If You Liked Harry Potter

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*Beginning of a Series.

Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three.*
Taran, the assistant pig-keeper, journeys with a strange assortment of companions on a mission to save his beloved homeland, Prydain.

Barry, David and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatchers.
Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust.

Billingsley, Franny. The Folk Keeper.
An orphan with a mysterious past, Corinna disguises herself as a boy to take on the dangerous job of Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay.

Bode, N.E. The Anybodies.*
After learning that she is not the biological daughter of boring Mr. and Mrs. Drudger, Fern embarks on magical adventures with her real father and finally finds "a place that feels like home."

Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl.*
When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back.

Collins, Suzanne. Gregor the Overlander.*
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into an underground world, they trigger an epic battle while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.

Cooper, Susan. Over Sea, Under Stone.*
Three children on vacation in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript which sends them on a dangerous quest that entraps them in the eternal battle between the forces of the Light and the Dark.

Dahl, Roald. The Witches.
A young boy and his grandmother, who is an expert on witches, attempt to foil a witches' plot to turn the world's children into mice.

Downer, Ann. Hatching Magic.
When a thirteenth-century wizard confronts twenty-first century Boston while seeking his pet dragon, he is followed by a rival wizard and a very unhappy demon.

Duane, Diane. So You Want to Be a Wizard?
Nita, tormented by bullies, finds a library book on wizardry which guides her into another dimension.

Eager, Edward. Half Magic.
Four children find a magical coin that grants exactly half of every wish.

Farmer, Nancy. Sea of Trolls.*
After a young apprentice and his sister are captured by Vikings, he goes on a quest to the land of the trolls.

Funke, Cornelia Caroline. Inkheart.*
Meggie's dad is kidnapped by a character in a book, and it's up to her to figure out how to save him from a fictional world.

Ibbotson, Eva. The Secret of Platform 13.
Odge Gribble, a young hag, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on a rescue mission through a magical tunnel from their Island to London.

Jones, Diana Wynne. Archer's Goon.
After the Goon moves into the Sykes' house and refuses to budge, Howard learns startling information about his family.

Kerr, P.B. The Akhenaten Adventure.*
When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are djinns, their mother sends them to their Uncle Nimrod, who can teach them about their extraordinary powers.

LeGuin, Ursula K. The Wizard of Earthsea.*
An apprentice wizard mistakenly unleashes an evil into the world, and a quest begins.

Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted.
Poor Ella! She's been given a curse that forces her to obey every order given to her. How will she survive?

Lewis, C. S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.*
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch.

Mull, Brandon. Fablehaven.*
Two children learn that their grandparents run a sanctuary for magical creatures, and they become involved in an approaching battle between good and evil.

Nimmo, Jimmy. Midnight for Charlie Bone.*
After he starts hearing the thoughts of people in photographs, Charlie goes to a special school for children with magical gifts, where he becomes involved in solving the case of a missing classmate.

Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass.*
Lyra must prevent her friend and others from becoming the subjects of experiments in the Far North.

Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief.*
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

Sage, Angie. Magyk.*
After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard.

Stewart, Paul. Beyond the Deepwoods.*
Thirteen-year-old Twig learns that he is adopted and travels out of his Deepwoods home to find the place where he belongs.

Stroud, Jonathan. The Amulet of Samarkand.*
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkand from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace.

Vande Velde, Vivian. Wizard at Work.
A young wizard, who runs a school to teach wizards, looks forward to a quiet summer off but is drawn into adventures with princesses, unicorns, and ghosts instead.

Wilson, N. D. 100 Cupboards.*
After Henry and his cousin discover doors in their attic that lead to other worlds, they have to work together to save each other from the evil things on the other side of the doors.

Yolen, Jane. Wizard's Hall.
A young apprentice saves the wizards' training hall from an evil wizard.

Compiled by Children's Services Staff. Revised (10/10)