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If You Like the Harry Potter Series... |
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If you finished the Harry Potter series and don't know what to read next, we have some great selections for you! All of these fabulous books are classified as Teen Middle School (TM) and can be found in the Teen section of the library.
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The Iron Trial
by Holly Black
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.
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Regan Barnhill
Luna, whose magical abilities are emerging, was raised in the forest by a witch, a swamp monster, and a dragon, but when a young man from the Protectorate is determined to kill the witch, Luna must use her magic to protect her family.
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Kingston and the Magician's Lost and Found
by Rucker Moses
Returning to Brooklyn, where his magician-father disappeared years before, twelve-year-old Kingston learns that magic is real and that if he enters the Realm, he might get his father back.
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Merlin's Dragon
by T. A. Barron
Desperate to get in touch with the wizard, Merlin, in order to warn him about a new lizard-like creature and Rhita Gawr's evil plan, Basil ventures across the lands of Avalon with his sister, Ailah, in the hopes of reaching him before the plot is put into action and many innocent lives are put at risk.
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Beetle & the Hollowbones
by Aliza Layne
Caught between the worlds of magical sorceresses and spirits who are trapped in the mall for eternity, 12-year-old goblin-witch Beetle races to rescue her ghost friend at the same time she encourages her aunt’s apprentice to stand up for herself.
Look for this book in the Teen Graphic Novel Section.
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The Sisters of Straygarden Place
by Hayley Chewins
Seven years after being ensconced in a magical house by parents who warned them never to leave, the Ballastian sisters grow up under the house’s care until one day the eldest ventures outside, transforming everything they understand about their world.
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Maya and the Rising Dark
by Rena Barron
Struggling to understand why nobody else in her South Side Chicago neighborhood can see strange phenomena, 12-year-old Maya discovers that her missing father has been protecting a supernatural boundary between worlds.
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Grimoire Noir
by Vera Greentea
When his magically powerful sister goes missing, 15-year-old Bucky defies his community’s edicts against boys performing magic in order to save her, uncovering a painful town secret along the way.
Look for this book in the Teen Graphic Novel Section.
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Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded
by Sage Blackwood
Repeatedly landing in trouble at her finishing school because of her preference for practicing magic instead of manners, Chantel enlists her friends to protect the kingdom when her teacher goes missing along with the city's protective magic. By the award-winning author of the Jinx trilogy.
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The Woods
by R. L. Toalson
Moving to the estate of an estranged uncle after the tragic loss of her immediate family, Lenora ventures into a forbidden woodland of magical beauty, where she encounters a mysterious stranger who promises to reunite her with her loved ones.
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Thornghost
by Tone Almhjell
When strange things start happening in the woods around Niklas's home, he and his talking lynx sidekick travel to another realm populated by animals to figure out a way to save his world, but soon encounter the forces of the evil Sparrow King.
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Archimancy
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J. A. White
Sent to a strange boarding school in New Hampshire where she discovers that she can see ghosts, Cordelia teams up with a fellow medium and the class genius to uncover their school’s sinister origins.
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
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Kwame Mbalia
Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend Eddie when they were in a bus accident together. But on his first night at his grandparents' farm, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie's notebook. When Tristan chases after, he finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left black American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. In order to get back home, Tristan and these new allies will need to entice the god Anansi to come out of hiding. Can Tristan save this world before he loses more of the things he loves?
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Fablehaven
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Brandon Mull
Unaware that their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven, Kendra and her brother, Seth, venture into this magical land filled with dangerous and plotting witches, imps, and fairies and learn quickly about the evil forces that are unleashed when rules are broken.
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The Weirn Books: Be Wary of the Silent Woods
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Svetlana Chmakova
When Na'ya's little brother D'esh disappears and other weird things begin to happen, Ailis and Na'ya know they must confront the secrets lurking in the forbidden mansion in the Silent Woods.
Look for this book in the Teen Graphic Novel Section.
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Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
Twelve-year year-old Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. With two trusty sidekicks in tow, he hatches a cunning plot to divest the fairy folk of their pot of gold.
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Redwall
by Brian Jacques
When the peaceful life in and around ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.
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Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
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Inkheart
by Cornelia Caroline Funke
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
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