If You Like the Harry Potter Series...
Have you finished the Harry Potter series and don't know what to read next? All of these great read alikes can be found in the Juvenile section of the library.
A Darkening of Dragons
by Seth Patrick

In jail for playing a forbidden spell, thirteen-year-old Piper discovers a deadly truth and must stop the evil Piper of Hamelyn with the help of a girl cursed to live as a rat and a fire-breathing dracogriff.
The Spirit Queen: A Firebird Novel
by Arnée Flores

Trapped on the Nymph Isles, a place of great darkness and ancient Spirit Magic, Calliope, the new Queen of Lyrica, must learn to wield this ancient magic to save her people and become the leader they need.
The Sea of Always
by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Embarking on a quest to find and vanquish the remaining of the original Thirteen Witches, 12-year-old Rosie Oaks seeks to fulfill her destiny as a witch hunter, putting her skills to the test to save those she loves.
The Last Fallen Moon
by Graci Kim

After a group of witches curses her home, Riley Oh will let nothing stand in the way of her restoring magic back to her clan, especially since she cannot shake the feeling that something terrible is coming their way.
The Midnight Orchestra: a Mystwick School Novel
by Jessica Khoury

In this spellbinding sequel to The Mystwick School of Musicraft, Amelia must master the magic of Composing to help her school win a magic competition and save her friends from a mysterious evil. 25,000 first printing. 
The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer

Using a mysterious book to travel to a land of wonder and magic, twins Alex and Connor meet a host of classic fairy tale characters and nefarious monsters before discovering that returning back home will be more difficult than anticipated. 
Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor
by Ally Carter

Discovering a presumed-dead billionaire hiding in the basement of Winterborne House, 12-year-old April teams up with her fellow orphans to solve a creepy riddle before the only home they have ever known is lost.
Keeper of the Lost Cities
by Shannon Messenger

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.
The Storm Keeper's Island
by Catherine Doyle

Fionn Boyle, terrified of the sea, must spend the summer with this older sister, Tara, and their grandfather on Arranmore, an island that has been known to make people disappear, and seems to be restless again.
The Unwanteds
by Lisa McMann

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.
The Wizards Of Once
by Cressida Cowell

The magically inept son of a wizard king and the magic-possessing daughter of a warrior queen meet on the wildwood trail of a deadly witch before embarking on an adventure that changes the fabric of their worlds.
Midnight for Charlie Bone
by Jenny Nimmo

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.
Aru Shah and the End of Time
by Roshani Chokshi

Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.
Wizardmatch
by Lauren Magaziner

Twelve-year-old Lennie Mercado's grandfather, the current Prime Wizard of Pomporromp, is retiring and decides to host a tournament for Lennie and her cousins to compete to win his title, land, position, castle, and unlimited magical powers, but when Poppop introduces new rules to eliminate sibling rivalry, Lennie decides the games are unfair and makes plans to sabotage the event
Witherwood Reform School
by Obert Skye

Abandoned at a reform school after a misunderstanding with a cruel governess, siblings Tobias and Charlotte confront the school's menacing elements only to discover that they face danger from the headmaster's mind-control practices.
Flight of the Phoenix 
by R. L. La Fevers

After his parents are lost at sea and further disaster strikes, Nathaniel Fludd is tasked with ensuring that a phoenix's egg is safely hatched, but he also must keep his pet gremlin out of trouble and rescue his cousin and guardian from the Bedouin or risk the extinction of all the world's mythical creatures.
Magyk
by Angie Sage

After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, her father and brother, and a young guard--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years earlier
The Tail of Emily Windsnap
by Liz Kessler

After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.
The Field Guide
by Tony DiTerlizzi

When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.
The Book of Three
by Lloyd Alexander

Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil.
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