Wizards, Greek mythology, and tales of princesses long ago... The most popular fantasy requests for middle grade readers this summer. Harry Potter and Percy Jackson rule and Ella Enchanted is still holding her own. Continuing the
Summer Book Hook marathon, these are a tried and true read-a-likes that will keep kids coming back for more!
If you're crazy for Harry Potter...
Magyk (Septimus Heap series) by Angie Sage
The Flight of the Phoenix (Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist series) by R.L. La Fevers
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising series) by Susan Cooper
The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chestomanci series) by Diana Wynne Jones
Midnight for Charlie Bone (Charlie Bone series) by Jenny Nimmo
The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy) by Jonathan Stroud
If you read Rick Riordan like he's going out of style...
The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp series) by P.B. Kerr
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl series) by Eoin Colfer
The Sea of Trolls (Sea of Trolls series) by Nancy Farmer
Odysseus in the Serpent Maze (Young Heroes series) by Jane Yolen & Robert J. Harris
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (Theodosia Thockmorton series) by R. L. LaFevers
Secrets of the Sirens (Companions Quartet) by Julia Golding
My fair maiden! You like Ella Enchanted, Fairest, and other Gail Carson Levine books?
Try these...
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
Dealing with Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles) by Patricia C. Wrende
Once Upon a Marigold (Once Upon a Marigold series) by Jean Ferris
Princess Academy (Princess Academy series) by Shannon Hale
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern series) by Shannon Hale
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