3.85 avg rating — 28,313 ratings

"SYWTBAW (and the entire Young Wizards series) is one of the few books from my childhood that has actually held up to repeated reads, even as an adult; I consider it my single favorite series ever written."

4.29 avg rating — 16,569 ratings

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4.10 avg rating — 922 ratings

"While a lot less well known than a lot of the books on the list, Jenny Nimmo's Snow Spider Trilogy is notable for its use of Welsh mythology and its adept mixture of fantasy and magical realism. (Although I doubt she'd call it the latter herself, Nimmo's prose lends itself to the dichotomy of tone that's part of the magical realism genre.)"

3.85 avg rating — 61,502 ratings

"Zombies. Blogging. Politics. And a blonde girl named Buffy. Combine this with Mira Grant (aka Seanan McGuire)'s gift for witty, engaging prose."