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.
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The Takeout
by Tracy Badua
When a new restaurant opens near her dad's Filipino Indian food truck, serving the exact same foods, Mila dabbles in Filipino folk healing and magical traditions to expose them for the recipe thieves they are.
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The Dark Lord's Daughter
by Patricia C. Wrede
Whisked to a land of enchantment and fantastical creatures instead of technology, newly discovered Dark Lord's daughter Kayla learns the road to mastering magic is filled with evil traditions and must decide whether or not to accept her birthright.
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The Guardian Test
by Christina Soontornvat
Tween Plum is selected to become a Guardian, a group of magical animalian shape-shifters who are sworn to protect the natural world, but first she must pass the trials of the Guardian Academy.
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Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies
by Stacey Lee
After inadvertently stopping a robbery at an oddities shop in Chinatown, 12-year-old Winston Chu is gifted a broom and dustpan that somehow take his most beloved possessions and decides it's time to fight magic with magic to sweep away evil.
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The Chaos Monster
by Sayantani DasGupta
Ten-year-old Kinjal knows something strange is going on. But he does not expect his dog, Thums-up, to disappear before his eyes in the middle of the night! Even stranger, two enormous flying horses appear and insist on taking Kinjal and his twin sister, Kiya, to a place they have never heard of: the Sky Kingdom. The twins have no choice but to go if they want to see their dog again, even if that isn't why the winged pakkhiraj horses showed up in the first place. They have come to this dimension to seek help--bees are disappearing, along with the nectar the horses need to survive. Whisked away to a magical realm, the twins must use Kiya's scientific skills and Kinjal's love of books and language to help the horses. Once there, they discover that the disappearance of the bees is more nefarious than they thought, and the plot goes all the way to the top.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Wizards Of Once
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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.
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Midnight for Charlie Bone
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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.
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Aru Shah and the End of Time
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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.
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Wizardmatch
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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
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Witherwood Reform School
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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.
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