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You Need to Read: Newt Scamander

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Newt Scamander, you are our favorite magizoologist and are well known for sometimes understanding magical creatures better than you understand other humans. While these stories don't take place in the Wizarding World, hopefully you can appreciate these kids who discover magical worlds filled with wonderous creatures.

Vanya and the Wild Hunt
By Sangu Mandanna
New York: Henry Holt & Co, 2025. Fiction. 277 pages.

Newt, are you ready to remember your days at Hogwarts? Well, then you'll love this story about 11-year-old Vanya, because like you, she is always searching to learn more. When she discovers a magical world exists, she is excited to head to Auramere, a magical school/library, to train her abilities. However, Auramere also has secrets she'll need to uncover.

Impossible Creatures
By Katherine Rundell
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2024. Fiction. 358 pages.

After rescuing a baby griffin in Scotland, Christopher discovers the Archipelago, a collection of magical islands where all the creatures from myth and legend still live. But as Mal, a resident of the Archipelago, tells him, the creatures are slowly dying and the sands of the islands are turning grey. Newt, you'll love how many different magical creatures are featured in this book along with the well-developed characters.

Like a Charm
By Elle McNicoll   
New York: Random House Children's Books, 2023. Fiction. 309 pages.

When Rayma and her family moved from London to Edinburgh, she was just expecting to spend more time with her grandparents. She was not expecting for her grandfather to leave her the legacy of being one who can see mythical creatures like vampires, kelpies, and fae. She discovers that something is not right with the creatures, and it is up to her to save them. Like you, Newt, Rayma cares for all kinds of creatures and is sometimes misunderstood.

Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa
By Julian Randall
New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2022. Ficiton. 285 pages.

While traveling in the Dominican Republic, Pilar gets sucked into a folder that transports her to the world of Zafa, a magical island where stories she heard from her abuela come to life. She discovers that there's a plot tying El Cuco-the boogyman-to the disappearance of people from the time of Trujillo, a dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930-1961. Just like how your adventures, Newt, were intertwined with the events of muggle history, Pilar is able to solve a mystery linking history to the magical world of Zafa.

Sona and the Golden Beasts
By Rajani LaRocca
New York: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024. Fiction. 385 pages.

Sona discovers she has a mystical heritage which allows her to sing magic and talk to animals. When a hunter comes to kill a golden-eared wolf pup, Sona realizes it is a mystical creature from folklore. She rescues the pup and they go on an adventure to find a creature to heal her ailing grandmother. The struggles Sona sees between her two heritages-of the Devias and the Malechs-will be reminiscent for you, Newt, of the divide between wizards and No-Majs.

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