HP readalikes - for the young and young at heart (long)

[Petra]

I've been turned on to three of the best resources out there on the web 
for getting suggestions for books to read (well, apart from asking here 
at OTC <g>).  They are subscription databases so you might need to get 
access through your library.  I know we've tons of librarians here.  
Perhaps they've some thoughts on this?
 
My library (San Francisco Public Library) calls these Reader's Advisory 
Databases: NoveList, Fiction Connection and Gale's What Do I Read Next.
I'm new to these DBs but I'm certainly planning on using NoveList a lot
from now on.
 
>From the NoveList article entitled "The Wide Appeal of Harry Potter," 
Katherine Bradley Johnson identified three broad categories of stories 
that may appeal to HP fans: 
 
1) family readalikes that adults will enjoy reading to their kids or with
them; 
 
2) titles for adults and young adults; and
 
3) adult fantasy stories which may offer similar kinds of pleasure
 
The main flaw with searching these DBs is that data is all about the 
tangibles whereas I'm looking for the intangibles: Am I going to care 
about the characters?  Is it snarky?  Nevertheless, at least the 
searches yield some suggestions.
 
If you've read any of the following books, I'm curious to hear what you 
thought of them.  I skipped the ones we always mention (LotR, Narnia) 
and notes that quite a few have already been mentioned here before.  I
barely made a dent in the mountain of suggestions and have yet to put 
together the list for older readers so the below is mostly books that
even the youngest HP fans can read.
 
Apologies to those of you not interested - this is long.
 
Petra
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* Family readalikes *

Kingsley, Charles. 
The Water-babies

MacDonald, George. 
The Princess and the Goblin
The Princess and Curdie

Norton, Mary. 
Bed-knob and Broomstick 
The Borrowers

Peter Dickinson.
The Devil's Children
Heartsease
The Weathermonger

>From Deanna Hanson's article "Hurray for Harry Potter!" at NoveList

SERIES:

Tamora Pierce.
Circle of Magic
   1. Sandry's Book
   2. Tris's Book
   3. Daja's Book
   4. Briar's Book

Susan Cooper.
The Dark is Rising
   1. Over Sea, Under Stone
   2. The Dark is Rising
   3. Greenwitch
   4. The Grey King
   5. Silver on the Tree

Patricia Wrede.
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
   1. Dealing with Dragons
   2. Searching for Dragons
   3. Calling on Dragons
   4. Talking to Dragons

Philip Pullman.
His Dark Materials
   1. The Golden Compass
   2. The Subtle Knife
   3. The Amber Spyglass

T. A. Barron.
The Lost Years of Merlin
   1. The Lost Years of Merlin
   2. The Seven Songs of Merlin
   3. The Fires of Merlin

Bruce Coville.
Magic Shop Books
   1. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
   2. Jennifer Murdley's Toad
   3. The Skull of Truth

Lloyd Alexander.
The Prydain Chronicles
   1. The Book of Three
   2. The Black Cauldron
   3. The Castle of Llyr
   4. Taran Wanderer
   5. The High King

Brian Jacques.
Redwall
   1. Redwall
   2. Mossflower
   3. Mattimeo
   4. Mariel of Redwall
   5. Salamandastron
   6. Martin the Warrior
   7. The Bellmaker
   8. Outcast of Redwall
   9. Pearls of Lutra
   10. The Long Patrol
   11. Marlfox
   12. The Legend of Luke

Madeleine L'Engle.
The Time Fantasy series
   1. A Wrinkle in Time
   2. A Wind in the Door
   3. A Swiftly Tilting Planet
   4. Many Waters

Diane Duane.
The Young Wizards Series 
   1. So You Want to be a Wizard
   2. Deep Wizardry
   3. High Wizardry
   4. A Wizard Abroad

Sherwood Smith.
   1. Wren to the Rescue
   2. Wren's Quest
   3. Wren's War

Jane Yolen.
Young Merlin Trilogy
   1. Passager
   2. Hobby
   3. Merlin

INDIVIDUAL TITLES:

Roald Dahl.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Matilda

Gail Carson Levine.
Ella Enchanted

Andrew Clements.
Frindle
The Landry News

Janet S. Anderson.
Going through the Gate 

Dian Curtis Regan.
Princess Nevermore 

Perry Nodelman.
The Same Place but Different 
A Completely Different Place

Eva Ibbotson.
The Secret of Platform 13
[Petra: see below]

Gregory J. Holch.
Things With Wings

H. M. Hoover.
The Winds of Mars

Jane Yolen.
Wizard's Hall 

>From "Beyond Harry Potter: More Wizards, Witches and Magic Spells" 
by Bonnie Kunzel at NoveList

Avi. 
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Bright Shadow
Poppy and Poppy and Rye

L. Frank Baum. 
The Wizard of Oz series 
    * The Marvelous Land of Oz
    * Ozma of Oz
    * Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
    * The Road to Oz
    * The Emerald City of Oz
    * The Patchwork Girl of Oz
    * Tik-Tok of Oz
    * The Scarecrow of Oz
    * The Lost Princess of Oz
    * The Tin Woodman of Oz
    * The Magic of Oz

John Bellairs. 
The Dark Secret of Weatherend 
The Mansion in the Mist
The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Sequels (by Brad Strickland):
The Specter from the Magician's Museum
The Beast under the Wizard's Bridge

L. M. Boston. 
The Children of Green Knowe 

Grace Chetwin. 
Tales of Gom in the Legends of Ulm 
    * Gom on Windy Mountain
    * The Riddle and the Rune
    * The Crystal Stair
    * The Starstone

Climo, Shirley. 
Magic & Mischief: Tales from Cornwall

Colfer, Eoin. 
Artemis Fowl Series 
    * Artemis Fowl
    * Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
    * Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code

Cooper, Susan. 
The Boggart 
The Boggart and the Monster

Coville, Bruce. 
Unicorn Chronicles 
    * Into the Land of the Unicorns
    * Song of the Wanderer

Dahl, Roald. 
James and the Giant Peach 

Fletcher, Susan. 
Dragon Series 
    * Dragon's Milk
    * Flight of the Dragon Kyn
    * Sign of the Dove
Shadow Spinner

Furlong, Monica. 
Wise Child 
Juniper

Garner, Alan. 
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. 
Just Ella 

Ibbotson, Eva. 
    * The Secret of Platform 13
    * Dial-a-Ghost 
    * Island of the Aunts 
    * Which Witch?

[Petra: she's also written "The Great Ghost Rescue," "The Haunting of 
Granite Falls," "Journey to the River Sea," "Not Just a Witch," "The 
Star of Kazan" and though "A Countess Below Stairs" does not feature 
children it can be read to them.  It's sweet.]

Jarvis, Robin. 
The Deptford Mice Trilogy 
    * The Dark Portal
    * The Crystal Prison
    * The Final Reckoning

Jones, Diana Wynne. 
    * The Chronicles of Chrestomanci 
    * Charmed Life
    * The Lives of Christopher Chant
    * Witch Week
    * The Magicians of Caprona

The Dalemark Quartet 
    * Cart and Cwidder
    * Drowned Ammet
    * The Spellcoats
    * Crown of Dalemark

Fire and Hemlock

Howl's Moving Castle 
Castle in the Air.

Levine, Gail Carson. 
The Princess Tales 
    * The Fairy's Mistake
    * The Princess Test
    * Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep

Levy, Robert. 
Clan of the Shape-Changers 

Lubar, David. 
Wizards of the Game 

MacHale, D. J. 
The Merchant of Death 
The Lost City of Faar

McKillip, Patricia A. 
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 

Morris, Gerald. 
The Squire's Tale series 
    * The Squire's Tale
    * The Squire, his Knight, and his Lady
    * The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf
    * Parsifal's Page
    * The Ballad of Sir Dinadan

Nicholson, William. 
The Wind on Fire Trilogy 
    * The Wind Singer: An Adventure
    * Slaves of the Mastery
    * Firesong

Nimmo, Jenny. 
Midnight for Charlie Bone 
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

Nix, Garth. 
Abhorsen Trilogy 
    * Sabriel
    * Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr
    * Abhorsen

Paolini, Christopher. 
Eragon 

Pierce, Meredith Ann. 
The Firebringer Trilogy 
    * Birth of the Firebringer
    * Dark Moon
    * The Son of Summer Stars

Pierce, Tamora. 
    * The Circle Opens 
          * Magic Steps
          * Street Magic
          * Cold Fire
          * Shatterglass
    * The Immortals 
          * Wild Magic
          * Wolf-Speaker
          * Emperor Mage
          * The Realms of the Gods
    * Song of the Lioness 
          * Alanna: The First Adventure
          * In the Hand of the Goddess
          * The Woman Who Rides like a Man
          * Lioness Rampant
    * the Protector of the Small series 
          * First Test
          * Page
          * Squire
          * Lady Knight

Pope, Elizabeth. 
The Perilous Gard 

Sherman, Josepha. 
Child of Faerie, Child of Earth 
Windleaf 

Snicket, Lemony. 
A Series of Unfortunate Events 
    * The Bad Beginning
    * The Reptile Room
    * The Wide Window
    * The Miserable Mill
    * The Austere Academy
    * The Vile Village
    * The Hostile Hospital
    * The Ersatz Elevator
    * The Carnivorous Carnival

Springer, Nancy. 
Red Wizard 

Strickland, Brad. 
Dragon's Plunder 

Travers, P. L. 
Mary Poppins Series 
    * Mary Poppins
    * Mary Poppins Comes Back
    * Mary Poppins Opens the Door
    * Mary Poppins in the Park
    * Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane
    * Mary Poppins and the House Next Door

Ure, Jean. 
The Wizard in the Woods 

Vande Velde, Vivian. 
Heir Apparent 

Winthrop, Elizabeth. 
The Castle in the Attic 
The Battle for the Castle

Yep, Laurence. 
Dragon Series 
    * Dragon of the Lost Sea
    * Dragon Steel
    * Dragon Cauldron
    * Dragon War

Yolen, Jane. 
The Dragon's Boy: A Tale of Young King Arthur 
 
 
 

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