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Read Alikes: Wicked

If your kid has caught the Wicked bug but isn't ready for the novel, check out these witchy and kid-friendly reads!

Lawrence Public Library

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  • "Sylvie and her mother and grandmother are beloved, trusted healers in their medieval French village, though some whisper that fifteen-year-old Sylvie and her grand-mere deal in more than herbs and medicines ... After her grandmother dies,…
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2022] — j F WERLIN N
  • "In print for the first time in thirty years is Anna Elizabeth Bennett's classic tale of a little witch who dreams of becoming normal girl."
    BookNew York : Sky Pony Press, ©2013. — j F BENNETT
  • "Lizzy, a young witch, and her cat, crash through an open attic window, breaking Nicky's broom, and they explore the house to find someone who can fix it, meeting a variety of other witches on their way."
    BookNew York : North-South ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2010. — j P STORIES BAETEN L
  • "Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March, four sisters in nineteenth-century New England, secretly learn the family trade of witchcraft from their mother as Mr. Laurence, a witchfinder, moves next door with his grandson Laurie."
    Graphic NovelPortland, OR : Oni Press, 2020- — j GN DRAGOON
  • "A witch finds room on her broom for all the animals that ask for a ride, and they repay her kindness by rescuing her from a dragon."
    BookNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2001. — j P CELEBRAT DONALDSO
  • "Thirteen-year-old half-witch Kiki travels to the town of Koriko where she makes new friends, overcomes challenges, and shares her magic with her community to make the world a brighter place"
    Book[New York, New York] : Delacorte Press, [2020] — j F KADONO E
  • "When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works."
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [1988], c1975. — j 398.2094 ITALY STREGA N DEPAOLA
  • "After a cyclone transports her to Oz, Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road and seek out the great wizard in order to return to her home in Kansas."
    BookNew York : Sterling Pub. Co., 2012. — j F BAUM L OZ bk. 1
  • "An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the…
    BookChapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, 2016. — j F BARNHILL
  • "In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted... and he's still…
    Graphic NovelNew York, N.Y. : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic [2017] — j GN OSTERTAG
  • "Twelve-year-old Amelia gets the opportunity to attend a boarding school and learn how to use music to create magic, hoping to become a Maestro like her deceased mother."
    UnknownBoston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020] — j F KHOURY J
  • "Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead."
    BookNew York : Amulet Books, 2005. — j F BUCKLEY SISTERS bk. 1
  • "Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared…
    BookNew York, NY : Eos, 2008, c1986. — j F JONES D