Qanda wrote:Try Diana Wynne Jones, starting with her Christomanci series.

Yes, Charmed Life is amusing....you just want to jump into the book and whack Gwendolyn
^^ You can also try Song in the Silence By Elizabeth Kerner (there's 2 more in the series)
Patricia C. Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles is good
Laurence Yep's Monster Makers, Inc. as well