>The first three books of "The Wrinkle in Time" series.

Why does everyone keep recommending books for teenagers that I read in elementary school?

I mean, hell, if we're going for epic high fantasy set in the (recognizably) modern world, try So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane.

And to those of you who tried taking the Oath when you were a child, yes, the rest of us did, too. Pity it didn't take.