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Harry Potter Read-Alikes

Harry Potter Read-Alikes for All Ages

Everyone knows that Harry Potter is not just for kids. Here are a few books from the KCPL collection that will satisfy your need for magic, adventure, and great storytelling.

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Harry Potter Read-Alikes for Adults

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Harry Potter Read-Alikes for Children

If you want more books about kid wizards with lots of adventure, try these series:

Artemis Fowl series Eion Colfer more info...
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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 particularly nasty troll.

Dark is Rising sequence Susan Cooper more info...
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On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.

The secret of platform 13 Eva Ibbotson more info...
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Odge Gribble, a young hag, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on their mission through a magical tunnel from their Island to London to rescue their King and Queen's son who had been stolen as an infant.

Children of the Red King Jenny Nimmo more info...
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Like Harry, Charlie Bone discovers he has unrecognized powers: he can hear what people in pictures are saying. As a consequence, his strange grandmother and unusual aunts insist that Charlie enters Bloor's Academy, a special boarding school with others who have magical talents. Charlie and his friends uncover magical mysteries and find ways to solve them as they learn about their common ancient ancestor, The Red King.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan more info...
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After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

Wizard's hall Jane Yolen more info...
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When young Henry discovers his magical talent, he's sent to be a young apprentice wizard at the Wizard's Training Hall. To save the school from the evil Master Nettle and his terrifying Quilted Beast, Henry must learn to trust and believe in himself.

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Harry Potter Read-Alikes for Teens

Here are a few suggestions from the Teen Zone to help you through your post-potter depression.

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Tithe: a modern faerie tale Holly Black more info...
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Sixteen-year-old Kaye, who has been visited by faeries since childhood, discovers that she herself is a magical faerie creature with a special destiny. This is the first in the Modern Faerie Tale series; the next are Valiant and Ironside.

The Angel Experiment James Patterson more info...
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After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose. If you like adventure, do not miss this book, which is the first in the Maximum Ride series.

The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud more info...
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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. If you can't get enough of those English kids, try this book, the first in the Bartimaeus trilogy.

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel Michael Scott more info...
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While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life. If you want more Nicholas Flamel, try the next two books in the series: The Magician and The Sorceress.

If you just need more Harry Potter

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