What is a good series for a 12 year old to read that is very very similar to Harry Potter?

Answer 1

C.S. Lewis has some good books.

Answer 2

What you really want (and what all HP fans really want) is Harry Potter all over again, only for the first time. Unfortunately, the series has a unique combination of elements not exactly reproduced in any other book.

What you can read is some more fantasy. I suggest trying "A Spell for Chameleon" by Piers Anthony, which is the beginning of his (very long) Xanth series. (You don't have to read the whole series if you don't want to, because it doesn't seem likely that he's ever going to end it. I think he's up to #30-something.)

"A Spell for Chameleon" is a humorous fantasy about a man who must go on a quest to identify his magic talent, or else be exiled from the magical realm of Xanth to the magic-less land of Mundania.

A really great series is The Elenium, followed by The Tamuli, by David Eddings. The stories have both humor and adventure. A knight is on a quest to find a cure for his poisoned Queen. Read in this order:

1. The Diamond Throne (Elenium #1)
2. The Ruby Knight (Elenium #2)
3. The Sapphire Rose (Elenium #2)

4. Domes of Fire (Tamuli #1)
5. The Shining Ones (Tamuli #2)
6. The Hidden City (Tamuli #3)

Answer 3

1.Alexander, Lloyd "The Book of Three The Chronicles of Prydain"
2.Baum, L. Frank "The Wizard of Oz The Oz Series "
3.Billingsly, Franny "The Folk Keeper"
4.Black, Holly "The Field Guide" The Spiderwick Chronicles
5.Bode, N.E. "The Anybodies"
6.Colfer, Eoin "Artemis Fowl"
7.Cooper, "Susan The Dark is Rising Dark is Rising" Sequence
8.Duane, Diane "So You Want to Be a Wizard" Young Wizard Series
9.Funke, Cornelia "Inkheart"
10.Griffin, Adele "The Witch Twins"
11.Haptie, Charlotte "Otto and the Flying Twins: The First Book of the Karmidee"
12.Ibbotson, Eva "The Secret of Platform 13"
13.Jones, Diana Wynne "Witch Week" Chrestomanci Books
14.Nimmo, Jenny "Charlie Bone"
15.Nix, Garth "Mister Monday" Keys to the Kingdom
16.Sage, Angie "Septimus Heap, Book One: Magyk"
17.Skye, Obert "Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo"
18.Snicket, Lemony "The Bad Beginning A Series of Unfortunate Events"
19.Stroud, Jonathan "The Amulet of Samarkand" The Bartimaeus Trilogy
20.Wrede, Patricia "Dealing with Dragons" The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
21.Yolen, Jane "Wizard's Hall"

The " means the book's name...

Answer 4

I seriously recommend Cirque de freak by Darren Shan because when he starts his book his character is very young and we get to see him go from a child to a vampire to the lord of all all vampires. It is kinda like harry potter but instead of a wizard war there is war between vampires and vampaneze. These books are really great because they made me love reading. I coundn't put them down.

Answer 5

Fablehaven is a good book. It also has a very enjoyable sequel.

Also:
Twilight is soooooooooo good! It's the best romantic series ever! Not mushy gooshy love... it's about a girl who falls in love with a vampire! Read it! It is sooooooo good!

Answer 6

Here are some suggestions from when me and my brother were kids

BOYS
-Goosebumps
-Star Wars
-Hardy Boys
-Lord of the Rings
-Anamorphs

GIRLS
-The Babysitters Club
-Nancy Drew
-A Series of Unfortunate Events
-Heartland

Answer 7

I have answered this question so many times, I decided to dedicate a web site to answer this question. Here it is:

http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com

Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book, and a "reader's choice" list of favorite books.

I hope this helps.

Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/

Answer 8

not exactly like harry potter at all but the shadow children series is really good

Answer 9

Anything by Diana Wynne Jones. The Chrestomanci series, published in the 70s, are about a boy who grew up unaware of his powers, made a lot of mistakes but became the most powerful wizard of his age. (Sound familiar?.... )

Answer 10

SERIES OF UNFORTUNET EVENTS, Chronicles of narnia, lord of the rings, I suggest Unfortunet events, i love em and i filled my boring hours of no Harry, Ron, and Hermione this year! im 11 and they are the best books ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! to bad there are only 13 of em' plus whats cool bout them is that every book has 13 chapters of action, sadness, and adventure.i love these books, try em out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but read book #1 before #2, #2 before #3, and so on!!! have fun reading.

Answer 11

Not that similar but a Series of Unfortunat Events is great.