Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling (Bloomsbury)

Any list of magical stories HAS to have at least one Harry Potter book and this is my favourite of them all. Not too daunting in length for a younger reader, it has tons of action, wonderful magic and the introduction of Professor Lupin, Sirius Black and the Dementors. Altogether now: EXPECTO PATRONUM!