🏝️ Magical Island Setting

An island apart from the known world, where isolation breeds strange enchantments and the sea itself seems complicit in the magic. Readers seek the intoxicating blend of tropical remoteness and supernatural wonder.

The Language of Ghosts

by Heather Fawcett • 2020

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

3.90

1k+

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue

The Language of Ghosts 91%

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

by Heather Fawcett 2020

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

by T.J. Klune • 2024

Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.

4.10

224k+

😊 Cozy Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Children

Somewhere Beyond the Sea 90%

Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.

by T.J. Klune 2024

4.10

224k+ ratings

😊 Cozy Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Children

Les marins ne savent pas nager

by Dominique Scali • 2022

An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.

3.73

1k+

🏝️ Fictional Island 🫂 Found Family 👨‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor

Les marins ne savent pas nager 90%

An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.

by Dominique Scali 2022

3.73

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Fictional Island 🫂 Found Family 👨‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor

The Life Impossible

by Matt Haig • 2024

A widow inherits an Ibiza house, where a sea light grants psychic visions and a hidden threat.

3.47

173k+

🏡 Mysterious Inheritance 🔮 Psychic Awakening 🌊 Oceanic Mystery

The Life Impossible 90%

A widow inherits an Ibiza house, where a sea light grants psychic visions and a hidden threat.

by Matt Haig 2024

3.47

173k+ ratings

🏡 Mysterious Inheritance 🔮 Psychic Awakening 🌊 Oceanic Mystery

The Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2015

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

3.80

28k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family

The Isle of the Lost 89%

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2015

3.80

28k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family

Caraval

by Stephanie Garber • 2016

Inside a magical carnival, Scarlett's sister is the prize and every clue demands a sacrifice.

4.23

990

🎪 Magical Carnival 🧩 Game Of Riddles 👯 Sisterly Bond

Caraval 89%

Inside a magical carnival, Scarlett's sister is the prize and every clue demands a sacrifice.

by Stephanie Garber 2016

4.23

990 ratings

🎪 Magical Carnival 🧩 Game Of Riddles 👯 Sisterly Bond

The Wishing Game

by Meg Shaffer • 2023

A teacher's aide must win a reclusive author's island contest to adopt the boy she loves.

4.02

192k+

📚 Bookish Contest 🫂 Found Family 👩‍👦 Adoption Journey

The Wishing Game 89%

A teacher's aide must win a reclusive author's island contest to adopt the boy she loves.

by Meg Shaffer 2023

4.02

192k+ ratings

📚 Bookish Contest 🫂 Found Family 👩‍👦 Adoption Journey

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

by Geronimo Stilton • 2004

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

4.09

16k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye 89%

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

by Geronimo Stilton 2004

4.09

16k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer

Captain of Fates

by Katherine Webber • 2025

A sea captain must love both a baker and a mermaid, who are the same woman.

3.56

1k+

🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Romance 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Identity

Captain of Fates 89%

A sea captain must love both a baker and a mermaid, who are the same woman.

by Katherine Webber 2025

3.56

1k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Romance 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

by C.S. Lewis • 1952

A painting pulls three children into Narnia, onto a ship sailing east toward the world's end.

4.09

511k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⛵ Nautical Fantasy 🔥 Redemption Arc

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 89%

A painting pulls three children into Narnia, onto a ship sailing east toward the world's end.

by C.S. Lewis 1952

4.09

511k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⛵ Nautical Fantasy 🔥 Redemption Arc

La casa en el mar más azul

by T.J. Klune • 2020

A lonely caseworker falls for a hidden island orphanage of magical kids and their enigmatic master.

4.36

1.0M+

🏡 Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy 🕰️ Slow-Burn Romance

La casa en el mar más azul 89%

A lonely caseworker falls for a hidden island orphanage of magical kids and their enigmatic master.

by T.J. Klune 2020

4.36

1.0M+ ratings

🏡 Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy 🕰️ Slow-Burn Romance

Shimmer

by Alyson Noel • 2011

A vengeful spirit feeds on anger and traps a ghost girl's friends in their worst memories.

3.73

8k+

🔮 Afterlife Fantasy 👻 Ghost Protagonist 💛 Found Family

Shimmer 89%

A vengeful spirit feeds on anger and traps a ghost girl's friends in their worst memories.

by Alyson Noel 2011

3.73

8k+ ratings

🔮 Afterlife Fantasy 👻 Ghost Protagonist 💛 Found Family

Tress of the Emerald Sea

by Brandon Sanderson • 2023

An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.

4.31

301k+

🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🗡️ Rescue Quest

Tress of the Emerald Sea 88%

An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.

by Brandon Sanderson 2023

4.31

301k+ ratings

🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🗡️ Rescue Quest

Shipwreck Island

by Struan Murray • 2021

A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.

4.38

567

🖤 Dark Middle Grade 🌊 Drowned World ⚡ Mythic Fantasy

Shipwreck Island 88%

A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.

by Struan Murray 2021

4.38

567 ratings

🖤 Dark Middle Grade 🌊 Drowned World ⚡ Mythic Fantasy

A River Enchanted

by Rebecca Ross • 2022

A bard's homecoming: an enchanted isle, missing girls, and spirits who will only speak through song.

4.06

94k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🌿 Folk Magic 🩸 Hidden Parentage

A River Enchanted 88%

A bard's homecoming: an enchanted isle, missing girls, and spirits who will only speak through song.

by Rebecca Ross 2022

4.06

94k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🌿 Folk Magic 🩸 Hidden Parentage

Impossible Creatures

by Katherine Rundell • 2023

A boy saves a griffin and discovers a hidden archipelago where magic is dying.

4.10

30k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Mythical Creatures 👧 Reluctant Chosen One

Impossible Creatures 88%

A boy saves a griffin and discovers a hidden archipelago where magic is dying.

by Katherine Rundell 2023

4.10

30k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Mythical Creatures 👧 Reluctant Chosen One

Enchanting the Dryad Prince

by Alisha Klapheke • 2022

A shipwrecked servant is fate-bound to a cursed dryad prince wrestling with the monster inside him.

3.79

297

🖤 Fated Mates 🐉 Dragon Shifter 🥀 Cursed Prince

Enchanting the Dryad Prince 88%

A shipwrecked servant is fate-bound to a cursed dryad prince wrestling with the monster inside him.

by Alisha Klapheke 2022

3.79

297 ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🐉 Dragon Shifter 🥀 Cursed Prince

Turns of Fate

by Anne Bishop • 2025

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

4.49

4k+

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains

Turns of Fate 88%

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

by Anne Bishop 2025

4.49

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2019

Four young operatives must break into an island prison before thirteen villains free the mastermind.

4.12

9k+

🧩 Puzzle Adventure 🏠 Found Family 🧠 Telepathic Abilities

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages 88%

Four young operatives must break into an island prison before thirteen villains free the mastermind.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2019

4.12

9k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Adventure 🏠 Found Family 🧠 Telepathic Abilities

Minecraft

by Max Brooks • 2017

A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.

4.17

8k+

🎮 Video Game Tie-In ⛏️ Survival Crafting 🔲 Block World

Minecraft 88%

A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.

by Max Brooks 2017

4.17

8k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Tie-In ⛏️ Survival Crafting 🔲 Block World

The Twenty-One Balloons

by William Pène du Bois • 1947

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

3.95

26k+

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions

The Twenty-One Balloons 88%

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

by William Pène du Bois 1947

3.95

26k+ ratings

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions

A Fire Endless

by Rebecca Ross • 2022

A bard's forbidden music must heal a blight and cross a cursed divide to save his wife.

4.33

50k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🎵 Music-Based Magic 💔 Marriage In Jeopardy

A Fire Endless 88%

A bard's forbidden music must heal a blight and cross a cursed divide to save his wife.

by Rebecca Ross 2022

4.33

50k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🎵 Music-Based Magic 💔 Marriage In Jeopardy

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists

The Wishing Spell 88%

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012

4.26

161k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic

A Tale of Magic... 88%

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic

Monster Girl Islands

by Logan Jacobs • 2019

A shipwrecked sailor is captured by a tribe of dragon-bonded monster women needing a king.

4.14

2k+

🧜‍♀️ Monster Girl Harem ⛵ Shipwrecked Stranger 🐉 Dragon Bonding

Monster Girl Islands 88%

A shipwrecked sailor is captured by a tribe of dragon-bonded monster women needing a king.

by Logan Jacobs 2019

4.14

2k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Monster Girl Harem ⛵ Shipwrecked Stranger 🐉 Dragon Bonding

Five on a Treasure Island

by Enid Blyton • 1942

Four children follow a shipwreck map into island dungeons to find gold before scheming adults.

4.13

37k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 👧 Tomboy Protagonist 🐕 Loyal Animal Companion

Five on a Treasure Island 88%

Four children follow a shipwreck map into island dungeons to find gold before scheming adults.

by Enid Blyton 1942

4.13

37k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 👧 Tomboy Protagonist 🐕 Loyal Animal Companion

The Cay

by Theodore Taylor • 1969

Shipwrecked and blinded, a prejudiced boy must trust an old West Indian sailor to survive.

3.80

39k+

🏝️ Stranded On An Island 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏕️ Survival Skills

The Cay 88%

Shipwrecked and blinded, a prejudiced boy must trust an old West Indian sailor to survive.

by Theodore Taylor 1969

3.80

39k+ ratings

🏝️ Stranded On An Island 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏕️ Survival Skills

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson • 2008

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

4.32

34k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 88%

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

by Andrew Peterson 2008

4.32

34k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy

A Spell for Chameleon

by Piers Anthony • 1977

Bink has no magic in enchanted Xanth. At twenty-five, exile comes unless he proves his gift exists.

3.92

48k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🪄 Hidden Magic 🎭 Shifting Identity

A Spell for Chameleon 88%

Bink has no magic in enchanted Xanth. At twenty-five, exile comes unless he proves his gift exists.

by Piers Anthony 1977

3.92

48k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🪄 Hidden Magic 🎭 Shifting Identity

The Slow Regard of Silent Things

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.

3.86

162k+

🧹 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🏚️ Hermit Protagonist

The Slow Regard of Silent Things Summary

The Slow Regard of Silent Things 88%

Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.86

162k+ ratings

🧹 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🏚️ Hermit Protagonist

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow

by D.E. Night • 2019

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

4.21

926

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow Summary

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow 88%

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

by D.E. Night 2019

4.21

926 ratings

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One

Orphans of the Tide

by Struan Murray • 2020

She pulls a boy from a whale. Inquisitors want him burned. Something wakes inside her.

4.21

2k+

🌊 Flooded World 🎭 Hidden Identity 👁️ Possession

Orphans of the Tide 88%

She pulls a boy from a whale. Inquisitors want him burned. Something wakes inside her.

by Struan Murray 2020

4.21

2k+ ratings

🌊 Flooded World 🎭 Hidden Identity 👁️ Possession

The Memory Police

by Yōko Ogawa • 1994

The Memory Police erase objects from the mind; a novelist hides a man who still remembers.

3.69

145k+

🕊️ Quiet Dystopia 🧠 Memory Erasure 🏠 Hidden Refuge

The Memory Police 88%

The Memory Police erase objects from the mind; a novelist hides a man who still remembers.

by Yōko Ogawa 1994

3.69

145k+ ratings

🕊️ Quiet Dystopia 🧠 Memory Erasure 🏠 Hidden Refuge

House of Many Ways

by Diana Wynne Jones • 2008

Left in a wizard's impossible house, a bookish girl discovers a monster beneath the kingdom.

4.05

51k+

🏠 Magical House 📚 Bookish Heroine 🤝 Reluctant Allies

House of Many Ways 88%

Left in a wizard's impossible house, a bookish girl discovers a monster beneath the kingdom.

by Diana Wynne Jones 2008

4.05

51k+ ratings

🏠 Magical House 📚 Bookish Heroine 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Magic Faraway Tree

by Enid Blyton • 1943

Four children climb a magic tree where a new land spins above with every visit.

4.29

39k+

🌳 Portal Fantasy ☕ Cozy Fantasy 👫 Sibling Adventure

The Magic Faraway Tree 88%

Four children climb a magic tree where a new land spins above with every visit.

by Enid Blyton 1943

4.29

39k+ ratings

🌳 Portal Fantasy ☕ Cozy Fantasy 👫 Sibling Adventure

Mirror Magic

by Linda Chapman • 2018

A grieving girl's magical fox reveals a dark spirit trapped in her sister's mirror.

4.27

885

🦊 Magical Animal Bonds 🪞 Cursed Object 🌲 Woodland Magic

Mirror Magic 88%

A grieving girl's magical fox reveals a dark spirit trapped in her sister's mirror.

by Linda Chapman 2018

4.27

885 ratings

🦊 Magical Animal Bonds 🪞 Cursed Object 🌲 Woodland Magic

The Bell Between Worlds

by Ian Johnstone • 2013

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

3.77

511

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero

The Bell Between Worlds 88%

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

by Ian Johnstone 2013

3.77

511 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero

The Silver Tide

by Jen Williams • 2016

An old map. A cursed island. Three outcasts who must stop the gods from being reborn.

4.27

989

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💛 Found Family ⚔️ War Against Gods

The Silver Tide 88%

An old map. A cursed island. Three outcasts who must stop the gods from being reborn.

by Jen Williams 2016

4.27

989 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💛 Found Family ⚔️ War Against Gods

Furthermore

by Tahereh Mafi • 2016

A colorless girl follows a secret-reading boy into a hungry otherworld to find her missing father.

3.89

16k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚠️ Dangerous Wonderland 🤝 Enemies To Friends

Furthermore 88%

A colorless girl follows a secret-reading boy into a hungry otherworld to find her missing father.

by Tahereh Mafi 2016

3.89

16k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚠️ Dangerous Wonderland 🤝 Enemies To Friends

The Mermaid of Black Conch

by Monique Roffey • 2020

A captured mermaid is rescued by a lonely fisherman. In his bathtub, she becomes a woman.

3.86

20k+

🧜‍♀️ Mythic Retelling 🔮 Cursed Woman 🫂 Found Family

The Mermaid of Black Conch 88%

A captured mermaid is rescued by a lonely fisherman. In his bathtub, she becomes a woman.

by Monique Roffey 2020

3.86

20k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Mythic Retelling 🔮 Cursed Woman 🫂 Found Family

Illumination Night

by Alice Hoffman • 1987

A housebound mother and a gentle giant on Martha's Vineyard dare to leave their private prisons.

3.75

9k+

🏠 Domestic Magical Realism 🚪 Housebound Protagonist 🌟 Child'S Vivid Imagination

Illumination Night 88%

A housebound mother and a gentle giant on Martha's Vineyard dare to leave their private prisons.

by Alice Hoffman 1987

3.75

9k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Magical Realism 🚪 Housebound Protagonist 🌟 Child'S Vivid Imagination

Fable

by Adrienne Young • 2020

Diving for gems keeps her alive; the outlaw ship ferrying her to her father might not.

4.00

117k+

⛵ Seafaring Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Fable 88%

Diving for gems keeps her alive; the outlaw ship ferrying her to her father might not.

by Adrienne Young 2020

4.00

117k+ ratings

⛵ Seafaring Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Windwitch

by Susan Dennard • 2017

Presumed dead, a scarred prince hunts traitors while his allies flee across a war-torn continent.

3.95

23k+

🔮 Elemental Magic ⚓ Seafaring Adventure 👑 Sibling Rivalry

Windwitch 88%

Presumed dead, a scarred prince hunts traitors while his allies flee across a war-torn continent.

by Susan Dennard 2017

3.95

23k+ ratings

🔮 Elemental Magic ⚓ Seafaring Adventure 👑 Sibling Rivalry

Kingdom of Sea and Stone

by Mara Rutherford • 2020

A scarred outcast must rally distant kingdoms against the tyrant whose magic binds her soul.

3.67

5k+

🏝️ Ocean Kingdom Fantasy 👯 Twin Sisters 🩸 Magical Blood Link

Kingdom of Sea and Stone 87%

A scarred outcast must rally distant kingdoms against the tyrant whose magic binds her soul.

by Mara Rutherford 2020

3.67

5k+ ratings

🏝️ Ocean Kingdom Fantasy 👯 Twin Sisters 🩸 Magical Blood Link

City of the Beasts

by Isabel Allende • 2004

A grieving teen and his grandmother hunt a mythic Amazon beast and uncover a deadly conspiracy.

3.74

47k+

🌿 Ecological Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest 🐾 Animal Spirit Bond

City of the Beasts 87%

A grieving teen and his grandmother hunt a mythic Amazon beast and uncover a deadly conspiracy.

by Isabel Allende 2004

3.74

47k+ ratings

🌿 Ecological Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest 🐾 Animal Spirit Bond

The Scorpio Races

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2011

Every November, riders die racing sea horses. This year, a girl enters to save her home.

4.10

114k+

🐴 Water Horse Myth 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance 🐎 Horse And Rider Bond

The Scorpio Races 87%

Every November, riders die racing sea horses. This year, a girl enters to save her home.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2011

4.10

114k+ ratings

🐴 Water Horse Myth 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance 🐎 Horse And Rider Bond

Doomsday Match

by Jeff Wheeler • 2023

A family invited to a luxury resort must play a Maya ballgame for their lives.

4.15

8k+

🎲 Survival Game 🐆 Maya Mythology 🌟 Ancient Magic

Doomsday Match 87%

A family invited to a luxury resort must play a Maya ballgame for their lives.

by Jeff Wheeler 2023

4.15

8k+ ratings

🎲 Survival Game 🐆 Maya Mythology 🌟 Ancient Magic

The Unwanteds

by Lisa McMann • 2011

When Artimé vanishes, a mage must solve a dead man's riddle and survive his tyrant twin.

4.11

47k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 👯 Twin Siblings 🧩 Riddle Quest

The Unwanteds 87%

When Artimé vanishes, a mage must solve a dead man's riddle and survive his tyrant twin.

by Lisa McMann 2011

4.11

47k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 👯 Twin Siblings 🧩 Riddle Quest

The Wild Robot

by Peter Brown • 2016

A shipwrecked robot learns to survive among wild animals and becomes mother to an orphaned gosling.

4.22

124k+

🤖 Robot Protagonist 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🦊 Animal Fable

The Wild Robot 87%

A shipwrecked robot learns to survive among wild animals and becomes mother to an orphaned gosling.

by Peter Brown 2016

4.22

124k+ ratings

🤖 Robot Protagonist 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🦊 Animal Fable

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum • 1900

A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.

4.00

516k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 87%

A Kansas girl walks a golden road, seeking the wizard who can send her home.

by L. Frank Baum 1900

4.00

516k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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