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Consider yourself Gryffindor? These 5 books are for you!

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Mar 11, 2022, 20:00 IST
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​Consider yourself Gryffindor? These 5 books are for you!

For many fans of the 'Harry Potter' series, the very thought of being a Gryffindor sends a chill down their spine. One of the most popular of the four houses of Hogwarts, Gryffindor exemplifies qualities like bravery and chivalry. If you identify yourself as a Gryffindor, you just can't contain your spirit for adventure. Whether a story is set in another world or in modern times, you can relate to the traditional hero protagonist. Thus, here's a look at 5 books that are just for Gryffindors.

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​'An Ember In The Ashes' by Sabaa Tahir

In a fantasy world inspired by Ancient Rome, the story follows a girl named Laia spying for rebels against the reigning empire in exchange for their help in rescuing her captive brother; and a boy named Elias struggling to free himself from being an enforcer of a tyrannical regime. The novel is narrated in the first person, alternating between the points of view of Laia and Elias.


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'​Yes Please' by Amy Poehler

American actress and television writer Amy Poehler's memoir, 'Yes Please', is a humorous book that combines autobiographical essays and memories. She writes about her childhood and her career in improvisational comedy. She also shares advice from some of the people who have influenced her life.


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​'Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment' by James Patterson

The first book in the 'Maximum Ride' series, it is set in the near future and centers on the flock, a group of human-avian hybrids (98% human, 2% bird) on the run from the scientists who created them. It focuses on Maximum Ride (Max), the leader of the flock, and the first-person narrator and protagonist of the story.


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​'The Looking Glass Wars' by Frank Beddor

A series of three novels by Beddor, it is heavily inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and its 1871 sequel 'Through the Looking-Glass'. The basic premise is that the two books written by Carroll are a distortion of the 'true story'. It features twists and turns on the original story, such as the white rabbit really being Alyss's (Alice's) tutor, Bibwit Harte, and the Mad Hatter is really a very agile, somber bodyguard called Hatter Madigan.


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​'The Three Musketeers' by Alexandre Dumas

Set between 1625 and 1628, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, hoping to join the Musketeers of the Guard. Although d'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately, he is befriended by three of the most formidable musketeers of the age – Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, "the three musketeers" or "the three inseparables" – and becomes involved in affairs of state and at court.


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