Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: If You Like Harry Potter
Bran Hambric : the Farfield Curse
Nation, Kaleb.
Very strange occurrences have long surrounded fourteen-year-old Bran, who learns of his link to a cu... More
Very strange occurrences have long surrounded fourteen-year-old Bran, who learns of his link to a curse created by his murdered mother and strives to make things right, hindered by the ban on magic in the city of Dunce and pursued by his mother's former masters. Less
The Dragon's Eye
Kingsley, Kaza.
Also available as an audiobook on Hoopla. Twelve-year-old Erec Rex stumbles upon a world where magi... More
Also available as an audiobook on Hoopla. Twelve-year-old Erec Rex stumbles upon a world where magic has not been forgotten, and must survive the ultimate test in order to save the magical kingdom he was born to rule. Less
The Emerald Atlas
Stephens, John, 1972-
Also available on Overdrive. Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in ... More
Also available on Overdrive. Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome enemy. Less
Falcon Quinn and the Black Mirror
Boylan, Jennifer Finney, 1958-
Also available on Hoopla. Thirteen-year-old Quinn believes he is fairly normal until he is spirited... More
Also available on Hoopla. Thirteen-year-old Quinn believes he is fairly normal until he is spirited away from his grandmother's house to the Academy for Monsters, where he leads his new friends in rebelling against the faculty's agenda of suppressing students' true natures. Less
The Iron Trial
Black, Holly, author.
Also available on Overdrive. Warned away from magic all of his life, Callum endeavors to fail the ... More
Also available on Overdrive. Warned away from magic all of his life, Callum endeavors to fail the trials that would admit him to the Magisterium only to be drawn into its ranks against his will and forced to confront dark elements from his past. Less
Jinx
Blackwood, Sage.
Also available on Overdrive , RB digital, and Hoopla. A young boy named Jinx encounters magic and ... More
Also available on Overdrive , RB digital, and Hoopla. A young boy named Jinx encounters magic and danger as he grows up in the deep, dark forest known as the Urwald and discovers that the world beyond--and within--the Urwald is more complex than he could imagine. Less
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Messenger, Shannon.
Also available on Overdrive. At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have a... More
Also available on Overdrive. At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill. Less
Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo
Skye, Obert.
Also available on Overdrive and as an audiobook on Hoopla. When fate brings fourteen-year-old Leve... More
Also available on Overdrive and as an audiobook on Hoopla. When fate brings fourteen-year-old Leven and thirteen-year-old Winter together, they discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and dreams needs to be found and demolished. Less
The Map to Everywhere
Ryan, Carrie.
Also available on Overdrive and as an audiobook on Hoopla. Twelve-year-old Fin, a master thief from... More
Also available on Overdrive and as an audiobook on Hoopla. Twelve-year-old Fin, a master thief from the pirate world of Khaznot Quay, and Marrill, also twelve, of Arizona, cross paths in the magical world of the Pirate Stream while on a quest for a mysterious map. Less
The Magic Thief
Prineas, Sarah.
Also available on Overdrive and Hoopla. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery... More
Also available on Overdrive and Hoopla. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery's pocket and stole the wizard's locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells. But for some reason he did not. Astonished and intrigued, Nevery agrees to take Conn on as his apprentice, on the condition that the boy finds a locus stone of his own within a month. But with his wizard lessons and helping Nevery discover who, or what, is stealing the city of Wellmet's magic, time is running out for Conn to find his stone. Less
Magyk
Sage, Angie.
Also available on Overdrive and Hoopla. After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked ... More
Also available on Overdrive and Hoopla. After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always believed were her father and brother, and a young guard known only as Boy 412--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years earlier. Less
Midnight for Charlie Bone
Nimmo, Jenny.
Also available on Overdrive. Charlie Bone's life with his widowed mother and two grandmother... More
Also available on Overdrive. Charlie Bone's life with his widowed mother and two grandmothers undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking. Less
Ordinary Magic
Rubino-Bradway, Caitlen.
Also available on Overdrive. In a world where everyone possesses magical abilities, powerless twe... More
Also available on Overdrive. In a world where everyone possesses magical abilities, powerless twelve-year-old Abby, an Ordinary, is sent to a special school to learn how to negotiate a magical world with her unmagical "disability"--and to avoid becoming a victim of kidnappers, carnivores, and goblins ready to prey upon the Ords. Less
The Unwanteds
McMann, Lisa.
Also available on Overdrive and as an audiobook on Hoopla. In a society that purges thirteen-year-o... More
Also available on Overdrive and as an audiobook on Hoopla. In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic. Less
Winterling
Prineas, Sarah.
Also availble on Hooola. Spirited young Fer travels through the Way to a magical world in which bei... More
Also availble on Hooola. Spirited young Fer travels through the Way to a magical world in which beings part human and part animal serve an evil ruler known as the Lady, and where she hopes to learn about her long-lost parents and her own identitiy. Less