Harry Potter Read Alikes

So you like the Harry Potter books and want to read something like them. Here's a list of books you may like.

For readers who liked the Fantasy aspect of Harry Potter

• Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotsen
• Deliverers of their Country by Nesbit
• Half-Magic by Edward Eager (also, most anything else by Eager)
• Enchanted Castle by Nesbit
• Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
• Wrinkle in Time (series) by Madeline L’Engle
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (series) by C.S. Lewis
• The Lord of the Rings (series) by JRR Tolkien

For readers who liked the magic (witches, wizards) aspect

• Wizard Hall by Jane Yolen
• Witch's Sister (series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• Worst Witch (series) by Jill Murphy (there is also a movie)
• So You Want To Be a Wizard (series) by Diane Duane
• Magician's House Quartet by William Corlett (takes place in Wales)
• Circle of Magic (series) by Tamora Pierce
• Dark is Rising (series) by Susan Cooper (The Grey King in this series won the Newbery Medal - takes place in Wales)
• Young Merlin Trilogy by Jane Yolen
• Here There be Witches by Jane Yolen (short Stories)
• Which Witch by Eva Ibbotsen
• Legend of Rah and the Muggles by N.K. Stouffer

For readers who are looking for similar series

• Witch's Sister(series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• Worst Witch (series) by Jill Murphy (there is also a movie)
• So You Want To Be a Wizard (series) by Diane Duane
• Magician's House Quartet by William Corlett (takes place in Wales)
• Circle of Magic (series) by Tamora Pierce
• Dark is Rising (series) by Susan Cooper (The Grey King in this series won the Newbery Medal - takes place in Wales)
• Young Merlin Trilogy by Jane Yolen
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (series) by C.S. Lewis
• The Lord of the Rings (series) by JRR Tolkien
• Chrestomanci (series) Diana Wynne Jones

Non-Fiction

• The Book of Wizard Parties by Janice Kilby (y793.21/KIL)
• The Book of Wizard Craft by Janice Kilby (y745.5/KIL)