Books like So you want to be a wizard

So you want to be a wizard by Diane Duane reads as whimsical, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Into the Land of the Unicorns

Bruce Coville · 1994

Shares the comingofage thread

76% genome match

King of Shadows

Susan Cooper · 1999

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J.K. Rowling · 2003

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

A Wizard Abroad

Diane Duane · 1993

Shares the comingofage thread

70% genome match

Octagon Magic

Andre Norton · 1967

Shares the comingofage thread

72% genome match

Westmark

Lloyd Alexander · 1981

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Dealing with Dragons

Patricia C. Wrede · 1990

Shares the comingofage thread

77% genome match

Nicobobinus

Terry Jones · 1985

Shares the comingofage thread

77% genome match

The Year of the Griffin

Diana Wynne Jones · 2000

Shares the comingofage thread

78% genome match

The Magic of Oz

L. Frank Baum · 1919

Shares the comingofage thread

76% genome match

The Boy Who Reversed Himself

William Sleator · 1986

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Farthest-Away Mountain

Lynne Reid Banks · 1976

Shares the comingofage thread

79% genome match