Harry Potter is huge. His presence in the collective literary room is like having the Pope in a Catholic school cafeteria. Everyone wants a piece of him. Maybe his aura will rub off and we can have some of that, for want of a better term, magic.

But there are other worlds out there to explore (though don’t try to tell that to my son). Harry Potter rocks, but so do these tomes. I love the way the list breaks down exactly what you should read by asking questions. I actually found my next read with it! Howl’s Moving Castle, here I come…