There are probably as many reasons for liking Harry Potter as there are Harry Potter fans. Some people like fantasy, some like the element of magic, while others enjoy the relationships between the characters and the mystery.

Whatever your reason for reading Harry Potter, here’s a variety of other books you might enjoy.

• Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer

• Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

• A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer

• Earthsea Cycle by Ursula LeGuin

• Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede

• Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

• Eragon by Christopher Paolini

• Green Rider by Kristen Britain

• His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman

• Hitchhiker Trilogy by Douglas Adams

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

• Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

• Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series by Tad Williams

• Myth series by Robert Asprin

• The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

• Redwall series by Brian Jacques

• Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson

• Shannara series by Terry Brooks

• Thief of Always by Clive Barker

• Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

 What are some of your favorite HP read-alikes?  Drop us a comment and tell us!

Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas

Genre: Historical Thriller

This week’s pick is a new release, and you don’t want to miss it!  Sandra Dallas has written a compelling coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of World War II, incorporating themes of prejudice and the irrational fear that comes with it. 

Rennie Stroud has just turned 13 and has never left her family’s small farm in the backwater town of Ellis, Colorado.  She’s isolated from the events of the War until the government opens a Japanese internment camp in her town, bringing tension and discord among its residents.  Rennie’s family has some sympathy for the camp’s residents, however, and gets permission to employ several field helpers from them.  Rennie soon has mixed feelings toward her family’s new employees.  But tensions within the town explode when a disabled white girl is found raped and murdered, and all eyes immediately turn to the strangers of the camp.  

Dallas’ novel is projected to become an American classic, and is already being compared to Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird in character development, language and theme, making it an appropriate title to feature on our blog in conjunction with The Big Read.  It is sure to be a hit, so reserve your copy now and be one of the first to enjoy this novel.