Books like A gift of magic by Lois Duncan

A whimsical adventure where children discover a magical, enchanted tree that hosts fairies, mysteries, and fantastical quests, offering bright imagination and playful intrigue for readers aged four to six.

An unconventional wizard, his quirky magical family, and their allies confront the tyrannical Mr. Chesney as they plot to halt dangerous tours that threaten their world.

A chilling tale of revenge and murder in high school, as the English teacher who gave away the secret to a prank takes on a student who's been plotting his death.

A group of British siblings uncover a mysterious egg in their new carpet, which hatches into a phoenix that carries them on magical adventures across the globe.

Sixteen-year-old Maya, a teenage girl living on Vancouver Island, suspects there may be a connection between her birthmark, family life, and strange events occurring in her community.

On his birthday, Max discovers a mysterious mirror in the attic that grants him the power to become invisible, leading to spooky and surprising adventures.

Twelve‑year‑old Conrad Tesdinic is sent to the enigmatic Stallery Mansion, where he discovers a wine cellar that holds the key to magic threatening to merge his world with ten parallel universes.

A young girl discovers a haunted house on her family's Louisiana plantation, leading to a mystery and supernatural terror.

In this juvenile fantasy, Inosolan grows up in a small kingdom while her friendship with Rap deepens into something more, setting the stage for adventures that bring magic, prophecy, and gods into their world.

A suspenseful thriller by Lois Duncan that blends witchcraft and hard‑boiled detective stakes against the backdrop of California and New Mexico. As secrets unravel, the tension mounts in a chilling landscape of coastal glamour and desert mystery.

How does an ordinary teenager become the subject of a curious, almost supernatural mystery? Lois Duncan’s tense tale follows a girl who must confront unsettling events that blur the line between reality and illusion.

A teenage girl's life changes when she discovers her father is a witness to a federal case and must go into hiding to avoid a killer who is tracking her family's movements for a crime she didn't commit.

Tracy, a high‑school junior, is drawn into a tense mystery when a strange boy seeks her help to rescue his half‑sister from an alleged kidnapping by her father.

Score, Pixel, and Renald: A Magical Quest in the Diadem Universe

C.S. Lewis has been called the greatest Christian writer of the 20th century. Few writers have touched so many lives and excited so many fans. Since his death in 1963, more than 200 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide and none has ever been out of print. His books have entertained millions and helped countless others on spiritual journeys of their own. In this one-of-a-kind "oral history," several people who knew C.S. Lewis explore how a provincial Oxford don emerged as one of the most powerful literary figures of his time. Written as a companion to the first American documentary film on Lewis' life and work, this book records conversations with Lewis' stepson, with the editor of several collections on Lewis, and with noted Lewis scholars as they marvel at the man who gave the world such best-selling classics as The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity, Perelandra, and A Grief Observed. - Jacket.

The Lost is a juvenile science‑fiction adventure that raises questions about brainwashing, behavior modification, and extrasensory perception, inviting young readers to explore how unseen forces shape choices and identity.

Is Twite and her cousin Arun return to Folkestone after freeing children from northern mines, only to find Arun's mother missing and the countryside gripped by the Merry Gentry smugglers, the Channel Tunnel open and new mysteries unfolding.

A young boy named Renald travels through time and space to save the world, battling villains, solving mysteries, and encountering magical creatures in the process.