![]() | Charmed Life (The Chrestomanci Series) by Diana Wynne Jones
Buy used from: £0.01 First in the Chrestomanci series. Followed by: 'The Lives of Christopher Chant', 'The Magicians of Caprona', 'Witch Week', 'Mixed Magic', 'Conrad's Fate' and 'The Pinhoe Egg'.
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![]() | The Ogre Downstairs by Diana Wynne Jones
Buy used from: £1.67 Three children, a frightening stepfather, his two hateful sons, and weird experiments with a very unusual chemistry set... One of my very favourite childhood books.
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![]() | Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
Buy used from: £8.99 A girl, a strange old house, a quartet of musicians and the mysterious Mr Lynn. Fantasy, mystery and romance.
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![]() | Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £2.45 An unhappy wizard & a temperamental fire demon live in a moving castle. Sophie moves in to help them out. Followed by 'Castle in the Air' and 'The House of Many Ways'.
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![]() | Howl's Moving Castle [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.45 The film is great too!
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![]() | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling
Buy new: £4.44 / Used from: £0.01 Mustn't forget Harry Potter of course! This one and its 6 sequels.
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![]() | The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: £4.86 / Used from: £0.01 As featured in 'H.P.and the Deathly Hallows'. Great little fairy tales, sinister and funny, complete with Dumbledore's amusing annotations.
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![]() | Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Buy new: £4.24 / Used from: £0.01 Meggie's dad can bring to life characters from books. They now must escape a host of frightening characters, while searching for Meggie's missing mother. 'Inkspell' & 'Inkdeath' follow.
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![]() | Inkheart [DVD] [2008]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.40 This is a great magical adventure. Quite scary!
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![]() | Faerie Wars I (The Faerie Wars Chronicles) by Herbie Brennan
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £0.01 An old man's scientific experiments and two boys who find a way to cross between the faerie world and ours. Great magical adventure. Sequels:'The Purple Emporer', 'Ruler of the Realm' & 'Faerie Lord'.
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![]() | The Door in the Tree (Magician's House Quartet) by William Corlett
Buy used from: £2.91 Three children staying with their uncle, a secret room, time travel & a magician with a mission. In order: 'The Steps...', 'The Door...', 'The Tunnel...', 'The Bridge...' The TV series was great too!
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![]() | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis
Buy new: £3.71 / Used from: £0.01 Prequel: 'The Magician's Nephew'. Sequels: 'The Horse & His Boy', 'Prince Caspian', The Voyage of the Dawntreader', 'The Silver Chair', 'The Last Battle'. Magical tales with a Biblical basis.
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![]() | Spiderwick Box Set (Spiderwick Chronicles) by Tony DiTerlizzi
Buy new: £16.50 / Used from: £17.50 Three children and an old creaky house full of secrets. Scuttlings behind the walls, the discovery of an old mysterious hand-made book and a lot of strange, scary creatures in hot pursuit.
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![]() | The Spiderwick Chronicles [DVD] [2008]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £1.77 ...and the film!
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![]() | Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Buy new: £3.41 / Used from: £0.01 A boy and girl live in a fantasy world to escape their real-life troubles. Exciting woods full of strange creatures. The story is sad but lovely.
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![]() | Bridge To Terabithia [DVD] [2007]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.19 I love this film.
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![]() | Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £1.99 Tom discovers a beautiful garden which appears only at night, when the clock strikes 13...There he befriends some children. But do they and the garden really exist?
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![]() | Tom's Midnight Garden [DVD] [2000]
Buy used from: £32.50 ...and the film is great too.
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![]() | The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart
Buy new: £3.73 / Used from: £2.00 A bored girl staying with an old aunt, a broomstick with a mind of its own, a cat, a magical flower and a sinister training school for sorcerors. Gripping, exciting and a bit scary.
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![]() | A Walk in Wolf Wood by Mary Stewart
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £4.08 In mediaeval Germany, a man has been cursed to turn into a dangerous wolf every night. Two children travel back in time from the present day and try to rescue him from the evil spell. Excellent book!
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![]() | Midnight for Charlie Bone (Children of the Red King) by Jenny Nimmo
Buy new: £4.86 / Used from: £0.01 Great series about a school for children with various magic powers. Followed by 'C.B & the.. Time Twister .. Blue Boa .. Castle of Mirrors .. Wilderness Wolf .. Hidden King .. Shadow of Badlock'.
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