Reading Lists

Harry Potter and Other Wizards

KNIGHT'S WYRD by Debra Doyle- Will Odosson sets out on a series of dangerous adventures after a wizard predicts that he will meet his death before a year has passed. YA DOY

WIZARD'S HALL by Jane Yolen- A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and belieiving in himself. YA LEG

A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA by Ursula LeGuin- A boy grows to manhood while tempting to subdue the evel he unleashed on the word as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. YA LEG

THE WIZARD'S APPRENTICE by S. P. Somtow- A wizard recruits a rich teenager from Los Angeles to be his next apprentice. YA SOM

JOURNEYMAN WIZARD by Mary Frances Zambreno- Jermyn goes to Land's End to study wizardry under the famous spellmaker Lady Jean ALlons and experiences magical mayhem and mystery. JUV ZAM

SO YOU WANT TO BE A WIZARD by Diane Duane- Thirteen year old Nita, who is tormented by bullies, finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry and is guided into another dimension. Also try others in the Deep Wizardry series. YA DUA

THE SECRET OF PLATFORM 13 by Eva Ibbotson- Odge, a young hag accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on their mission through a magical tunnel to rescue their King's son. JUV IBO

THE LOST YEARS OF MERLIN by T. A. Baron- A young boy washes ashore on the coast of Wales with no memory of who he is. Through a series of adventures he discovers his true identity. Also try THE SEVEN SONGS OF MERLIN. YA BAR

THE DARK SECRET OF WEATHEREND by John Bellairs- Fourteen year old Anthony Mundy and Miss Eells, the town librarian, try to prevent an evil wizard from turning the world into an icy wasteland. YA BEL

THE HERO AND THE CROWN by Robin McKinley- Aerlin, with the help of the wizard Luthe and a magic blue sword, wins the birthright due her, a daughter of a King and a Witch. A 1985 Newbery Medal Winner. YA MCK

THE DARK GREEN TUNNEL by Allen Eckert- Three children find an entrance to another world which is peopled with centaurs, gnomes, a wizard and a wicked king. While visiting this world they find both great danger and great joy. JUV ECK

THE BRONZE KING by Suzy McKee Charnas- When Valentine starts noticing odd things are vanishing from New York City, she unknowingly summons a wizard from Sorcery Hall. He enlists her help in fighting against a dreaded Monster of Darkness. YA CHA

HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE by Diana Wynne Jones- In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven league boots were everyday things. Destinies are intertwined and identities exchanged and nothing is quite what it seems to be. YA JON

THE CASTLE IN THE ATTIC by Elizabeth Winthrop- William is given a toy medieval castle as a gift and is magically transported to another world. Here he faces a dragon and a wicked wizard and must fight a battle between good and evil. JUV WIN