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

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> 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

MusicalBetsy:
I loved these books as a kid.  I recently reread them, and they 
didn't seem quite as entertaining, but they are still interesting, 
and your kids will probably love them!


> 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

MusicalBetsy:
Another series that I loved.  I even wrote to Madeleine L'Engle when 
I was about 10, and she wrote back.  Actually, it was a form letter 
in which she then included a personal note to me at the bottom of it. 
I still have it because it meant that much to me.  I would bet 
anything that these books are just as entertaining to adults as to 
children.


> Cooper, Susan. 
> The Boggart 
> The Boggart and the Monster> 

MusicalBetsy:
I haven't read these Susan Cooper books, but I was curious about 
them, with "Boggart" in the title.  Has anyone else read them?


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

MusicalBetsy:
My daughter read the 2nd book recently and she really liked it - I 
had thought about reading it this summer to see what I think of it.


> Paolini, Christopher. 
> Eragon 

MusicalBetsy:
I've heard good things about this book - has anyone else?  Just 
curious.

Well, there's my two cents - hope it helps!

MusicalBetsy