Want to get a gift for the young reader in your life, but don’t know where to start? Juniper Books has the perfect book set, ready to kick off your summer reading! With books from five famous fantasy series, get your young reader started on their newest adventure with the Series Starter!
Harry Potter – J. K. Rowling
Let’s face it – Harry Potter is one of the staples of fantasy books, with a readership spanning the entire globe! Introduce your young reader to a world of magic, while following Harry through his adventures at the wizarding school of Hogwarts with the first book of the series: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. With flying brooms and invisible cloaks, this is the best way to start off the journey into reading!
Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Rick Riordan
Learn all about Greek mythology with this awesome series! Set in modern times, twelve-year-old Percy Jackson faces off with all sorts of enemies from the Iliad and the Odyssey, from hellhounds and harpies to gods and Titans, as he journeys across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction: Zeus’ master bolt. With snarky commentary and relatable humor, The Lightning Thief is the first in a series of fantasy novels dedicated to bringing mythology into the everyday, through the eyes of the budding hero: Percy Jackson.
His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman
Ever wanted an animal familiar whom you can talk to and represent your inner self? Look no further than The Golden Compass, the first of Philip Pullman’s three-book series that is set in a world with dæmons – the physical manifestation of your soul. But with a plot to separate humans from dæmons in order to build a bridge to a parallel world, can Lyra Belacqua and her dæmon Pantalaimon use the mysterious alethiometer to save her friends from being killed by the Gobblers?