5 books for children to read after Harry Potter

Posted in Blogging, Books, Culture, Life, Random, Reading, Thoughts on Jul 25, 2007

Have your kids just finished reading Deathly Hallows but aren’t sure what to read next? Here are five suggestions (1990s onwards).

5) Sabriel
Garth Nix

4) The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan

3) The Secret Hour
Scott Westerfeld

2) Twilight
Stephenie Meyer

1) The Lost Years of Merlin
T.A. Barron

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One Response to “ 5 books for children to read after Harry Potter ”

# 1 vamondo Says: July 25th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Really? I’ve never heard of them.
Can U tell me what are those about?

CJ: I was trying to suggest a few books people might like and not know about, but it really depends on what you’re into. The Lost Years of Merlin is quite similar to HP in that it deals with magic, following Merlin in his youth, so that’s easy to recommend. The Lightning Thief is about Percy Jackson, who tries to find Zeus’s master lightning bolt to stop World War III, and is very fast paced. Sabriel is a beautiful fantasy about a girl who tries to save her father and guard against Death. Have a look on Amazon if you’d like to know more.

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