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The World Wide Web (WWW) has many wonderful web sites to visit. The following
are sites and books that are related to a particular topic. We search
the web and the library shelves to find books and web sites that enhance
each other and, when viewed together, bring the wonder of seeing the world
in new ways.
Magic, Muggles, and Harry Potter!
Are you wild about Harry or are you wondering who in the world is Harry
Potter? Visit the Scholastic's
Harry Potter site site to find everything you need to know about this
remarkable wizard. While there, visitors can test their Harry Potter knowledge
while answering trivia questions with the Wizard Challenge. Printable
activities such as a Harry Potter maze and word search are also available.
For those of you who may have forgotten certain magical terms or characters
and want to brush up on your Harry Potter knowledge, check out the site’s
Reference Guide which includes a glossary as well as a pronunciation guide.
An interview with J.K. Rowling can be found on Kidsreads.com.
Harry Potter novels, books on tape, and books on cd by J.K. Rowling:
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – Year 1
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Year 2
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Year 3
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – Year 4
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – Year 5
Also by J.K. Rowling:
- Harry Potter Schoolbooks: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Harry Potter Schoolbooks: Quidditch Through the Ages
If you like Harry Potter, you may want to try these fantasy titles:
Juvenile Fiction
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical
and amusing characters.
The Book Of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous sow, sets out on a hazardous mission
to save Prydain from the forces of evil.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Each of the five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into
Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation
in his own way.
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Gwendolen Chant and her brother Cat find the Chrestomanci Castle family's
magic powers difficult to counter with the inferior powers of the Coven
Street witches.
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Four English school children enter the magic land of Narnia through the
back of a wardrobe and assist Aslan, the golden lion, in defeating the
White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
On his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of
the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable
the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.
Half Magic by Edward Eager
Four children looking forward to an ordinary summer enjoy a series of
fantastic adventures by double-wishing on an ancient coin.
Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Coville
Having jumped into the fantasy land of Luster, Cara joins Lightfoot the
unicorn in the search for Queen Arabella Skydancer.
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
Young Christopher Chant, in training to become the next Chrestomanci or
head controller of magic in the world, becomes a key figure in a battle
with renegade sorcerers because he has nine lives.
The Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne Jones
After two centuries of feuding, the powers of the two families of magicians
in mythical Caprona are too weak to stop a war, but the younger members
of the families find a way.
Red Wizard by Nancy Springer
Ryan is transported into a magical world where he must face a dangerous
warlock.
The Search for Happily Ever After by Patricia Baehr
Tired of not measuring up to her sisters, Ketti finds herself transported
through a wormhole to a land of fairy tale characters where she helps
Cinderella's coachman-rat achieve his "happily-ever-after."
The Secrets of Droon series by Tony Abbott
A secret room in the basement leads Julie, Eric, and Neal into the magical
world of Droon.
The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson
Odge Gribble, a young hag, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and
a giant ogre on their mission through a magical tunnel from their island
to London to rescue their King and Queen's son who had been stolen as
an infant.
Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson
Deciding that he must sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing
Light and Blighting the Beautiful, the Great Wizard Arriman announces
a competition among the witches of Todcaster, one of whom will marry him.
Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones
When a teacher at an English boarding school finds a note on his desk
accusing someone in the class of being a witch, magical things begin to
happen and an Inquisitor is summoned.
The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum
After a storm transports Dorothy from Kansas to Oz, she seeks help from
the Wizard of Oz and is accompanied to Emerald City by Tin Woodman, Scarecrow,
and Cowardly Lion.
Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen
A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting
and believing in himself.
Young Adult Fiction
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune,
Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch
turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the
greatly feared wizard Howl.
So You Want to Be a Wizard? by Diane Duane
Thirteen-year-old Nita, tormented by a gang of bullies because she
won't fight back, finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry
which guides her into another dimension.
Wise Child by Monica Furlong
Abandoned by both her parents, nine-year-old Wise Child goes to live with
the witch woman, Juniper, who begins to train her in the ways of herbs
and magic.
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