# Books about magic assigned in US schools

**14** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _magic_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 2–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/magic
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore magic

- [Angie Thomas](https://readinglist.school/author/angie-thomas)
- [Chris Colfer](https://readinglist.school/author/chris-colfer)
- [Dave Eggers](https://readinglist.school/author/dave-eggers)
- [J. Patrick Lewis](https://readinglist.school/author/j-patrick-lewis)
- [Mary Amato](https://readinglist.school/author/mary-amato)
- [Natalie Lloyd](https://readinglist.school/author/natalie-lloyd)
- [Rick Riordan](https://readinglist.school/author/rick-riordan)

## magic canon

- [Amari and the Night Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/amari-and-the-night-brothers) by B. B. Alston _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Just a Pinch of Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/just-a-pinch-of-magic) by Alechia Dow _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Keeper of the Lost Cities](https://readinglist.school/book/keeper-of-the-lost-cities) by Shannon Messenger _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Mary Poppins](https://readinglist.school/book/mary-poppins) by Pamela L. Travers _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/nic-blake-manifestor-prophecy) by Angie Thomas _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Peter and the Starcatchers](https://readinglist.school/book/peter-and-the-starcatchers) by Dave Barry _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Christmas of the Reddle Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-christmas-of-the-reddle-moon) by J. Patrick Lewis _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Forbidden Library](https://readinglist.school/book/the-forbidden-library) by Django Wexler _(Grades 2–8)_
- [The Lifters](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lifters) by Dave Eggers _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Sword of Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sword-of-summer) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Wishing Spell](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wishing-spell) by Chris Colfer _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Witching Wind](https://readinglist.school/book/the-witching-wind) by Natalie Lloyd _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Witchlings](https://readinglist.school/book/witchlings) by Claribel A. Ortega _(Grades 2–5)_
- [Word Eater](https://readinglist.school/book/word-eater) by Mary Amato _(Grades 3–8)_

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