Harry Potter Read-alikes

Akhenaten Adventure by P.B. Kerr.
When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers. Juv SF

Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud.
Nathaniel, a magician's apprentice, summons up the djinni, Bartimaeus and instructs him to steal the Amulet of Samarkan from the powerful magician Simon Lovelace. Sequel: The Golem’s Eye. Juv SF

Aria of the Sea by Dia Calhoun.
In the magical kingdom of Windward, thirteen-year-old Cerinthe arrives at the Royal Dancing School, where she finds herself torn between the two careers of dancer and healer. YA SF

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.
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 with magic, technology, and a particular nasty troll. Sequels: Artemis

Fowl, the Arctic Incident, Artemis Fowl, the Eternity Code. JUV SF

Blue Sword by Robin McKinley.
Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in her when a native king with mysterious powers kidnaps her. Also by this author, the Newbery Award winning Hero and the Crown. JUV SF and YA SF

Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander.
A young pigkeeper has adventures far beyond his station: battling the Horned King, destroying the Black Cauldron and rescuing the Princess Eilonwy. Chronicles of Pyrdain series sequels: The Foundling, The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, The Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer, The High King. JUV SF

Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.
Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund enter the magical world of Narnia through a mirrored wardrobe and find a magical world of fauns, witches, nymphs, dwarves and talking animals. They fight many battles and eventually become rulers of the land. Sequels: The Magician's Nephew, The Lion the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Horse and His Boy, The Last Battle. JUV SF and YA SF

Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede.
Princess Cimorene would rather be eaten by dragon than marry a dull prince like a proper princess so, she volunteers to be captured by the powerful dragon Kazul. Sequels: Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, and Talking to Dragons. YA SF

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke.
After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy. Juv SF

East by Edith Pattou.
A young woman journeys to a distant castle on the back of a great white bear that is the victim of a cruel enchantment. Juv SF

Eragon by Christopher Paolini.
In Aagaesia, a 15-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. YA SF

Ella Enchanted by Gail Levine.
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Also by this author, Two Princesses of Bamarre. JUV SF

Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi.
When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences. Spiderwick Chronicles series sequels: Seeing Stone, Lucinda’s Secret, Ironwood Tree, Wrath of Mulgarath. Juv SF

Game of Sunken Places by M.T. Anderson.
When two boys stay with an eccentric relative at his mansion in rural Vermont, they discover an old-fashioned board game that draws them into a mysterious adventure. YA SF

Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman.
This trilogy tells the tale of a parallel universe caught in a battle between good and evil. His Dark Materials series sequels: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. YA SF

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins.
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy. Sequels: Gregor and the prophecy of Bane. Juv SF

Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien.
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return. Also, The Lord of the Rings series. JUV and YA SF

Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo.
Charlie Bone's life with his widowed mother and two grandmothers undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking. Sequels: Charlie Bone and the Time Twister, Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy. JUV SF

Mister Monday by Garth Nix.
Arthur Penhaligon is supposed to die at a young age, but is saved by a key that is shaped like the minute hand of a clock. The key causes bizarre creatures to come from another realm, bringing with them a plague. A man named Mister Monday will stop at nothing to get the key back. Arthur goes to a mysterious house that only he can see, so that he can learn the truth about himself and the key. Sequels: Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wedneday. Juv SF

Moorchild by Eloise McGraw.
A changeling learns her true identity and tries to find the human child whose place she has been given. JUV SF

Otto and the Flying Twins by Charlotte Haptie.
Young Otto comes to the rescue when he discovers that his family and city are the last remnants of an ancient magical world now under threat from the Normal Police. Juv SF

Over Sea Under Stone by Susan Cooper.
Three children set out to find King Arthur's grail, touching off a struggle between the forces of good and evil, the Light and the Dark. Dark is Rising series sequels: The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, The Grey King, Silver on the Tree. Look for other books by this author. JUV SF

Princess Nevermore by Dian Curtis Regan.
When a Mandrian princess makes a wish in a wizard's circle, she winds up on Earth alone and without the means or desire to return home. YA SF

Sandry’s Book by Tamora Pierce.
Four young outcasts discover their magic powers. While still learning to control them, they must battle deadly threats. Circle of Magic series sequels: Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Daja’s Book, Briar’s Book. Look for other books by this author. YA SF

Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer.
After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls. YA SF

Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson.
Odge, a young hag, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on their mission through a magical tunnel to rescue their King's son. Look for other books by this author. JUV SF

So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane.
Thirteen-year-old Nita finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry and is guided into another dimension where she earns her degree in wizardry. Sequels: Deep Wizardry, High Wizardry, A Wizard Abroad. YA SF

Wind Singer: an adventure by William Nicholson.
After Kestrel Hath rebels against the stifling rules of Amaranth society and is forced to flee, she, along with her twin brother and a tagalong classmate, follow an ancient map in quest of the legendary silver voice of the wind singer, in an attempt to heal Amaranth and its people. Sequels: Slaves of the Mastery, Firesong: an adventure. YA SF

Wizard at Work by Vivian Vande Velde.
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.

Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen.
A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and believing in himself. Look for other titles by this author. JUV SF

Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin.
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. First book in the “Earthsea” series. JUV and YA SF

Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle.
Members of the Wallace family travel through space and time to battle against cruelty, injustice and intolerance in classic struggles between good and evil. Companion books: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters. JUV NEWBERY SF and YA

Harry Potter on the Web!

Bloomsbury
http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/
United Kingdom publisher of the Harry Potter series. Read about the books and the author, download a screensaver, send a howler, and more.

Harry Potter Guide
http://www.harrypotterguide.co.uk/
Looking for a detailed Harry Potter site? This site is for you!

J.K. Rowling
http://www.jkrowling.com/
Keep up on Harry Potter news from the author herself. This wonderfully creative site has news, rumors, a biography of J.K. Rowling, frequently asked questions and more.

Scholastic Harry Potter Page
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter
U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter series. Find out information about the books, play games, download a free screensaver, and more.

Warner Brothers Official Harry Potter Movie Site
http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/main/homepage/home.html
Find out all about the movies past and upcoming. Play some cool games too!
 
Compiled by Karen Peterson, Youth Services, October 2005. Holdings checked 7/06 KRL