The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton is exactly this!

Great list! If youd like recs, I suggest Amari and the Night Brothers!

The Phantom Tollbooth is an OG and it’s great! Ditto Anne of Green Gables!

A good and worthy list!! I think The Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey and the Warriors series by Erin Hunter would also be good recs for youngsters who like HP.

Gregor the Overlander mentioned 🗣🗣

The Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh is a more obscure suggestion, but a childhood favorite of mine

oooh! great list! so happy to see some of my childhood faves here (artemis fowl mentioned!!!!)

This is a wonderful list! Some middle grade favorites of mine were Fablehaven and The Sisters Grimm

I don’t know if it fits the list but I also loved the Molly Moon series, it’s about a girl who learns hypnotism and goes on adventures

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend is one you could add! It's not a completed series yet but it's such a cute, lighthearted page turner (with a giant talking cat)

I love this list and am so passionate about this topic!!!

Some recs! Greenwild by Pari Thomson Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe Momo by Michael Ende Seekers of the Wild Realm by Alexandra Ott The Wild Folk by Sylvia Linsteadt A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K LeGuin The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill

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I think the Circle books (Emelan series) by Tamora Pierce would fit well in this list ♥️

Great list! I also love The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M Valente

Great list! Love that you have Ella enchanted on here 😭 I was obsessed with that book as a kid

Excellent concept! May I suggest:

The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud (verges on YA but I read the series when I was around 10-12)

I loved the five kingdoms series growing up also!! very magical but without that jk rowling stain :)

love this! for some recs, jen calonita has two good series: royal academy rebels (trilogy) and fairy tale reform school (6 book series) :) also the kingdom keepers series, and a more sci-fi series is the 13th reality by james dashner

If you want more recs, all of tamora pierce's quartets from tortall and the circle of magic are superb and perfect age range Especially the alanna quartet: the somg of the lioness

Also - Garth Nix was a staple of my childhood fantasy, especially Sabriel and the Abhorsen series when i got a little older

You might also consider the Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan

I would suggest The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander, they're really good high fantasy with a lot of Welsh folklore tied in. the disney movie The Black Cauldron was based on these books and in my opinion, they both need love

also the Tiffany Aching series by Sir Terry Pratchett, it's more YA than the rest of Discworld and is such solid fantasy