But just like any beloved book series, its depressing when its over. With so many exciting things happening in the fantasy and young adult genres, i like to think of harry potter. The crimes of grindelwald was widely considered to be a disappointment, but star dan fogler promises that part three will be a lot more like fantastic beasts and where to find them. Its a brilliant followup to harry potter its an epic fantasy, but so beautiful, real and vibrant that it feels more like your own memory, not some new world you need to get to know.
Impressive for a humble little book about an orphaned boy wizard with untidy black hair and a lightningshaped scar on his forehead. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The simoqin prophecies by samit basu much like the harry potter series, there would not be much to the simoqin prophecies without a lifealtering prophecy. Unlike many books for kids who like harry potter book lists, i am not exclusively recommending fantasy titles. May 02, 2017 are you on the hunt for books like harry potter. Rowlingthe mind behind the seven bookseries and the movies that inspired themwas able to create a mystical world so incredibly detailed, fans are still waiting for their hogwarts letters to this very day. Thanks to this ultimate list of books like harry potter, with classic fantasy series as well as. The book s narrator is like harry in many ways, mostly because he doesnt discover his own strength until he meets an empowering crew of misfits. Books to read if you love harry potter penguin random house. Nov 01, 2016 some things have to be determined not simply based on the school itself, but rather on the general principles and laws of magic in the novel. May 25, 2017 8 new fantasy books perfect for fans of harry potter. The wizard of oz 1939 this classic adventure fantasy film amazed moviegoers when dorothy left her blackandwhite world behind as. Maybe youll never find a book better than harry potter, but that doesnt mean you cant enjoy reading other novels about magic, friendship. Blessed by fantasy masters like brandon sanderson, the paper magician is one of those deliciously magical books like harry potter that your fervid imagination has been yearning for.
On this page, harry potter lovers can find other fantasy books that are somehow similar to harry potter. The golden compass his dark materials, philip pullman. 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. Readers will fall in love with rothfusss character as they watch his lifechanging journey unfold. Harry potter is one of the most popular fantasy franchises around, be it the books or the movies.
It is a highaction fantasy epic, written with a poets hand, of a boy who grows to become the most notorious magician his world has ever seen. The harry potter series is filled with magic and adventure. I mean really reading devouring words with a passion and obsessing over characters who feel closer than friends. If you loved harry potter this series will be a little different for you. Here are a few more books you may enjoy if you liked the harry potter books. Jul 03, 2008 my daughter is 14 and shes not reading enough.
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 just a heads up, weareteachers may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. Rowling, and not use the authors first name joanne, as he didnt think the market would widely accept a female author. However, these books keep a mediumlevel of violence and pg romance, making them a great option for highlevel reading teens. This is a great series for kids who want a book like harry potter with a full fantasy world to explore. Jan 15, 2020 harry potter is an international phenomenon, but what do you do when youve read all the books in the series. Much like the harry potter films, the golden compass began life as part of an acclaimed series of booksphillip pullmans his dark materials. Martins a song of ice and fire and rowlings bestselling harry potter series still win over new generations of fans. The novels are about a young boy who attends an academy for young wizards.
For example, the author has to decide whether wizards will or will not use wands to channel their magical. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading feels like magic. The association for library service to children alsca division of the american library association alahas some suggestions. Its a different version of harry potter its free and like bartimaeus and mistborn it was in the 2016 top list of r fantasy where at least some stuff makes sense. Le guin or diana wynne jones charmed life, the harry potter. Feb 20, 2020 however, finding a followup to harry potter is deceptively hard. How harry potter saved young adult fiction huffpost. Which means that hollywood is going to be twice as desperate to find a new potter style addictive fantasy series. The lord of the rings is based in the fictional world of middleearth in which a hobbit named frodo baggins along with a noble fellowship. Childrens librarians from around the country selected books in two categories. May 21, 2019 its safe to say most potterheads would agree that when it comes to fantasy literature and film, nothing comes quite as close to perfection as harry potter. Write like rowling and create a fantasy world full of magic. Listed below are 17 fantasy books for kids who loved harry potter, broken down by gradelevel. If you like harry potter, you have to check out these books.
I cant think of the correct terms right now, but to answer your question, harry potter is most definitely fantasy. So what should you pick up next to get your reading mojo back. There are books for readers of all ages, from classics like his dark materials by philip pullman to adult fantasy like leigh bardugos the. If you havent seen or heard of a book nook before, its a little shelf insert that goes between books and looks like a tiny door leading to an. Given that harry and the gang are adults now, were recommending novels that cater to the readers who matured right alongside themthink books like harry potter, but for adults. However, you know your kids better than i do when it comes to their reading level as captain barbossa might say, these gradelevels are more of guidelines, not rules. An orphan ends up being the longlost scion to a royal throne. And while they still love it, theyre now teenagers and looking for other fantasy books to read. But lately, the genre has given authors the opportunity to create rich worlds that draw from. What to read if you like harry dresden by jim butcher say you have read all of the harry dresden books and are looking for more. The best books to read if you love harry potter oprah magazine. Scroll down to the section on making tropes feel like new to see how this one is deconstructed.
Harry potter is the book that gets millions of kids reading. With so many exciting things happening in the fantasy and young adult genres, i like to think of harry potter as a gateway drug to the. The final entry to lev grossmans dark young adult novels is very final and the series as a whole is great if you were looking for more of life posthogwarts might really be like for the characters of harry potter. Jan 22, 2019 this list of fantasy novels for harry potter fans, for world of fantasy day, is sponsored by kingdom of copper by s. Unfortunately, there is no replacing harry potter, but there are fantastic books and book series to keep your child engaged, entertained, and reading. Protagonist in a fantasy school setting developing skillstechniques etc. This certainly does not mean that they are a copy of the wellknown books by j. Harry potter is an international phenomenon, but what do you do when youve read all the books in the series. You will also realize the enormity of the false statement by chuck colson that no contact is made with the super. If i were to write a fantasy book about a magic school, what. In short, if youre attracted to fantasy books like harry potter, look no further than the abhorson series. Do you want something else to read in the meantime.
Oct 01, 2018 the hobbit and the lord of the rings movies are based on the novels by j. Young adult is a market, the same as childrens, middle grade and adult. I really disliked nevermoor and thought the comparison to harry potter was more on very specific details 11 year old goes to magical world, mentor is purposefully hiding details, and stuff like that than on the spirit of the book, which felt more like an obviously lazy copy of hp than it needed to be. The first in a series abut a young wizard finding his place in the magical world. If your interest was peaked by the character of nicolas flamel in harry potter and the sorcerers stone, then michael scotts six book fantasy series centered on teenage twins sophie and josh.
In this young adult fantasy novel, levine skillfully weaves the tale of. The wizard of oz 1939 this classic adventure fantasy film amazed moviegoers when dorothy left her blackandwhite world behind as she opened the door to the technicolor oz. Royal families fighting for control of the kingdom. The market for these kinds of books, especially fantasy, exploded during the early aughts, as harry potter took off. Nov 19, 2018 or, remembering that i limited this list to only one book per author and only one book per series, if you think another selection from that author or series is a better choice, let us know. On top of that, harry potter and the deathly hallows, holds a guinness world record for the fastestselling fiction novel with 8. Like the harry potter series, the books start with a young wizard learning his. And lucky for you, there are plenty of books for kids to read if they love harry potter. Lyra belacqua lives in a magical world of humans and spiritanimal demons ruled by an imperious religious.
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. Our top picks of mighty girl fantasy adventure series for tweens and teens who loved the harry potter books. Here at we believe that the books and series in this list will also offer nice reading for those who really enjoyed the adventures of sorcerer harry and his friends. I like to think of harry potter as a gateway drug to the wider world of fantasy. So if you love good fantasy books about magic and wizardry, the harry potter series is one of the best fantasy series of alltime.
Harry potter is well known as one of those books that makes reluctant readers not so reluctant after all. Both series were recommended to me on amazon after i closed the last harry potter book and needed a new fantasy fiction fix. The charlie bone series by jenny nimmo and the septimus heap magyk series by angie sage. Like the potter stories too, the film follows a young protagonist with a magical destiny. Sep 20, 2018 if your interest was peaked by the character of nicolas flamel in harry potter and the sorcerers stone, then michael scotts sixbook fantasy series centered on teenage twins sophie and josh.
These books include the same elements that make harry potter so fascinating and fun to read but bring female characters to the forefront, where their courage, intelligence, and strength can really shine. If you liked harry potter fantasy books booksamillion. Other popular fantasy books include children of blood and bone. Mar 31, 2020 my ya fantasy comfort reads are entire series, mostly that i read as a teenager or in my early 20s. In daevabad, djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger, blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a clever con artist from cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom in the thrilling sequel to the city of brass. Dos and donts april 27, 2017 fantasy series such as george r. 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. This one is probably on every books like harry potter list around, but its for good reason. Other fantasy books that harry potter fans will love 8. Once you understand satanism, you will realize you have been lied to by the defenders of harry potter books. My slightly different recommendation would be harry potter and the methods of rationality. And for more heroes like hp, check out this list of other books like harry potter. As of 2018 the harry potter series has sold over 500 million copies worldwide and been translated into over 80 languages. Youve finished the harry potter series and have no idea what to read next.
Books like harry potter for adults popsugar entertainment. These highly recommended, highly addicting, cantputemdown stories of adventure and fantasy will lift you out of the harry potter doldrums. Its no wonder that so many kids and adults love the harry potter series. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Oct 19, 2015 growing up with the harry potter series was a magical thing. So far it has won the national book award, the smarties prize, the childrens book award, and is shortlisted for the carnegie medal, the u. Fantastic beasts 3 will be more like the original than the. If youre reading a list of the best fantasy books, theres like a 0% chance you havent read the lord of the. Its been 20 years since harry potter first hit the shelves, and the popularity is still going strong. When we think of the fantasy genre, we usually think of epic fantasy. What to read if you like harry dresden by jim butcher 244. This series of 4 books plus a prequel has a rich, creative, magical setting.
After harry potter and the deathly hallows was released, some of us thought wed never find another worthy book series again. Fantasy books have always been popular in ya and childrens literature long before harry potter. Then a young daniel radcliffe, a spitting image for the books harry potter, was cast for the movie versionand the rest is history. Harry potter by jk rowling, the queens thief by megan whalen turner, and percy jackson by. I purposefully made this list entirely different from my what to read after harry potter list so please check out that list for more titles along these lines. 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.
Make sure youre passionate about what you write and youll draw your readers along with you. Books to read if you love the harry potter book series insider. Harry potter, who is literally called the chosen one. Harry potter and other ya fantasy comfort reads that bring solace. Fantasy books like harry potter on this page, harry potter lovers can find other fantasy books that are somehow similar to harry potter. If youve had daydreams of what it would be like to attend a magic school and live in a world. Tolkien fantasy novel, fans frequently compare this series to harry potter, which was published decades later. Best books for teens who love harry potter 50 books. What to read after harry potter childrens books the. These highly recommended, highly addicting, cantputemdown stories of adventure and fantasy will lift kids out of the postharry potter doldrums. Weve come up with several books that might fit the bill. To write something like that is to have your entire life consumed by it for years and years, possibly decades.
Some are fantasy, some are even historical fiction. Its not as simple as heading to the fantasy section of the bookstore or plucking a book set in a mysterious school. May 18, 2015 19 books to read if you loved the harry potter series. Mar 21, 2016 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. I read patrick rothfuss the name of the wind and that sorta was like harry potter so my question is, do you guys have any other must read series like harry potter. Like the harry potter series, the books start with a young wizard learning his trade and like the potter stories, they. Do your kids clamor for magical, fantasy stories full of imagination. The 50 best fantasy books of the 21st century so far paste. Fortunately, there are many great fantasy adventure books starring mighty girls out there to choose from. Here are 25 books your child should read after harry potter. Like the harry potter series, the books start with a young wizard learning his trade and like the potter stories, they get a lot more adult and complicated as they go along. Not just lightweight series like the babysitters club or oneoffs like the fault in our stars, either.
Books like harry potter for high level readers these books are technically for older readers, due to complex plot and number of characters. You can get any of these 2 books for free with an audible trial. What people want when theyre searching for books like harry potter, is to find a reading experience similar to the one rowlings series delivers. Then a young daniel radcliffe, a spitting image for the book s harry potter, was cast for the movie versionand the rest is history. Recommendations from the association for library service to children are you waiting for the new harry potter book. Fantasy is a genre, just like science fiction, mysteries, romance, horror, etc. Pick books that have helped you endure until the next dresden fix comes along. Whether you loved the series for its elements of fantasy, adventure or friendship, theres something in this list for you. The best books to read if you love harry potter time. If your interest was peaked by the character of nicolas flamel in harry potter and the sorcerers stone, then michael scott s sixbook fantasy series centered on teenage twins sophie and josh newman s dealings with the immortal alchemist will keep your attention until the very last page.
If youre going to approach your book in a halfhearted manner, theres no point even beginning it. Many we have read, are reading, or are on our list to read. If you enjoy harry potter in part due to its emphasis on the power of love or because of the hidden worlds within our world, then the book of pearl is for you. Here are 20 magical books like harry potter that will portkey you right. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, first published in england as harry potter and the philosophers stone, continues to win major awards in england. While the magic boarding school genre predated harry potter, with novels like a wizard of earthsea by ursula k. The publisher decided to print the harry potter books under the name of j. The 10 most magical books to read if you love harry potter. Jul 10, 2017 are you looking for books like harry potter for your teenager. In the 2000s, the harry potter novels became the rare series read by fantasy fans and non fantasy fans, book lovers and non book lovers, basically everyone on planet earth.
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