The world of Hogwarts is much smaller and more immediate than the world that the twins find themselves thrown into. There are just too many mythological and historical figures (if your kids read this series, insist that they look up all the characters and creatures, at least on Wikipedia or the wikia website dedicated to this series, to know their historical origins) running around in this series for us to ever get to know Josh and Sophie as intimately as Harry, Ron and Hermione.
But, as I said above, I think the action and creatures in this book are comparable to those in Riordan's and, while I have only read the synopses of the rest of the series it does not seem like it ever gets as dark or personal as Rowling's books do. I think these books are classified YA because of the age of the main characters and the intensity of the violence as well as the creepiness of the creatures doing battle. While this series has much in common with Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series - mythological figures and creatures, fast paced action and battles - the heroes of Scott's series, twins Josh and Sophie Newman are fifteen, almost sixteen and these books are considered YA (young adult.) I decided to give this book a middle grade rating after reading the first book and summaries of the next five books in the series. It's long been on my list of books to read, especially since, as a bookseller, I noticed a large number of adult flocking to this series and raving about it. I purchased this book when it came out almost six years ago and my daughter read and enjoyed it. And, the first five books are in paperback with book Six, The Enchantress, coming out in paperback in May of 2013. So, if, like me, you are late to this party, the good news is that you don't have to wait a year for each book in the series to be written.
Last year, the sixth and final book in this series was published.
The Alchemyst : The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott was published in 2007, the same year as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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