Great reads for middle readers (fantasy genre)
Discover the best fantasy books for middle readers! Explore magical worlds, epic adventures, and unforgettable characters with our curated list of top middle-grade fantasy reads.
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The Claidi Collection
by Tanith Lee
Contains the three books of the Claidi Journals: Wolf tower, Wolf star and Wolf queen.
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The House of the Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
This modern classic takes on an iron-fisted drug lord, clones bred for their organs, and what it means to be human. Winner of the National Book Award as well as Newbery and Printz Honors. Matteo Alacr谩n was not born; he was harvested. His DNA came from El Patr贸n, lord of a country called Opium鈥攁 strip of poppy fields lying between the United States and what was once called Mexico. Matt鈥檚 first cell split and divided inside a petri dish. Then he was placed in the womb of a cow, where he continued the miraculous journey from embryo to fetus to baby. He is a boy now, but most consider him a monster鈥攅xcept for El Patr贸n. El Patr贸n loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself. As Matt struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, including El Patr贸n鈥檚 power-hungry family, and he is surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards. Escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But escape from the Alacr谩n Estate is no guarantee of freedom, because Matt is marked by his difference in ways he doesn鈥檛 even suspect.
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Nobody's Princess
by Esther Friesner
Helen of Sparta wants to be more than a princess and a pretty face鈥攕he wants to be a hero. The traditions of ancient Sparta would have Helen know her place: a beautiful princess, a loyal daughter, a perfect bride. But Helen wants adventure, and she's not looking back. Not one to count on the gods to take care of her, she sets out to see the world and seek her own fate with steely determination. Her rebellious will makes Helen dangerous enemies鈥攕uch as the self-proclaimed "son of Zeus" Theseus鈥攂ut it also gains her true friends, from the famed huntress Atalanta to the young priestess who is the Oracle of Delphi. If she is strong enough, if she is cunning enough, if she is brave enough, Helen will find her destiny . . . but what does destiny have in store for her? In Nobody's Princess, author Esther Friesner deftly weaves together history and myth as she takes a new look at the girl who will become Helen of Troy. The back of the book includes further facts about Helen of Troy and Ancient Greece. Hand to readers who love Tamora Pierce and Leigh Bardugo, particularly if they just finished Wonder Woman: Warbringer and want to know more about Helen of Troy. "A must-read for fans of fantasy and mythology."鈥擵OYA "Along the way, Friesner skillfully exposes larger issues of women's rights, human bondage, and individual destiny. It's a rollicking good story."鈥擝ooklist
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Nobody's Prize
by Esther M. Friesner
Still longing for adventure, Princess Helen of Sparta maintains her disguise as a boy to join her unsuspecting brothers as part of the crew of the Argo, the ship commanded by Prince Jason in his quest for the Golden Fleece.
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Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City
by Kirsten Miller
Life becomes more interesting for Ananka Fishbein when, at the age of twelve, she discovers an underground room in the park across from her New York City apartment and meets a mysterious girl called Kiki Strike who claims that she, too, wants to explore the subterranean world.
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Kiki Strike: The Empress's Tomb
by Kirsten Miller
Kiki Strike and the Irregulars saved the world last night. You might want to send them a thank you note. Ananka Fishbein鈥檚 mother considers her the resident underachiever of the Upper East Side. Of course, she doesn鈥檛 know Ananka鈥檚 nights are all about hanging with a butt-kicking superspy named Kiki Strike and their friends, the Irregulars. If Ananka鈥檚 mom knew her daughter was responsible for protecting a secret world under New York City, she wouldn鈥檛 think about sending Ananka to boarding school . . . on a farm! But Ananka doesn鈥檛 have time to clean up that misunderstanding. Not when a runaway hottie may have stolen a secret map, a long lost father appears, a two-thousand-year-old Chinese mummy needs saving and way too many secrets threaten the very existence of the Irregulars.
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Gregor and the Code of Claw
by Suzanne Collins
When twelve-year-old Gregor finally learns the ancient prophecy, which foretells his death, he must gather his courage to defend Regalia from the army of rats, take his mother and sister home safely, and fight his own dark side.