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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Middle Grade Fantasy Books From the Last 10 Years

If you want to escape into a fantastical world full of wonderful things children's fantasy books are often the best choice. Bookriot selected the best middle grade fantasy books from the last 10 years. If you want to know how they chose the books for the list (and why they left some obvious choices out) check the link below for the article.
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A Snicker of Magic (Natalie Lloyd)
A Snicker of Magic
1
Natalie Lloyd
A Tail of Camelot (Julie Leung)
A Tail of Camelot
2
Julie Leung
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
3
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Archer's Quest
Archer's Quest
4
Bayou Magic (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
Bayou Magic
5
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Behind the Canvas (Alexander Vance)
Behind the Canvas
6
Alexander Vance
Book of a Thousand Days (Shannon Hale)
Book of a Thousand Days
7
Shannon Hale
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
8
Castle Hangnail (Ursula Vernon)
Castle Hangnail
9
Ursula Vernon
Circus Mirandus (Cassie Beasley)
Circus Mirandus
10
Cassie Beasley
Crenshaw (Katherine Applegate)
Crenshaw
11
Katherine Applegate
Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact (A.J.Hartley)
Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact
12
A.J.Hartley
Doll Bones (Holly Black)
Doll Bones
13
Holly Black
Dragon Castle (Joseph Bruchac)
Dragon Castle
14
Joseph Bruchac
Echo (Pam Munoz Ryan)
Echo
15
Pam Munoz Ryan
Falling in (Frances O'Roark Dowell)
Falling In
16
Frances O'Roark Dowell
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures (Kate DiCamillo)
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
17
Kate DiCamillo
Furthermore (Tahereh Mafi)
Furthermore
18
Tahereh Mafi
Ghosts (Raina Telgemeier)
Ghosts
19
Raina Telgemeier
Hoodoo (Ronald R. Smith)
Hoodoo
20
Ronald R. Smith
How I Became a Ghost (Tim Tingle)
How I Became a Ghost
21
Tim Tingle
In a Glass Grimmly (Tale Dark & Grimm #2) (Adam Gidwitz)
In a Glass Grimmly (Tale Dark & Grimm #2)
22
Adam Gidwitz
Iron Hearted Violet (Kelly Barnhill)
Iron Hearted Violet
23
Kelly Barnhill
Ivy's Ever After (Dawn Lairamore)
Ivy's Ever After
24
Dawn Lairamore
Juniper Berry (M.P. Kozlowsky)
Juniper Berry
25
M.P. Kozlowsky
Keeper (Kathi Appelt)
Keeper
26
Kathi Appelt
Keeper of the Lost Cities (Shannon Messenger)
Keeper of the Lost Cities
27
Shannon Messenger
Liesl and Po (Lauren Oliver)
Liesl and Po
28
Lauren Oliver
Lockwood & Co Series (Jonathan Stroud)
Lockwood & Co Series
29
Jonathan Stroud
Menagerie (Tui T. Sutherland & Kari H. Sutherland)
Menagerie
30
Tui T. Sutherland & Kari H. Sutherland
Monstrous (Marcykate Connolly)
Monstrous
31
Marcykate Connolly
Nightlights (Lorena Alvarez)
Nightlights
32
Lorena Alvarez
Ninth Ward (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
Ninth Ward
33
Jewell Parker Rhodes
No Such Thing as Dragons (Philip Reeve)
No Such Thing as Dragons
34
Philip Reeve
Odd and the Frost Giants (Neil Gaiman)
Odd and the Frost Giants
35
Neil Gaiman
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy (Karen Foxlee)
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
36
Karen Foxlee
Out of Abaton (John Claude Bemis)
Out of Abaton
37
John Claude Bemis
Pip Bartlett's Guide to Marvelous Creatures (Jackson Pearce & Maggie Stiefvater)
Pip Bartlett's Guide to Marvelous Creatures
38
Jackson Pearce & Maggie Stiefvater
Poppy Mayberry, the Monday (Jennie K. Brown)
Poppy Mayberry, the Monday
39
Jennie K. Brown
Red: The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood (Liesl Shurtliff)
Red: The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood
40
Liesl Shurtliff
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