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- The Best Urban Fantasy BooksReading list
Harry Potter is an urban fantasy series written by J.K. Rowling. The story follows the adventures of a young wizard, Harry Potter, as he navigates his way through the magical world. The novels include elements of both fantasy and reality, which makes them urban fantasy. Harry Potter attends a school for wizards, where…
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- Lindsay AmerInterview
Absolutely the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. My favorites are Goblet of Fire and Deathly Hallows. I loved Harry’s world and his tenacity throughout the series to fight for good, no matter the personal risk. His activism and bravery is something that has been hugely inspiring to me throughout my life. I listen…
- Stephen WaltInterview
Interestingly, there are also some books that I enjoyed immensely when I read them but have little desire to revisit. I loved the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, but I never re-read any of them. Ditto the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, which is an extraordinary work of imagination and genuinely…
- Angie KimInterview
Age 16, the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling because I love it and love re-reading the whole series but there isn’t enough time to do that every year as I’d like to do. I had a lot more free reading time as a teenager during the summers, and I would have loved reading the whole series every summer. Age 25 — A Visit…
- Mo WelchInterview
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, The entire Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, and a compilation of Peanuts by Charles Schulz. I will present Harry Potter as nonfiction.
- Wendy HigginsInterview
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling completely swept me away. It’s a study on the importance of amazing setting and beloved characterizations in fantastical fiction. Those books made me want to create my own worlds where I, and my readers, could get lost and escape and fall in love.
- Safia ElhilloInterview
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, probably. And The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo — a book I wish had been around when I was growing up.
- Ahir ShahInterview
It would definitely be the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, though I feel like I might just be one of the crap kids who dies in a tragic but ultimately inconsequential way.
- Elizabeth EulbergInterview
It depends on the age. 5-9: The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey because those books are hilarious and really turn kids who struggle to read into readers (I’m also biased, I used to be Dav’s publicist and he was the first person to encourage me to write). 10 and up: The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling…
- Alison LittlewoodInterview
Oh, I feel like I should be choosing the one book that would make everyone be good to each other and magically make the world a better place. I’m not sure that’s possible, so I’m not going to pick some deeply philosophical tome. Instead, I’d love it if more people realised how wonderful it can be to read and enjoy…
- Helen HardtInterview
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder, The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Dutch by Madhuri Pavamani.
- Joel RobisonInterview
Honestly I’d say the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling; it’s what got me back into reading. The first book is short enough to read in a day or two and it really hooks you into the whole story.
- Rob SwandaInterview
Anything fantasy/science fiction! I adored the Harry Potter series, The Hunger Games series, and other alike books during middle & high school. I grew up in an era where youth fiction was very popular, and it gave an image and voice to those who didn’t fit in. I mean, leave it to the nerds to save the world right?!…
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