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Children's Center staff and selected materials now available in the “Community Showcase Room,” on the 1st floor

J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 2nd floor | 1515 Young Street | Dallas, TX 75201
childrens@dallaslibrary.org | 214-670-1671

Resources: Suggested Books

Books that are similar to your favorites

If you like Harry Potter

  • Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg
  • Once Upon A Curse by Ed Baker
  • Great Tree of Avalon by T.A. Barron
  • Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
  • Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
  • Dragon Rider by Cornelia Caroline Funke
  • T*Witches by H.B. Gilmour
  • Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  • The Keepers by Jackie French Koller
  • The Forging of the Blade by R.L. La Fevers
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
  • Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
  • Dragon Slayers’ Academy by Kate McMullan
  • Eragon by Christopher Paolini
  • Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
  • Trial by Fire by Rachael Roberts
  • Rowan of Rin Series by Emily Rodda
  • King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Emma Gelders Sterne
  • Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Holes

  • The Last Treasure by Janet Anderson
  • Chasing Vermeer by: Blue Balliett
  • Frindle by Andrew Clements
  • Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
  • Bud, Not Buddy by Kate DiCamillo
  • Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
  • Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
  • Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
  • Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
  • View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
  • No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
  • Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne
  • Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
  • Crash by Jerry Spinelli
  • Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
  • Trapped in Death Cave by Bill Wallace
  • So B. It by Sarah Weeks
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Suite Life of Zack and Cody

  • Hannah Montana by Alice Alfonsi
  • Lizzie McGuire by Alice Alfonsi and Jasmine Jones
  • That’s So Raven by Alice Alfonsi and Jasmine Jones
  • Tabitha’s Glory by Ruth Alberta Brown
  • Phil of the Future by N.B. Grace
  • Cheetah Girls by Deborah Gregory
  • Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman
  • Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
  • Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
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Charlotte’s Web

  • A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
  • Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo
  • Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
  • Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith
  • Roxie and the Hooligans by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  • Down Girl and Sit: On the Road by Lucy Nolan
  • Down Girl and Sit: Smarter than Squirrels by Lucy Nolan
  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O’Brien
  • Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
  • Abel’s Island by William Steig
  • Stuart Little by E.B. White
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Scooby Doo

  • The Last Treasure by Janet Anderson
  • Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
  • The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett
  • The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
  • Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
  • Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
  • Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon
  • Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
  • Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne
  • Lizzie Bright and the Buckminister Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
  • Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan
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Dora

  • Berenstain Bears by Stand and Jan Berenstain
  • Arthur by Marc Brown
  • Julius, the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes
  • Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
  • Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird
  • Let’s Go Froggy by Jonathan London
  • Curious George by H. A. Rey
  • Sesame Street (Series)
  • Go, Diego, Go! (Series)
  • The Backyardigans (Series)
  • Harold and the Purple Crayon (Series)
  • Blue’s Clues (Series)
  • Bob the Builder (Series)
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How to Eat Fried Worms

  • S.O.R. Losers by Avi
  • Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
  • The Cybil War by Betsy Cromer Byars
  • Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary
  • Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
  • Me and the Terrible Two by Ellen Conford
  • Matilda by Roald Dahl
  • Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You by Barthe DeClements
  • The Great Brain by John Dennis Fitzgerald
  • Max and Me and the Wild West by Gery Greer
  • Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide
  • Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz
  • Be a Perfect Person In Just Three Days by Stephen Manes
  • Almost Starring Skinnybones by Barbara Park
  • Soup by Robert Newton Peck
  • Fat Men From Space by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
  • Dogs Don't Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar
  • Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
  • Worst/Best School Year Ever by Babara Robinson
  • The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
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Captain Underpants

  • Nasty Stinky Sneakers by Eve Bunting
  • Dear Mom Get Me Out of Here by Ellen Conford
  • My Life Among the Aliens by Gail Gauthier
  • Chicken Doesn’t Skate by Gordan Korman
  • Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road by Gordan Korman
  • Night of the Living Gerbil by Elizabeth Levy
  • Adventures of Sparrowboy by Dav Pilkey
  • At Men From Outer Space by Daniel Pinkwater
  • Time Warp Trio Series by Jon Scieszka
  • Stinker From Space by Pamela Service
  • Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups by David Wisniewski
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Scary Stories

  • Something Upstairs: A Tale of Ghosts by: Avi
  • Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie by John Bellairs
  • Who Knew There’d be Ghosts? by Bill Brittain
  • McMummy by Betsy Byars
  • Goblins in the Castle by Bruce Coville
  • Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn
  • Danger at the Fair by Peg Kehret
  • Haunting by Margaret Mahy
  • Raw Head, Bloody Bones: African American Tales of the Supernatural by Mary Lyons
  • Caught! By Willo Davis Roberts
  • Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
  • Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
  • Who’s There by Stephanie Tolan
  • Blackwater Swamp by Bill Wallace
  • Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright

(Series) = Multiple authors

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