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After the Online Book Club: The Golden Compass

If you liked our Online Book Club pick, The Golden Compass, you might enjoy these similar titles.

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  • Not interested in a long series but still want to see the book play out on screen, check out this adaptation from 2007.
    DVD, 2008Burbank, CA : New Line Home Entertainment, [2008] — DVD Golden
  • Set 12 years before The Golden Compass, this series gives more information about Lyra and the Magisterium.
    Book, 2017New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017] — TEEN FANT Pullman P
  • This book is perfect for fans of The Golden Compass. It contains a hidden magical world, dark forces fighting for control, and warring creatures.
    Book, 2011New York : Balzer + Bray, c2011. — J FIC Meloy C
  • If you loved the fantastical world in The Golden Compass and want to experience another fantasy land, check out this movie in which two kids create a world to escape from day to day troubles.
    DVD, 2007Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2007] — DVD Bridge
  • Throughout The Golden Compass, Lyra works to come in to her own in terms of her powers and abilities. In this book, a princess must learn to harness her magical shapeshifting powers in order to save her kingdom.
    Book, 2017New York : Scholastic Press, 2017. — TEEN FANT Larson S
  • Didn't get enough of the frozen North in The Golden Compass? Check out this book in which our Earth has entered into a new Ice Age in the not so distant future.
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015] — J SF Kirby M
  • In The Golden Compass, Lord Asriel tries to make a bridge between worlds. In this movie, a man travels to a magical world to collect a star to give to his beloved.
    DVD, 2007Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2007. — DVD Stardus
  • If you can't get enough of bears and polar bears having adventures, check out this book that features both a bear and a girl.
    Book, 2003Orlando : Harcourt, 2003. — Y SF Pattou E
  • If you enjoyed reading a story about a little girl who was able to save the world, you might enjoy this movie in which a little girl works to save the world.
    DVD, 2018Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2018. — DVD Wrinkle
  • Did you love the bear sections of The Golden Compass more than any other part of the book? Then, check out this series about bears who must save their kingdom.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Scholastic Press, 2018. — J FANT Lasky K