Westminster - If you loved reading Harry Potter...

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Three unlikely heroes--Patch Brightwater, a boy in disgrace, Wren, a girl cursed to live as a rat, and Barver, a fire-breathing dracogriff--discover a deadly truth: the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose! Can they stop him before he sparks the biggest battle of them all?

2) Brightstorm: a sky-ship adventure

Author

Hardy, Vashti

Series

Brightstorm Adventure (Sky-ship Adventure) volume 1

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Twins Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm undertake a perilous journey to uncover the truth about the death of their famous explorer father and his supposed sabotage of a competitor's expedition.-- Provided by Publisher.

3) Inkheart

Author

Funke, Cornelia

Series

Inkheart trilogy volume 1

Notes

Cornelia Funke is a great author to try, lots of options.

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Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can "read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story.

4) Artemis fowl

Author

Colfer, Eoin

Series

Artemis Fowl series volume 2

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Book, Audiobook Cassette, Audiobook CD, Braille, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print, Playaway

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"In 2001, Eoin Colfer published Artemis Fowl, a hilarious and rip-roaring science-fiction/fantasy adventure about a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind who kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. But these aren't the fairies of bedtime stories; these fairies are armed and dangerous. Artemis thinks he has them right where he wants them... until they stop playing by the rules. The novel was an instant sensation and became the start...

5) The magician's nephew

Author

Lewis, C. S

Series

Chronicles of Narnia volume 1

Notes

You've probably heard of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Did you know it's part of a series of books? This is the first one.

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Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print, Manuscript

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When Diggory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Asian blessing the animals with human speech.

6) The bad beginning

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Snicket, Lemony

Series

A series of unfortunate events volume 1

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After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. Imagine tales so terrible...

7) Alcatraz vs. the evil librarians

Author

Sanderson, Brandon

Series

Alcatraz Smedry adventures volume 1

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Book, eAudiobook

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On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.

8) The trials of Morrigan Crow

Author

Townsend, Jessica

Series

Nevermoor volume 1

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"A cursed child destined to die on her eleventh birthday is rescued and whisked away to a secret realm called Nevermoor and given the chance to compete for a place in a prestigious organization called the Wundrous Society"-- Provided by publisher.

9) Eva Evergreen, semi-magical witch

Author

Abe, Julie

Series

Eva Evergreen volume 1

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Eva must travel to a seaside town to complete her training and earn the rank of Novice Witch before her thirteenth birthday, or be banned from using magic forever.

10) The okay witch

Author

Steinkellner, Emma

Series

Okay witch volume 1

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"Thirteen-year-old Moth Hush loves all things witchy. But she's about to discover that witches aren't just the stuff of movies, books, and spooky stories. When some eighth-grade bullies try to ruin her Halloween, something really strange happens. It turns out that Founder's Bluff, Massachusetts, has a centuries-old history of witch drama. And, surprise: Moth's family is at the center of it all! When Moth's new powers show up, things get totally out-of-control....

11) Amari and the night brothers

Author

Alston, B. B

Series

Amari volume 1

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Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor African American girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician.

12) The iron trial

Author

Black, Holly

Series

Magisterium volume 1

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Warned away from magic all of his life, Callum endeavors to fail the trials that would admit him to the Magisterium only to be drawn into its ranks against his will and forced to confront dark elements from his past.