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A sun-drenched, chaotic summer holiday where a lake's unpredictable magic turns ordinary siblings into time-hopping adventurers. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Magic by the Lake (Tales of Magic #3).
- summery
- wondrous
- chaotic
- nostalgic
- 01
Half Magic (Tales of Magic #1)
Edward Eager
A clever, sun-drenched summer adventure where magic is a logic puzzle and every wish comes with a hilarious catch.
- 02
Jennifer Murdley's Toad
Bruce Coville
A quirky, magical romp where the most ordinary days are upended by extraordinary, amphibious secrets.
- 03
The Ogre Downstairs
Diana Wynne Jones
A delightfully chaotic collision of prickly step-siblings, a tyrannical stepfather, and highly volatile magical chemistry.
- 04
The Wizard Comes to Town
Mercer Mayer
A cozy, magical mystery where everyday domestic life collides with whimsical disruptions.
- 05
Five Children and It
Edith Nesbit
A charmingly chaotic romp where magic is less about saving the world and more about surviving your own terrible ideas.
- 06
No Place for Magic
E. D. Baker · 2006
A charming and humorous fairy tale adventure where a resourceful princess must rely on her wits to save the day and rediscover the strength of her relationship.
- 07
Mairelon the Magician
Patricia C. Wrede · 1991
A scrappy street thief's cynical world is turned upside down by the discovery of genuine magic and an unexpected apprenticeship.
- 08
The Magic City
Edith Nesbit
A whimsical, dreamlike journey where the mundane objects of a lonely childhood transform into a sprawling, magical landscape.
- 09
Gone-Away Lake (Gone-Away Lake #1)
Elizabeth Enright
A sun-drenched, timeless exploration of a secret summer world where the past and present gently collide.
- 10
Dragon's Breath
E. D. Baker · 2003
A delightfully chaotic romp through a fractured fairy tale world where courage matters more than perfect spellcasting.
- 11
Island of the aunts
Eva Ibbotson
A delightfully eccentric seaside adventure where environmentalism meets mythical creatures and found family.
- 12
The last of the really great whangdoodles
Julie Edwards
A warm, whimsical invitation to look closer at the world and believe in the impossible.
