Amulet Read Alikes

Amulet is a beloved comic book that captures readers with the non-stop adventures and keeps them with the world-building. The magic and terrifying monsters are some of the biggest allures. If you have a fan of the Amulet series, here are a few books with similar pacing and adventure.

The Secret of the Ravens
Written by Joanna Cacao
Illustrated by Kyla Aiko
New York: Clarion Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPunlishers, 2023. Comics. 254 pages.

Elliot and Liza are twins experiencing homelessness. They decide to participate in the raven games, which promise wealth and magic at their disposal. But a quest goes horribly wrong and Liza is poisoned. Now Elliot must do whatever it takes to find the antidote.

Wingbearer
Written by Marjorie m. Liu
Illustrated by Teny Issakhanian
New York: Quill Tree Books, HarperAlley, Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022. Comics. 201 pages.

Zuli was raised by mystical bird spirits and has never left her safe home until a dark force threatens the bird spirits' magical, life-giving tree. She leaves on the biggest adventure of her life --one that brings her new friends, encounters with beasts, and answers about her past.

Anzu and the Realm of Darkness
Written by Mai. K. Nguyen
Illustrated by Diana Tsai Santos
New York: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. Comics. 254 pages.

Anzu and her family are getting ready to celebrate Obon, a holiday meant to remember their ancestors. But since her Obaachan passed away, she's not in the mood to celebrate. When she sees a dog exhibiting strange behavior and follows it off a ridge, a knocked out Anzu wakes to find herself in the underworld known as Yomi.

Shakti
Written by SJ Sindu
Illustrated by Nabi H. Ali
New York: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023. Comics. 245 pages.

Shakti cannot stand the three bullies at her school. To fight back, she draws on ancient Indian magic, but accidentally curses the whole town. She has to learn to harness her power and empathy before something terrible and irrevocable happens.

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Review: The Factory

The Factory By Catherine Egan New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2025. Fiction. 306 pages. Thirteen-year-old Asher Doyle has been invited to join the Factory, a secretive research facility in the desert which ostensibly extracts renewable energy from the electromagnetic fields of its young recruits. But Asher soon realizes something sinister is going on. Kids are getting sick. The adults who run the Factory seem to be keeping secrets. And the extraction process is not only painful and exhausting, but existentially troubling. Asher makes a handful of new friends who help him with an investigation that turns into a resistance, which turns into...a cliffhanger! The Factory is a page-turning sci-fi with multidimensional characters, an intriguing plot, and refreshingly straight-forward writing. Egan weaves in detail about climate crises and social unrest, making the story's dystopian setting feel rich and plausible. With its sophisticated themes and accessible storytelling, I would recomm...

Review: A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall By Jasmine Warga New York: Harper, 2024. Fiction. 211 pages. A painting has been stolen from the Penelope L. Brooks Museum and sixth-grader Rami Ahmed is worried he's the main suspect. His mother works at the museum as the lead custodian and Rami spends a lot of time hanging out at the museum while she works. On the day the painting went missing, the only people there were the security guard Ed, the cleaning crew, and Rami. Then, a mysterious girl appears in the museum. She floats around from room to room and only Rami can see her -- and she looks exactly like the girl from the missing painting. To prove his innocence and help figure out who the floating girl is, Rami partners up with an aspiring sleuth at school named Veda and the two dive into unexpected situations as they try to solve the mystery. This is a cozy mystery that is focused mostly on characters and ambiance and only a little on the mystery itself. Don't read this book if yo...

Review: Fowl Play

Fowl Play By Kristin O'Donnell Tubb New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2024. Fiction 277 pages. Still reeling from her beloved uncle's death, Chloe Alvarez is comforted and confused when at his last will and testament reading, Uncle Will gifts her his African Grey parrot, Charlie. Charlie has a robust vocabulary and loves to make Alexa requests for her favorite songs, but when she starts saying things like, "homicide," and "cyanide," Chloe becomes convinced that Uncle Will may have met his demise by murder instead of a genetic disease, as was previously thought. Ultimately, bringing in her brother, Grammy, and Uncle Frank (and of course Charlie,) Chloe's ragtag and adoring family support her search for answers ---going on stakeouts, engaging in fast pursuits, and searching for clues. But as the suspects stack up and the mystery grows, Chole will learn that the process of death and grieving is complicated, and in the end her Uncle Will's words that, ...

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