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Books like Beany Adventures: 9 series to read next

Beany Adventures is literary & general, about coming of age and friendship, set in our world, lighthearted in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Beany Adventures is 5 books, 1996–2005.

“The test - Glamour nails - The star sweater - The tooth - The talent show.”
from the catalogue description of Don't Call Me Beanhead!

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The Candymakers
Benny
Catwings
Bod Owens
Lumberjanes
Pip Bartlett's Guides
A Monster Calls
Lost in Cyberspace
The Indian in the Cupboard

The CandymakersSeries

seriesWendy Mass2 books2010

Set in north america.

Start with The Candymakers →

BennySeries

seriesEoin Colfer2 books1998

Literary & general, lighthearted in tone, about coming of age and friendship, set in contemporary.

“Benny Shaw is the protagonist of two children's literature novels by Irish author Eoin Colfer.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Benny and Omar →

CatwingsSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin7 books1988

“Catwings is also the title of the first book in the series.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Catwings →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, about found family, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

LumberjanesSeries

seriesMariko Tamaki4 books2017

Set in countryside & village.

“Originally planned as an eight-part series, the comic was made an ongoing series following strong sales and critical acclaim.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Unicorn Power! →

Pip Bartlett's GuidesSeries

seriesJackson Pearce & Maggie Stiefvater3 books2015

Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about friendship, set in contemporary and our world.

“At first it's all fun, games, and chatting until Fuzzles appear and start bursting into flames.”
from the catalogue description of Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures

Start with Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures →

A Monster CallsSeries

seriesPatrick Ness, Adam Peck & Sally Cookson2 books2011

Emotional and eerie in tone, about grief and loss, set in british isles.

“A Monster Calls follows a boy struggling with his mother's terminal illness, who is visited each night by a tree-like monster demanding an honest story from him in exchange for the unsettling tales it tells.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Monster Calls →

Lost in CyberspaceSeries

seriesRichard Peck2 books1995

Science fiction, about virtual reality.

“While dealing with changes at home, sixth-grader Josh and his friend Aaron use the computer at their New York prep school to travel through time, learning some secrets from the school's past and improving Josh's home situation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lost in Cyberspace →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Beany Adventures?: The Candymakers — the closest match to Beany Adventures on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Beany Adventures?: Don't Call Me Beanhead!. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Beany Adventures.
How big is Beany Adventures?: Beany Adventures is 5 books, 1996–2005.

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