Books like The Shadows by Jacqueline West

A magical, time‑travel adventure for young readers, A Wrinkle in Time follows Meg and Charles Murry, the children of a missing father who was working on a tesseract. The novel blends science, fantasy, and strong family bonds, and was awarded the Newbery Medal.

Bod is the lone living child in a graveyard, raised by ghosts, werewolves and other spectral inhabitants. As he learns their ancient customs and the ability to Fade, he confronts the mysteries of both living and dead worlds.

In the unforgettable Le Cirque des Rêves, two young magicians, Celia and Marco, are locked in a nocturnal duel of wonder and will—an impossible game where love and magic collide on a stage of breathtaking spectacle.

Blue Sargent, a girl whose talent amplifies others', finds her rare clairvoyant gift amplified when she meets Gansey from the wealthy Aglionby Academy, a place of raven boys whose powers could threaten her loved ones and her own life.

When a zoo visit pulls Jason Walker into the mystical realm of Lyrian, he must join a ragtag band of rebels to break the wizard emperor Maldor’s grip and restore hope in a world without heroes, while searching for a way back home.

On Christmas Eve, siblings Jack and Annie jetfire from their tree house into King Arthur’s Camelot, where a quest to the Otherworld unfolds.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light.

In this adventure, Artemis Fowl time‑travels to face his own past, blending fantasy, magic and science fiction in a thrilling YA contest of wit.

Jack and Annie use their magic tree house to travel back to the American Revolution, where they aid General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.

Fairies and demons wage a hidden war after a centuries‑old battle; as a powerful time spell weakens, demons reemerge on Earth. Artemis Fowl must decode intricate temporal equations with a brilliant twelve‑year‑old to prevent a catastrophe.

A 12‑year‑old girl who lives in a wandering house with chicken legs and is training to be a Yaga must break rules to find a real friend, setting her on a perilous journey to the afterlife.

In the fantasy realm of Lyrian, Jason and Rachel, strangers to the land, follow a dying oracle’s prophecy to embark on perilous quests, fighting adversity with powerful allies to become the heroes their homeland needs.

Jack and Annie journey back in time to 1621 New Plymouth, where they help celebrate the first Thanksgiving alongside the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians.

Jack and Annie journey to Elizabethan London in their magic tree house, stepping into an A Midsummer Night’s Dream production as actors while attempting to rescue a tame bear.

When eight‑year‑old Jack and seven‑year‑old Annie discover a magical treehouse in Frog Creek that transports them to the settings of the books inside, they partner with Morgan le Fay to explore time‑travel adventures across history and legend.

Jack and Annie’s Magic Tree House adventure lands them in an African rainforest, where they meet gorillas and discover the secrets of human‑animal communication.

A thrilling adventure novel set in Victorian London, exploring the world of painting and magic.

Set during a crusade, "Follow the Shadows" follows silver‑blonde Solange as she navigates a marriage of convenience, love, and betrayal.

A paper Fortune Wookiee from McQuarrie Middle School catches the attention of Sara, who learns its advice resembles that of Yoda, though in her case, it seems focused on romance.

Jack and Annie are whisked away by the Magic Tree House to Australia, where they confront a wildfire threatening local wildlife and must act to rescue the animals before the flames spread.

A twenty‑two‑year‑old orphan named Haskell Maloney uncovers that the war hero she thought was her father was not, and races to learn her true identity while facing a deadly threat in Chicago’s Oriental Institute.

Lucy, trapped in the Faerieground, must be rescued by her best friend Soli, who uses a silver necklace to enter the Willow Forest and confront the dangers of the supernatural realm.

Old Ms. McMartin is definitely dead. Now her crumbling Victorian mansion lies vacant. When eleven-year-old Olive and her dippy mathematician parents move in, she knows there's something odd about the place--not least the walls covered in strange antique paintings. But when Olive finds a pair of old spectacles in a dusty drawer, she discovers the most peculiar thing yet: She can travel inside these paintings to a world that's strangely quiet . . . and eerily like her own. Yet Elsewhere harbors dark secrets--and Morton, an undersized boy with an outsize temper. As she and Morton form an uneasy alliance, Olive finds herself ensnared in a plan darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary. It's up to Olive to save the house from the dark shadows, before the lights go out for good.

Two siblings discover that their new home is haunted and must unravel its chilling past to bring peace to the restless spirits.

When the Grace siblings discover a mysterious field guide left by their great-great-uncle, they are drawn into a world of faeries, goblins, and hidden dangers, forcing them to protect their missing brother.

After his mother dies, 12‑year‑old David escapes into the stories that once comforted him, only for myth and war to collide in a world where a Crooked Man and a faded king rule over wolves and hidden secrets.