stacieldavis
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Here is a collection of titles of really excellent authors and the books they write that have the magic of the Potter series.
Abbott, Tony. The Secrets of Droon Series. JF Series Sec. 2nd-4th
Alexander, Lloyd. Chronicles of Prydain: JF Ale. 4th up.
The Book of Three
The Black Cauldron
The Castle of Llyr
Taran Wanderer
The High King
Baron, T.A. The Lost Years of Merlin. JF Bar. 5th up.
Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl Series: YA F Col. 5th up.
1. Artemis Fowl
2. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
3. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
Cooper, Susan. Dark is Rising Sequence: JF Coo. 5th up
1. Over Sea, Under Stone
2. The Dark is Rising
3. Greenwitch
4. Grey King
5. Silver on the Tree
Coville, Bruce. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. JF Cov. 4th up
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. JF Dah. 3rd-5th.
DiTerlizzi, Tony. The Spiderwick Chronicles: JF Dit. 2nd-5th.
1. The Field Guide
2. The Seeing Stone
3. Lucinda's Secret
4. The Ironwood Tree
Duane, Diane.. YA F Dua. 5th up
So You Want to be a Wizard
Deep Wizardry
High Wizardry
A Wizard Abroad
Eager, Edward. JF Eag. 4th-6th
Half Magic
Knight's Castle
Magic by the Lake
Magic or Not?
Seven-Day Magic
The Time Garden
The Well-Wishers
Forrester Sandra. JF For. 5th-6th.
The Everyday Witch
The Witches of Friars Lantern
The Witches of Sea-Dragon Bayt
Funke, Cornelia. Inkheart. JF Fun. 5th up.
Jones Dianna Wynne. JF Jon. 6th up.
Dark Lord of Derkholm
The Dalemark Quartet:
1. Cart and Cwidder
2. Drowned Ammet
3. The Spellcoats
4. The Crown of Dalemark
L'Engle, Madeline. JF Len. 5th up.
A Wrinkle in Time
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
A Wind in the Door
Many Waters
An Acceptable Time
Lewis, C.S. Chronicles of Narnia: JF Lew. 3rd up.
1. The Magician's Nephew
2. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
3. The Horse and His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle
Osborne, Mary Pope. Magic Treehouse Merlin Missions: JF Ser Mag. 2nd-5th
#29 Christmas in Camelot
#30 Haunted Castle on All Hallows Eve
#31 Summer of the Sea Serpent
Sterman, Betsy. The Backyard Dragon. JF Ste. 3rd-5th.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. JF Win. 3rd up
The Castle in the Attic
Battle for the Castle
Wrede, Patricia. Dealing With Dragons. YA F Wre. 4th up.
Yolen, Jane. JF Yol. 4th up.
Wizard's Hall.
The Young Merlin Trilogy:
1. Passenger
2. Hobby
3. Merlin
Zambreno, Mary Frances. JF Zam. 3rd up.
Journeyman Wizard
A Plague of Sorcerers
In addition to those listed above I've heard wonderful things about the Charlie Bone Series
oyster16
Ok... you like Harry Potter and now want something similar. I felt exactly the same way after finishing the latest HP novel. So, i read Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo! Absolutley excellent!! It has magic, it has comedy, it has a teenage boy and a teenage girl who are discovering hidden powers... just wonderful! I recommend it! I also agree with the other people who have suggested Eargon and Eldest and Inkheart and Inkspell.
coreander
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass) - young kids dealing with magic in an alternate Britain-definetely worth the read
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke - young kids running around Venice - some magic - also a great read
Nicola
E. Nesbit - Edward Eager freely admits to copying her style and no wonder, because she's amazing. All her books have to do with ordinary children who encounter magic in the course of their daily lives. Her greatest book is The Enchanted Castle.
Also by Nesbit: The Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet, The Magic City, and a number of others that are harder to find.
purplekitten
If you enjoy stories about magic, perhaps you might look into the Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix. (Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen). The first concerns a young woman whose calling it is to put the dead raised by necromancers down. It also features a sarcastic, talking cat who is more than he appears to be (but I won't spoil it for you!)
All three books are excellent, I believe Sabriel in particular has won several literary awards.
:-)