan must untangle dark family secrets to stop a surge of black magic from shattering the wall betwee

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The Lost Years of Merlin #3

The Fires of Merlin

Young Merlin journeys to the Otherworld to face trials of flame, where he must confront his deepest fears or risk losing

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The Mortal Instruments #5

City of Lost Souls

Cassandra Clare

Jace is bound to an ancient evil, and Clary must play a lethal game with demons and Seelies to save his soul without los

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The City on the Other Side

Mairghread Scott

High-society life ends abruptly for Isabel when she crosses an invisible boundary into a magical city caught in a fierce

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The Descendants #2

Return to the Isle of the Lost

Melissa de la Cruz

For the child navigating who they want to be versus where they came from. This visual adventure explores staying true to

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Out of Abaton #2

Lord of Monsters

John Claude Bemis

Pinocchio’s new royal life at the Moonlit Court is interrupted when a terrifying manticore crashes a palace dinner.

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The Book of Sun and Moon #2

Never Ever After

For the teenager navigating the pressure of high expectations while discovering their true identity amidst a world of se

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The Nightmare Thief #1

The Nightmare Thief

Nicole Lesperance

For the child grappling with the heavy weight of family loss and looking for the inner strength to protect their loved o

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Stalking Shadows

For the teen who feels the weight of protecting a loved one from their own self-destructive nature while carrying the bu

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The Edge Chronicles #1

Beyond the Deepwoods

Young Twig leaves his Woodtroll home to brave the dangerous Deepwoods, encountering strange creatures on a quest to find

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Reign of the Fallen #2

Song of the Dead

Sarah Glenn Marsh

For the teen processing the heavy weight of duty and the lingering shadows of loss while trying to forge a new path forw

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The Queen's Granddaughter

For the child discovering their own hidden strengths, this magical adventure explores the courage needed to face family

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Christiane M. Andrews

For the child searching for their true place in the world, this lyrical adventure explores how kindness and fate intertw

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Beetle & the Hollowbones

For the child navigating the shift from childhood play to teenage sparks, all while figuring out who they want to be and

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The Anybodies #2

Eleven-year-old Fern heads to a magical summer camp to master her powers, only to face a villainous Mole holding mysteri

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Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins #1

Vox Machina Origins: Volume I

Matthew Mercer, Matthew Colville, Critical Role

Six strangers investigating a swamp town's shady business must learn to fight together before the monsters under the str

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Philippa Fisher #3

Philippa Fisher and the Fairy's Promise

For the child navigating a changing friendship or preparing for a big transition, this magical finale explores the beaut

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For the young person wrestling with immense pressure and the weight of difficult choices, this fantasy explores the burd

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The Legends of Greemulax

Kimmy Schmidt, Sarah Mlynowski

For the child grappling with the idea that growing up means losing their gentleness or becoming someone they don't recog

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