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Harry Potter Readalikes

Children's Readalikes
The Witches. Roald Dahl (J Dah)
Coraline. Neil Gaiman Neil (YA F Gai)
The Secrets of Droon series (starts with The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet). Tony Abbott (J Abb)
The Prydain Chronicles (starts with The Book of Three). Lloyd Alexander (J F Al)
The Chronicles of Narnia (starts with The Magician’s Nephew). C.S. Lewis (J F Lew)
The Johnny Dixon mysteries (starts with The Curse of the Blue Figurine). John Bellairs (J F Be)
The Artemis Fowl series (starts with Artemis Fowl). Eoin Colfer (J Col)
Bed-knob and Broomstick. Mary Norton (J F No)
Beyond the Deepwoods. Paul Stewart (YA Ste)
The Underland Chronicles (starts with Gregor the Overlander). Suzanne Collins (J Col)
The Tale of Despereaux. Kate DiCamillo. (J DiC)
City of Ember. Jeanne DuPrau. (J DuP)
Inkheart. Cornelia Funke (YA Fun)
Skellig. David Almond (J F Alm)
Young Adult Readalikes
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale. Holly Black (YA Bla)
Eragon. Christopher Paolini (YA Pao)
Gleaming Bright. Josepha Sherman (YA F Sh)
The Sandman series (11 graphic novels; starts with Preludes and Nocturnes). Neil Gaiman (741.5 Gai)
The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass. Phillip Pullman (YA Pul)
Howl’s Moving Castle. Diana Wynne Jones (YA Jon)
Dragon’s Milk; Flight of the Dragon Kyn; The Sign of the Dove. Susan Fletcher (J Fle)
Dragon of the Lost Sea. Laurence Yep (YA F Yep)
Sandry’s Book. Tamora Pierce (CD YA Pie)
Sabriel; Lirael, Daughter of the Clayr; Abhorsen. Garth Nix (YA SF Nix)
The Young Wizards series (starts with So You Want to Be a Wizard). Diane Duane (YA Dua)
The Boggart. Susan Cooper (YA Coo)
Jack of Kinrowan. Charles de Lint (YA DeL)
The Wish List. Eoin Colfer (J Col)
Adult Readalikes
The Thief of Always. Clive Barker (F Bar)
Eyes of the Dragon. Stephen King (F Ki)
Stardust. Neil Gaiman (F Gai)
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Susanna Clarke (F Cla)
The Dragonbone Chair; The Stone of Farewell; To Green Angel Tower. Tad Williams (F Wil)
Macbeth. William Shakespeare (822.33 Sha)
The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King. J.R.R. Tolkien (F Tol)
The Crystal Cave; The Hollow Hills; The Last Enchantment; The Wicked Day. Mary Stewart (F Ste)
A Wizard of Earthsea. Ursula K. LeGuin (SF LeG)
The Once and Future King; The Book of Merlyn. T.H. White (F Whi)
War for the Oaks. Emma Bull (SF Bul)
Deryni Rising. Katherine Kurtz (SF Kur)
Dune. Frank Herbert (SF He)
Books about Harry Potter
Quidditch through the Ages; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. J.K. Rowling (YA Row)
The Plot Thickens: Harry Potter Investigated by Fans for Fans. Galadriel Waters (826.914 Plo)
The Sorcerer’s Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter. Allan Kronzek (823.914 Kro)
Muggles and Magic: J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon; Fact, Fiction, and Folklore in Harry Potter’s World: An Unofficial Guide. George Beahm (823.914 Bea)
A Charmed Life: The Spirituality of Potterworld. Francis Bridger (823.914 Bri)
God, the Devil, and Harry Potter: A Christian Minister’s Defense of the Beloved Novels. John Killinger (823.914 Kil)
J.K. Rowling: The Wizard behind Harry Potter. Marc Shapiro (B Rowling)
The Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works. Roger Highfield (500 Hig)
Kids’ Letters to Harry Potter from around the World: An Unauthorized Collection. Bill Adler (J Kid)
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter. Galadriel Waters (823.914 Wat)