Friday, February 12, 2016

If You Like Harry Potter ...

This semester, my students are sharing book reviews in a different format, linking one book they thought many people in the class might have read and another that would appeal to a reader of the first book. (Please note that my third graders read a wide variety of books across a wide variety of genres, levels, and topics. Do not think that these books are "only" for third graders.)

This "If you like ... read this next ..." format was inspired by the We Need Diverse Books summer reading series. They used the format to encourage people to find and read diverse books, so all of their "read this next" choices highlight great, diverse book choices. You can find their posts here on their Tumblr page.

If You Like Harry Potter ...

By: Nate

If you like the Harry Potter series, then you should read The Mysterious Benedict Society.

The Mysterious Benedict Society:
  • adventures and mysteries!
  • lots of puzzles!
  • characters have no magical powers but one is crazy smart, one is very athletic, and one is great at solving puzzles!

There are four books in the series:

Looking for more book recommendations? Check out the #3rdfor3rd tag for book recommendations written by my third graders about their favorite books or the Read This Next tag for more recommendations like this one!

6 comments:

  1. I keep hearing good things about this series, but I haven't actually read it yet. Thanks for the recommendation!

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    1. Thanks, Beth. I have read them too and enjoyed them - some really fun characters!

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  2. Oooh! I really want to read this series! have the first book but need to get the others.

    Stacy Renee @ LazyDayLit

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    1. Thanks, Stacy. The prequel is especially interesting too.

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  3. These look great, Katie. My grandson is almost old enough for them. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. I am a big fan of Harry Potter. But, I have never thought of further up the adventure reading after that. Thanks for showing up this book. It is a great topic, you are working on.

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