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Finished Harry Potter? Try these other fantasy quests.
Alanna: The first adventure –
Pierce, Tamora (YA PB P) Age: 9–14 Alanna switches places with her
twin brother and disguises herself so she can learn to be a knight. -
First in the Song of the Lioness series.
Amulet of Samarkand – Stroud, Jonathan (Y STR) Age: 12+ Nathaniel, a magician’s apprentice, starts a battle with another magician. Can he control his powers? - First in the Bartimaeus Trilogy. Bed-knob and Broomstick – Norton, Mary (J NOR) Age: 9–12 A witch-in-training creates unforgettable trouble. The Book Without Words: A fable of medieval magic – Avi (J AVI) Age: 10-13 The chilling secrets of centuries-old alchemy are protected in an enchanted book, but now it’s in the hands of a desperate boy. The Brave Apprentice – Catanese, P. W. (J CAT) Age: 9–12 Rumour has it that a harmless boy has killed one of the nasty trolls terrorizing the kingdom. Now the king wants poor little Patch’s help. City of the Beasts – Allende, Isabel (Y ALL) Age: 12+ Alexander joins his eccentric grandmother in the lush and treacherous Amazonian jungle to track a supernatural beast. Dominic Wood’s Spooky Magic: How to become a monster magician! – Wood, Dominic (JNF 793.8 WOO) Age: 8+ Amaze your friends with creepy conjuring tricks! Dr. Ernest Drake’s Dragonology: The complete book of dragons – Drake, Dr. Ernest (JNF 398.2454 DRA) Age: 9+ Harry Potter wishes he had this as a textbook! Eragon: The Inheritance – Paolini, Christopher (Y PAO) Age: 12+ Eragon, a farmer’s son, finds a blue stone (or is it a dragon’s egg…?) that leads him into a life of adventure. - The first book in a series. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp – Yancey, Rick (J YAN) Age: 10-15 Join Alfred on a modern quest into a 1000-year-old mystery. A Great and Terrible Beauty – Bray, Libba (Y BRA) Age: 12+ While dealing with Victorian-era school cliques, Gemma explores an unknown supernatural world and discovers magic and Gothic horror. - Followed by Rebel Angels. Inkheart – Funke, Cornelia (J FUN) Age: 9–14 What if the characters in the book you were reading came to life? - Followed by Dragon Rider and Inkspell. Lightning Thief – Riordan, Rick (J RIO) Age: 10-15 An adventure quest of mythical proportions! First in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. LionBoy – Corder, Zizou (J COR) Age: 9-14 The futuristic adventure of a boy who speaks “cat” and must save his kidnapped parents. First in a trilogy. Midnight For Charlie Bone – Nimmo, Jenny (J NIM) Age: 9–14 Once ordinary, Charlie discovers that he can hear the thoughts of people in photographs. - First in the Children of the Red King series. Midnight Magic – Avi (YP PB A) Age: 9 - 12 Can Fabrizio discover what (or who) is haunting the princess? Over Sea, Under Stone – Cooper, Susan (Y COO) Age: 9–12 Three kids find a manuscript and suddenly Celtic magic and Arthurian myth combine to send them on a dangerous quest. - First in the Dark is Rising sequence. Revenge of the Witch – Delaney, Joseph (J DEL) Age: 10–15 Learning to be a spook’s apprentice is scary work – things always go bump in the night! Can Tom do it? - First in The Last Apprentice series. A School for Sorcery – Sabine, E. Rose (Y SAB) Age: 13+ Tria is the new student at a school for the magically gifted - The first book in a trilogy. The Singer of All Songs – Constable, Kate (Y CON) A chanter must use her magic skills to battle a sorcerer. First in the Chanters of Cremaris trilogy. The Sorcerer’s Companion: A guide to the magical world of Harry Potter – Kronzek, Allan Zola (JNF 823.914 KRO) Age: 9+ Want to know where to find a basilisk or how to get rid of a goblin? Check out this incredible encyclopedia of fact, fiction and folklore. The Squire’s Tale – Morris, Gerald (J MOR) Age: 10-15 The magical world of King Arthur comes to life with a squire and his good humour. Witches & Magic-makers – Hill, Douglas (JNF 133.43 HIL) Age: 10+ Just what do wizards and witches do? This exciting compilation of information would be a great addition to the library at Hogwarts. Wizard Crafts: 23 spellbinding toys, gifts, costumes and party decorations – Boyd, Heidi (JNF 745.5 BOY) Age: 9–12 Transform an ordinary day into a magical adventure. Wizardology - The book of secrets of Merlin: Being a true account of wizards, their ways and many wonderful powers as told by Master Merlin (JNF 133.43 WIZ) Age: 9+ The title speaks for itself! If you enjoy this book and Dragonology, try Egyptology, too. |
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