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Books like Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: 9 series to read next

Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles is fantasy, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles is 3 books, 2007–2009.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Bod Owens
American Gods
Peter Pan
Charlie (Roald Dahl)
Magic Shop
Molly Moon
The Sisters Grimm
Alcatraz Smedry

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet and eerie in tone, 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 →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series

seriesRoald Dahl6 books1964

Funny in tone.

Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →

Magic ShopSeries

seriesBruce Coville7 books1982

Fantasy, about coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Monster's Ring →

Molly MoonSeries

seriesGeorgia Byng6 books2003

About psychic powers.

“For ten miserable years she's lived under the cruel rule of Miss Adderstone in grim Hardwick House.”
from the catalogue description of Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Start with Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism →

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Fairy tale retelling and mystery & detective.

“Summary from copyright page: Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother whom they have always believed to be dead.”
from the catalogue description of The Fairy-Tale Detectives
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Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

Alcatraz SmedrySeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson6 books2007

Funny in tone.

Start with Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles?: The Nixie's Song. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles.
How big is Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles?: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles is 3 books, 2007–2009.

Books like Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: 9 series to read next

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