Magic School Kidlit

Description
Fantasy centered around school for young children and preteens (not teens / young adults). Suggestion: Add only the first or most prominent book(s) should for a series to reduce clutter.
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magic school
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Witch Week
by Diana Wynne Jones
1,883 members
43 reviews
3.9
2 Members
aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aspirit: orig. pub. in 1982; about bigotry
2
Sandry’s Book
by Tamora Pierce
3,841 members
50 reviews
4
2 Members
aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aspirit: Circle of Magic series
3
The Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan
20,592 members
346 reviews
4.2
2 Members
aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aspirit: Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
4
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
by Carlos Hernandez
544 members
38 reviews
4.1
2 Members
aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aspirit: Sal and Gabi series
5
The School for Good and Evil
by Soman Chainani
3,051 members
126 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
6
Midnight for Charlie Bone
by Jenny Nimmo
3,979 members
88 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
aspirit: Children of the Red King series
7
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
16,001 members
376 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
8
Witchlings
by Claribel A. Ortega
212 members
10 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
aspirit
9
Sorceline
by Sylvia Douyé
99 members
9 reviews
3.8
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Graphic novel
10
Year of the Griffin
by Diana Wynne Jones
1,620 members
27 reviews
4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
ManWithAnAgenda: Characters are at University, but this was absolutely meant for much younger readers
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The Marvellers
by Dhonielle Clayton
257 members
25 reviews
3.8
Member
aspirit
12
Keeper of the Lost Cities
by Shannon Messenger
1,684 members
51 reviews
4.2
Member
aspirit
13
Princess Academy
by Shannon Hale
6,636 members
194 reviews
4.1
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
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School of Wizardry
by Debra Doyle
266 members
1 review
3.9
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Circle of Magic series (started in 1990)
15
The Books of Magic
by Neil Gaiman
2,027 members
41 reviews
3.9
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Collected comics series from the early 1990s. (Likely a source of inspiration for the HP series.)
16
Wizard's Hall
by Jane Yolen
699 members
15 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Standalone. (Generally recommended for ages 8 through 12.)
17
The Rithmatist
by Brandon Sanderson
2,311 members
115 reviews
4.2
Member
aspirit
18
A Witch's Kitchen
by Dianna Sanchez
29 members
6 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Enchanted Kitchen series
19
The Iron Trial
by Holly Black
2,395 members
105 reviews
3.8
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Magisterium series
20
A School for Sorcery
by E. Rose Sabin
180 members
7 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: The Lesley Simonton School for the Magically Gifted
21
The Unwanteds
by Lisa McMann
1,613 members
70 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: The Unwanteds series
22
The Hound of Rowan
by Henry H. Neff
823 members
29 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: The Tapestry series
23
Rose
by Holly Webb
229 members
15 reviews
3.9
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Homeschooling at a house for magical children
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The Storybook of Legends
by Shannon Hale
861 members
17 reviews
3.8
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Ever After High novelization series (for children's dolls)
25
Upside-Down Magic
by Sarah Mlynowski
861 members
21 reviews
4
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Upside-Down Magic series
26
Groosham Grange
by Anthony Horowitz
488 members
13 reviews
3.8
Member
aspirit
27
Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded
by Sage Blackwood
137 members
7 reviews
4.1
Member
aspirit
28
Pennyroyal Academy
by M.A. Larson
376 members
13 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
aspirit
29
The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy
by Anne Ursu
145 members
15 reviews
4.1
Member
aspirit
30
Spark
by Sarah Beth Durst
121 members
7 reviews
½ 4.5
Member
aspirit
31
The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin
by L. Jagi Lamplighter
54 members
4 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
aspirit
32
A Problematic Paradox
by Eliot Sappingfield
67 members
1 review
½ 3.6
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Science fictional
33
The Girl Who Could Fly
by Victoria Forester
1,436 members
54 reviews
3.8
Member
aspirit
34
The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel
by Ryan North
44 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Graphic novel
35
Flying High
by Titania Woods
34 members
1 review
½ 3.5
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Glitterwings Academy series
36
Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts
by Erika Lewis
48 members
9 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
aspirit
37
Legacy of the Claw (Animas Book One)
by C. R. Grey
48 members
4
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Animus series
38
Caledonya
by Alessandro Gatti
2 members
2
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Italian
39
The Witch Boy
by Molly Knox Ostertag
881 members
39 reviews
4.2
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: The Witch Boy series. About a magical homeschool collective in a commune.
40
Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll do anything to become a librarian! Part 1: Daughter of a Soldier, Vol. 1
by Miya Kazuki
147 members
2 reviews
3.8
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Light novel series
41
Gunnerkrigg Court Vol. 1: Orientation
by Thomas Siddell
473 members
31 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: Gunnerkrigg Court series
42
The Magic School Bus Phonics Reading Program Set
by Quinlan B. Lee
32 members
1 review
Member
aspirit
43
The Worst Witch
by Jill Murphy
1,370 members
21 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
aspirit
Explanations
aspirit: The Worst Witch series
44
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
134,090 members
2,056 reviews
½ 4.3
45
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
101,562 members
932 reviews
½ 4.4
46
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
101,148 members
862 reviews
½ 4.3
47
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
107,363 members
986 reviews
½ 4.4
48
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
110,647 members
1,000 reviews
4.2
49
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
102,626 members
885 reviews
½ 4.4
50
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
96,776 members
1,568 reviews
½ 4.4
51
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
10,286 members
671 reviews
½ 3.4
52
A Deadly Education
by Naomi Novik
3,932 members
151 reviews
4.1
53
A College of Magics
by Caroline Stevermer
1,403 members
34 reviews
3.8
54
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
20,470 members
791 reviews
½ 4.4
55
The Last Graduate
by Naomi Novik
1,933 members
81 reviews
4.2
56
The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss
10,840 members
422 reviews
½ 4.3
57
Magic for Liars
by Sarah Gailey
1,386 members
70 reviews
½ 3.7
58
The Golden Enclaves
by Naomi Novik
1,365 members
48 reviews
4.1
59
Carry On
by Rainbow Rowell
4,978 members
249 reviews
4.1
60
A Scholar of Magics
by Caroline Stevermer
637 members
16 reviews
3.8
61
The Magicians' Guild
by Trudi Canavan
5,236 members
98 reviews
3.8
62
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
by J. K. Rowling
15,926 members
566 reviews
½ 3.4
63
The Novice
by Trudi Canavan
4,127 members
61 reviews
3.9
64
The High Lord
by Trudi Canavan
3,919 members
64 reviews
4
65
The Magician's Land
by Lev Grossman
2,733 members
110 reviews
4.1
66
Quidditch Through the Ages
by J. K. Rowling
12,439 members
104 reviews
½ 3.6
67
The Poppy War
by R. F. Kuang
4,558 members
141 reviews
3.9
68
The Magician King
by Lev Grossman
4,197 members
198 reviews
3.9
69
Od Magic
by Patricia A. McKillip
1,069 members
35 reviews
4
70
Amari and the Night Brothers
by B. B. Alston
964 members
35 reviews
4.1
71
Sticks & Stones
by Sarah Mlynowski
569 members
2 reviews
½ 4.3
72
Fire in the Mist
by Holly Lisle
548 members
5 reviews
½ 3.3
73
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
by J. K. Rowling
23,357 members
465 reviews
3.8
74
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by J. K. Rowling
15,155 members
152 reviews
½ 3.7
75
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
by R. F. Kuang
4,673 members
107 reviews
4
76
Tempests and Slaughter
by Tamora Pierce
1,100 members
40 reviews
4.1
77
Equal Rites
by Terry Pratchett
14,444 members
254 reviews
3.8
78
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
by Jessica Townsend
1,896 members
84 reviews
½ 4.3
79
The Paper Magician
by Charlie N. Holmberg
1,850 members
138 reviews
½ 3.6
80
In Other Lands
by Sarah Rees Brennan
708 members
48 reviews
½ 4.3
81
The Worst Witch Strikes Again
by Jill Murphy
567 members
4 reviews
½ 3.7
82
A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch
by Jill Murphy
477 members
5 reviews
½ 3.7
83
Showing Off
by Sarah Mlynowski
428 members
2 reviews
3.9
84
The Second Siege
by Henry H. Neff
407 members
8 reviews
4.1
85
Dragon Overnight
by Sarah Mlynowski
294 members
2 reviews
4.2
86
When the Beast Ravens
by E. Rose Sabin
39 members
5
87
Shadow and Bone
by Leigh Bardugo
10,697 members
439 reviews
3.9
88
The House in the Cerulean Sea
by TJ Klune
6,255 members
329 reviews
½ 4.3
89
Fourth Wing
by Rebecca Yarros
6,048 members
140 reviews
½ 4.4
90
Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
5,619 members
182 reviews
4.1
91
Iron Flame
by Rebecca Yarros
3,475 members
50 reviews
4.2
92
Daja's Book
by Tamora Pierce
3,133 members
25 reviews
4
93
Hex Hall
by Rachel Hawkins
2,461 members
232 reviews
3.9
94
Sorcery of Thorns
by Margaret Rogerson
2,302 members
75 reviews
4.1
95
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [2007 film]
by David Yates
1,586 members
7 reviews
4.1
96
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [2009 film]
by David Yates
1,500 members
12 reviews
½ 4.3
97
The Novice
by Taran Matharu
1,346 members
39 reviews
½ 3.6
98
Field Trip Facts: Notes From Ms. Frizzle's Kids
by Joanna Cole
1,300 members
7 reviews
½ 3.3
99
The Copper Gauntlet
by Holly Black
1,153 members
28 reviews
3.8
100
The Last Ever After
by Soman Chainani
1,089 members
14 reviews
4