Fantasy :::

Barker, Clive.   Abarat.
Candy Quackenbush journeys to the Abarat, an archipelago filled with strange wonders, and must save this mysterious place from the evil forces that threaten it. Also in this series: Days of magic, nights of war.
 
Colfer, Eion.  Artemis Fowl.
When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll. Also by the author:
Arctic incident, Eternity Code, Opal deception, and Lost colony. 
 
DuPrau, Jeanne.  The city of Ember.
In the city of Ember, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions. 
 
Funke, Cornelia.  Dragon rider.
After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley, the Rim of Heaven. Also by the author: Inkheart, Inkspell, The Thief Lord.
 
Gaiman, Neil.  Anansi Boys.
When Charlie attends his father's funeral in Florida, he finds out that his father was a trickster like the mythical Spider in African folklore. The rest of his new relatives trap him into a new life -- much more spooky and dangerous. Gaiman blends fantasy and mystery in this Alec Award winner.
 
Lubar, David.  Wizards of the game.
Mercer hopes to use a fund raiser to bring a gaming convention to his school, but instead attracts four genuine wizards who are trapped on Earth and want his help in returning to their own world.
 
McNaughton, Janet.  An earthly knight.
In medieval Scotland, 16-year-old Jenny is chosen as a potential bride for the king's brother and must navigate the tides of tradition and the power of ancient magic to define her own destiny.
 
Maguire, Gregory.  Wicked: the life and times of the wicked witch of the west.
Elphaba, born with emerald green skin, comes of age in the land of Oz, rooming with debutante Glinda at the university, and following a path in life that earns her the label of Wicked. Also by the author:  Son of a witch.
 
Nix, Garth.  Keys to the Kingdom series: Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday, Sir Thursday. 
Seven days. Seven keys. Seven virtues. Seven sins. One mysterious house is the doorway to a very mysterious world -- where one boy is about to venture and unlock a number of fantastical secrets.
 
Nix, Garth.  Abhorsen trilogy: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen. 
Abhorsen-In-Waiting Lirael and Prince Sameth, a Wallmaker, must confront and bind the evil spirit Oranis before it can destroy all life.
 
Owen, James.  Here, there be dragons.
Three young men are entrusted with the Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of fantastical places to which they travel in hopes of defeating the Winter King, whose bid for power is related to the First World War raging in the Real World.
 
Paolini, Christopher.  Eragon.
In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. Also in this series: Eldest.
 
Pierce, Tamora.  Trickster's choice.
Alianne must call forth her mother's courage and her father's wit in order to survive on the Copper Isles in a royal court rife with political intrigue and murderous conspiracy.
Also in this series: Trickster’s Queen.
 
Pullman, Philip. The golden compass.
Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
 
Stroud, Jonathon. The Bartimaeus trilogy: the Amulet of Samarkand.  
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace. Also in this series:: The Golem’s eye and Ptolemy’s gate.
 
Weyn, Suzanne.  The night dance.
Bedivere, a handsome young knight, meets and falls in love with Rowena, the youngest daughter of Sir Ethan, while she and her sisters were dancing in the magical forest; however, accepting Sir Ethan's challenge puts both Bedivere and Rowena in a dangerous situation.
 
Wolfe, Gene. The knight.
The first book of the Wizard Knight series is narrated by a teenage boy who has been mysteriously transported from modern-day America to a magical realm of interconnected worlds inhabited by elves, giants, and dragons.   Also in this series: The Wizard.
 
Zahn, Timothy.  Dragon and thief.
After his first host is killed in battle, Draycos, a warrior from a dragon-like, symbiotic race, is forced to latch onto teenager Jack Morgan to survive, whereupon the two join forces--literally--to find those who have wronged them. Also in the series:  Dragon and soldier, and Dragon and slave.