HIT: Alternatives to H. Potter for 2nd-3rd graders

[Stephanie Henry <NYCshenry@AOL.COM>]

Thank you for taking the time to send for your suggestions!
A HIT was requested, so here's the info.

The Summer I Shrank My Grandmother by Elvira Woodruff
LLoyd Alexander's series that starts with The Black Cauldron
Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series that starts with: 1) Over Sea, Under
Stone and includes: 2) The Dark is Rising, 3) Greenwitch, 4) The Grey King
(Newbery), 5) Silver on the Tree, 6) The High King (Newbery?)
Chronicles of Narnia  by C.S. Lewis (RL may be higher than 6th grade)
Indian in the Cupboard series by Lynne Reid Banks - no wizards, but lots of
magic
The Wizards and the Monster by Bill Brittain
Wizards Don't Need Computers (Bailey School Kids) by Debbie Dadey
Knights of the Kitchen Table (Time Warp Trio series) by Jon Sciezka
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Older Readers:
The Wizard in the Tree by Lloyd Alexander
The Wizard of Oz series by L. Frank Baum
The Merlin series by T.A. Barron
The Silver Glove by Suzy McKee Charmas
Knight's Wyrd by Debra Doyle
The Secret Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson
The Earthsee Trilogy by Ursula LeGuin
Princess Nevermore by Dian Curtis Regan
The Wren series by Sherwood Smith
Wizard's Hall and The Magic Three of Solatia by Jane Yolen

Stephanie Henry, Library Assistant
Village Community School, New York, NY
nycshenry@aol.com

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