When magic meets science in middle grade stories, sparks truly fly — potions bubble beside experiments, logic tangles with wonder, and curious kids prove that imagination and invention are two sides of the same spell.

The Fourteenth Goldfish – Jennifer L. Holm

When Ellie’s scientist grandfather turns himself into a teenager, she discovers that the line between scientific discovery and the miraculous is thinner than she imagined.

The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) – Michael Scott

A thrilling adventure where ancient alchemy, modern science, and myth collide — and two ordinary twins find themselves at the center of it all.

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate – Jacqueline Kelly

Curious Calpurnia’s experiments with her naturalist grandfather lead her to question science, tradition, and what makes life truly extraordinary.

The Magic Thief – Sarah Prineas

A pickpocket steals a wizard’s locus stone and discovers that magic behaves a lot like electricity — unpredictable, powerful, and full of dangerous potential.

Tesla’s Attic (The Accelerati Trilogy) – Neal Shusterman & Eric Elfman

When Nick moves into a house filled with strange old inventions, he discovers that Nikola Tesla’s scientific relics hold a kind of magic all their own.

The Apothecary – Maile Meloy

A girl and her new friend uncover a book of magical potions — part spellcraft, part chemistry — and must use it to stop a Cold War catastrophe.

A Problematic Paradox – Eliot Sappingfield

A sarcastic science prodigy discovers her father’s research school for interdimensional scientists — where physics and magic are one and the same.

The Magic Half – Annie Barrows

An old pair of glasses sends a girl through time, where a blend of history, coincidence, and magic defies logic itself.

The Mummy in the Attic – Mitch Mitchell

Tom McNabb can explain almost anything — until he and his best friend Stevie awaken an ancient Egyptian mummy whose magic makes Tom question everything he thought he knew about the world.

The Lost Property Office – James R. Hannibal

When Jack discovers his father’s link to a secret society of “sight” keepers, he enters a world where magic works through physics and art collides with invention.