If You Liked Harry Potter

If you've finished all the Harry Potter books and are looking for something new to read, try these titles. They aren't exactly like Harry Potter, but offer their own worlds of magic and excitement. The symbol (+) indicates that there are other books by the same author, possibly in the same series, to look for. You'll find these books in the Children's Fiction and Young Teen Fiction collections organized by the author's last name. Books in YT are designated as such.

Author	Title
Alexander, Lloyd	(+) The Book of Three
Assistant Pig Keeper Taran dreams of becoming a hero.
Allison, Jennifer	(+) Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator
Gilda Joyce travels to the mansion of a distant cousin, where she uses her psychic abilities to solve the mystery of the mansion's boarded-up tower.
Baccalario, Pierdomenico	(+) Ulysses Moore: the Door to Time
Twins Jason and Julia discover that their new home has twisting tunnels, strange artifacts from around the world, and a mysterious, locked door.
Balliett, Blue	(+) Chasing Vermeer
When strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
Barry, Dave & Ridley Pearson	(+) Peter & the Starcatchers
A newly imagined prequel to Peter Pan.
Buckley, Michael	(+) The Fairy-tale Detectives
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead.
DeMatteis, J.M	(+) Abadazad
When Kate's little brother Matt goes missing, she learns that he is trapped in the world of Abadazad and she decides to go there to find him, even if it means never returning home.
Farmer, Nancy	The Sea of Trolls
Jack and Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to take on a quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.
Funke, Cornelia	(+) Dragon Rider
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.
Hunter, Erin	(+) Midnight
To fulfill a new prophecy, a group of young cats sets out on a long and dangerous journey, knowing only that trouble threatens the forest, as the adventures of the warrior clans continue.
Jacques, Brian	(+) Redwall
Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's peaceful abbey inhabitants destroy the evil rat Cluny.
Lowry, Lois	(+) Gossamer
A young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.
Nimmo, Jenny	(+) Midnight for Charlie Bone
Charlie Bone's life undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking.
Paolini, Christopher	(+) Eragon
A boy of unknown lineage finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
Pullman, Philip	(+) The Scarecrow and His Servant
A scarecrow and his boy servant set off on a dangerous adventure as they try to outwit a crooked family and stake their claim to Spring Valley.
Skelton, Matthew	Endymion Spring
Twelve-year-old Blake Winters stumbles across a magical book with a strange history, and which now draws Blake into a dangerous and life-threatening quest.
Waugh, Sylvia	Space Race
Thomas Derwent is upset when he learns that he and his father must soon leave Earth, but a terrible accident that separates the two of them makes Thomas's situation much worse.
Yep, Laurence	(+) The Tiger's Apprentice
A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a Chinese American boy fight to keep a talisman out of the hands of an enemy bent on using its power to destroy the world.

Picture Books:

Babbitt, Natalie. Ouch!: a Tale from Grimm
Burningham, John. The Magic Bed
Cole, Brock. Larky Mavis
Cooper, Helen. The Boy Who Wouldn't Go to Bed
DePaola, Tomie. Strega Nona's Magic Lesson
Gackenbach, Dick. Mag the Magnificent
Galchutt, David. There Was Magic Inside
Graham, Bob. Max
Heidbreder, Robert. I Wished for a Unicorn
Joyce, William. A Day With Wilbur Robinson
Joyce, William. The Leaf Men & the Brave Good Bugs
Kirk, Daniel. Moondogs
LaRochelle, David. The Evening King
Lehman, Barbara. The Red Book
Long, Melinda. How I Became a Pirate
Melmed, Laura Krauss. Little Oh
Robertson, M.P. The Dragon Snatcher
Rohmann, Eric. The Cinder-Eyed Cats
Stevenson, James. Could Be Worse!
Van Allsburg, Chris. Jumanji
Van Allsburg, Chris. Zathura: a Space Adventure
Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Pip's Magic
Weisner, David. Hurricane
Wood, Audrey. The Flying Dragon Room

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