Find bestsellers, new releases, award winners and our recommended books for kids at. Here are 25 books that are perfect for harry potter fans. Jul 30, 2018 if your students have devoured the harry potter series and are clamoring for more magical fantasy adventures, here are 15 books like harry potter that we adore. But little did we know that there are tons of other amazing books like harry potter out there you just have to know where to look. When kids turn the final page of harry potter, its the perfect time to harness that interest in reading with a few more choice chapter books. Books like harry potter can be a shared experience that builds community of readers. Sep 01, 2018 after harry potter, childrens literature became a category full of megasellers. Jun 24, 2015 vampire academy and bloodlines by richelle mead teen reads. Dec, 2016 20 books for kids not ready for harry potter. A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil.
Every child should read harry potter, but not every child is ready to read the entire series in one go. Unlike the blended world of harry potter where characters move between the real and fantastic or muggle and wizarding worlds, earthsea is an entire fantasy land in the style of j. It should come as no surprise that there are plenty of fantastical picks for kids and teens, luckily there are also a few books like harry potter out there for readers that are all grown up and looking for something new that is, perhaps, reminiscent of the story of harry, ron and hermione. In the first book best friends sophie and agatha are about to discover where all the lost children go. Kids will want to like them, but will not be able to trust them. In the introductory novel, mildred begins her first year by getting a black cat and a broom. Rowling is bestknown as the author of the seven harry potter books, which were first published between 1997 and 2007. Book series like harry potter for kids popsugar family. Just a heads up, weareteachers may collect a share of sales from the links on this page.
This one is probably on every books like harry potter list around, but its for good reason. This series combines folklore, fantasy, and a fistful of high tech funk with its fairies. Rowling s harry potter books are wonderful fantasy novels with powerful messages for kids and the ability to make even reluctant readers eager readers. Harry potter is an international phenomenon, but what do you do when youve read all the books in the series. The kane chronicles by rick riordan since their mothers death, carter and sadie have become near strangers. Rowlings original intention, as i understand it, was to produce one book a year, so that the generation of children who were eleven in 1997 would be able to grow up with harry potter. While i am a huge advocate for rereading the harry potter series as the rest of your library gathers dust, i can also admit that there are some other incredible books to read if you like harry.
Weve got 19 magical books like harry potter broken down by grade level. May 5, 2017 are you on the hunt for books like harry potter. Maria salvadore is reading rockets consultant for children s literature and literacy. Castle hangnail by ursula vernon when molly shows up on castle hangnails doorstep to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch, the castles minions are understandably dubious. Unfortunately, there is no replacing harry potter, but there are fantastic books and book series to keep your child engaged, entertained, and reading. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. If your kids cant get enough of stories involving wands and spells, magic academies, magical creatures, and other realms, our list is here to help. As you say, there is a very noticeable difference even between harry potter. Has your child finished reading the harry potter series. The lost years of merlin series book series like harry. The best books to read if you love harry potter time. And while they still love it, theyre now teenagers and looking for other fantasy books to read. What to read after harry potter childrens books the guardian.
Dec 07, 2016 25 books your child should read after harry potter. Is there a version of the harry potter series for younger. Weve handpicked some of the most imaginative, magical adventure stories and series out there for young readers and. If your child loved and devoured the books in the sevenpart harry potter series, there are so many other series that should be on their to be. After all, she is twelve years old, barely five feet tall, and quite polite.
Book series like harry potter for kids the 20 series your kid should read after they finish harry potter. No such thing as a witch a matter of fact magic book by ruth chew nora cooper and her brother tad dont know what to make of their new neighbor maggie brown. Just like harry potter, the hunger games based on a book trilogy follows teens fighting for their lives in order to right the wrongs of the adults that came before them. These highly recommended, highly addicting, cantputemdown stories of adventure and fantasy will lift kids out of the postharry potter doldrums. The harry potter series is filled with magic and adventure. Here are a few more books you may enjoy if you liked the harry potter books. Together, the seven books that comprise the series have sold more than 500 million copies, which means j.
Readers who were hooked on harry will love these fantastical pageturners brimming with magic, mystery, and friendship. If you like books by janet evanovich, you may also like. What to read to younger children when harry potter gets. Harry potter, the boy who defeated youknowwho being only a baby and his adventures in hogwarts of witchcraft and wizardry.
Rowlings harry potter series is a childhood classic. Blog posted on wednesday, jan 02 20 magical books like harry potter after harry potter and the deathly hallows was released, some of us thought wed never find another worthy book series again. That said, harry is 11 years old in the first book in the series and 17 by the final book, and kids generally like to read about protagonists in their age range or a couple of years older. May 02, 2017 this series of 4 books plus a prequel has a rich, creative, magical setting.
Are you looking for books like harry potter for your teenager. The 26 best harry potter quotes from jk rowling s books previous slide next slide 1 of 27 view all skip ad harry potter and the cursed child wont be opening for a while. What to read after harry potter and percy jackson children. Rowlings anthology is the bestselling book series ever. Exciting books like harry potter the school for good and evil by soman chainani the school for good and evil is the first of a five series of books. Feb 20, 2020 in all likelihood, whenever a muggle is searching for a book like harry potter, they really just want a read that feels like harry potter. Jan 02, 2020 unlike other fantasy childrens stories that contain witches and the like, such as c. Children s librarians from around the country selected books in two categories.
Do you think therar are books similar to harry potter series but addressed to adults. Anthony horowitz wrote a couple of wizarding school books. We follow harry s second son, albus, and his best friend, scorpius who is dracos son. But the way they were originally released as soon as they were written had them becoming darker and more serious as the original harry potter generation became older. The potters were, for many generations, pureblood up until the birth of harry potter in 1980, but they were excluded from the sacred twentyeight due to their egalitarian stance on blood purity. Without further preamble, here is my list of suggested fantasy books for kids who are growing up with the books right now, but arent quite ready for the.
Feb 22, 2019 few books in modern history have captured childrens imaginations like the harry potter series. This book is like harry potter in that it has ghosts, wizards, witches, spells and many of the wonderful things that hp also used. Childrens series books best sellers the new york times. The best book like harry potter i recently had the great pleasure of meeting the good folks at the book charity booktrust. After all, it has everything children love in books.
This book is thick, but i didnt find it quite as dark or as layered as harry potter. Fantasy contentsshow description harry potter is a sequence of seven books, recounting the seven years spent by boy wizard harry potter at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry each book covers the adventures which occur during one academic year, with the first taking place when harry is. What to read after harry potter andor percy jackson. The distinction between good and bad can become blurred as both the good and evil characters participate in different types witchcraft and magic. It stands at the top of a high mountain surrounded by a pine forest and on clear days you can just see the pupils flitting about on their broomsticks above the playground wall. Harry potter is well known as one of those books that makes reluctant readers not so reluctant after all.
Lewiss the chronicles of narnia, the harry potter books do not have a positive biblical worldview. What to read after harry potter andor percy jackson nb. The novels are about a young boy who attends an academy for young wizards. If you are looking for books that let your child explore the world of magic and fantasy beyond hogwarts, then you are in the right place. The 26 best harry potter quotes from jk rowlings books. Its been 20 years since harry potter first hit the shelves, and the popularity is still going strong.
Beatrice is just your average girl trying to live in a postapocalyptic world. What are some childrens books extremely similar in plot. Books to read if you love harry potter whether it was because of the miraculous spells, the fascinating creatures, or the amazing friendships, harry potter has captivated so many of us. I mentioned in my post about how to choose chapter books for kids that the age of the protagonist is a good general guideline for the age of the reader. If you love harry potter, youll like these books, too. Sep 08, 2014 the worst witch 7 book series like the harry potter books, this series takes place at a boarding school for magic kids. In this post you will find both books for adults who like harry potter and books like harry potter for kids. The worst witch by jill murphy miss cackles academy is no ordinary school. On one side of the harry potter controversy are those who say that j. Artemis fowl by eoin colfer 12 year old artemis fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. Maybe youll never find a book better than harry potter, but that doesnt mean you cant enjoy reading other novels about magic, friendship. May 03, 2016 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the last book in the harry potter sequence that feels good to read to most younger children, but what to fill the gap with while they wait to be old. Youll find stories with magic, a heros journey, good vs.
One of the great things about the harry potter books are how they grow in complexity as harry and the reader grows up. If you are not a huge harry potter fan, then you might find this an enjoyable book, but for me, it felt like the author was rewriting harry potter. Books to read if you love harry potter penguin random house. Experience the classic harry potter films like never before in this interactive scratch art book. Rowling blended situations and themes that can happen to any child. Rowling, jack throne, and john tiffany even though its not as good as the original books, this play is such a treat for us who love harry potter its one more trip to this beloved world. Percy jackson and the olympians series by rick riordan a 5 book series on the adventures of percy jackson the demi god son of poseidon. If your kiddo has the fantasy bug, weve put together the perfect list. What to read after harry potter childrens books the. The harry potter controversy has gone on, in one form or another, for years, particularly before the series ended. Please put on and vote on any books that you think harry potter fans would like. As the largest reading charity in the uk, booktrust provides books to close to 3.
Groosham grange 1988 the unholy grail aka return to groosham grange 1990 specific plot smilarities are slim, but the broad ideas are similar. A lot of the lists for books for potter fans tend to focus on people like me, adults who grew up with the books. What to read to younger children when harry potter gets too. And so it is with harry potter, the star of harry potter and the sorcerer s stone, by j. Feb 12, 2019 a lot of the lists for books for potter fans tend to focus on people like me, adults who grew up with the books. They are not ready for young adult and teen books like the hunger games and divergent.
Books for kids who love harry potter enough time has passed that j. Rowling, a wonderful first novel from england that won major literary awards and has been at the top of the adult bestseller lists there, and is having the same kind of success here too. Harry potter is 11 in book one and 17 in the final book. Keep your harry potter fans reading with this huge list of magical adventure books similar to harry potter that they will also love. In 2004, in the midst of the harry potter phenomenon, sales of nonpotter kid lit were increasing by 2 percent a. Please note that list spans in suitability from age 9 18 some books contain mature themes, please check suitability of themes and reading level. If efforts to restrict childrens books like harry potter are successful, they can cause more harm than eradicating valuable literature. Hogwarts is obviously oneofakind, but reading one of these enchanting tales will help you relive the magic of harry potter. Books to read after harry potter fall into magical new worlds. The reason so many people adults and children alike have fallen in love with the world of harry potter is because j. And harry potters author is surely benefiting from the censors misguided attempts as curious readers flock to bookstores and buy her books. I have to believe that children, instinctively, know what they needand if their parents wont let them sample it in the real world, theyll look for it in harry potter books, and in the.
Additionally, not only does harry get older and the content get darker as the books progress, but the books themselves get longer, which is typically. The enduringly popular adventures of harry, ron and hermione have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films, the last of which was released in 2011. For many reasons, pausing in the seven book harry potter sequence seems like a good idea. But the castle desperately needs a master or else the board of magic will decommission it. In this momjunction post, we give you a list of 23 books that capture the same magic and imagination as the harry potter series of books. Sine then, the series has sold over 500 million books worldwide and has been made into blockbuster movies.
Which is why adults dont tend to list harry potter and the sorcerers stone as their top favorite of the seven books. I was recently reminded of this again while watching a documentary about j. If youve always wanted to put the sorting hat on and take personality quizzes like its your job, you need to read the divergent series. Many we have read, are reading, or are on our list to read. That said, the first books are spot on for young readers, but the later ones are not so hot for young readers. Shop for children s books by age, series, author, subject and format. How teachers are using harry potter books in school. The first in a series abut a young wizard finding his place in the magical world.
Below, weve gathered the best books that combine harry potter s genre with its immersive quality. Its always a bit of a sad moment for any reader besotted with a. What can harry potter teach us about children and reading. Here are 20 magical books like harry potter that will portkey you right. Unlike many books for kids who like harry potter book lists, i am not exclusively recommending fantasy titles. Potter is the surname of an old wizarding family descended from ignotus peverell and linfred of stinchcombe. There are picks for all ages, beginning with middle grade and ending with adult. So, heres to harry potter and the hope that you and the children in your lives find your own magic in reading. Looking for ideas for other books like harry potter that they might like next. But the magicians is not an appropriate followup to hp for a 6yearold. The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was released on june 26, 1997. These similarities kept me from really enjoying the book as i found myself constantly seeing harry potter in so many ways.
Weve come up with several books that might fit the bill. What to read after harry potter grisha by leigh bardugo teen read. Harry potter jokes never get old funnyand offers the best funny pictures, memes, comics, quotes, jokes like harry potter jokes forever harry potter jokes forever, his face simultaneously says that was kinda funny and i will kill you. This is a great series for kids who want a book like harry potter with a full fantasy world to explore. We started the harry potter book club as a way to bring kids, some of whom maybe only knew the movies, back to the books, and introduce this wonderful world to them. Harry potter books 17 special edition boxed set by j. Rowlings wizarding world into other enchanted literary universes, theres no shortage of books like harry potter. She loves animals and has lots of them a cat, a parakeet, a dog, and a large black lizard. Here are 25 books your child should read after harry potter.
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