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Centerville Chronicles is 4 books, from 2023.

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Five Children Universe
Willow Falls (Wendy Mass)
The Willow Family
Magic Shop
Matter-of-Fact Magic
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Tales of Magic
The Candy Shop War
Stephanie Plum Universe

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

Willow Falls (Wendy Mass)Series

seriesWendy Mass5 books2009

Set in our world.

Start with 11 Birthdays →

The Willow FamilySeries

seriesLynne Jonell4 books2010

Whimsical in tone, set in our world.

“When the Willows move into a new house, their hamster, affected by the local magic, grants the family one wish, which the youngest child uses accidentally to become a big hamster.”
from the catalogue description of Hamster Magic

Start with Hamster Magic →

Magic ShopSeries

seriesBruce Coville7 books1982

About coming of age, set in 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 →

Matter-of-Fact MagicSeries

seriesRuth Chew10 books1969

Whimsical in tone, about witches, set in our world.

“WorldCat: The arrival of a witch who travels by magic vacuum cleaner is only the beginning of Mary Jane's strange adventures.”
from the catalogue description of The Wednesday Witch

Start with The Wednesday Witch →

Chitty Chitty Bang BangSeries

seriesFrank Cottrell Boyce, Al Perkins, Albert G. Miller, Georgess McHargue, Ian Fleming, Jean Lewis & William Johnston10 books1964

Whimsical in tone, set in our world.

Start with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in our world.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Magic →

The Candy Shop WarSeries

seriesBrandon Mull3 books2007

Adventurous in tone, about friendship.

Start with The Candy Shop War →

Stephanie Plum UniverseSeries

seriesJanet Evanovich & Phoef Sutton4 books2002

Funny in tone, set in north america.

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What should I read after Centerville Chronicles?: Five Children Universe — the closest match to Centerville Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Centerville Chronicles?: The Turtle of Ultimate Power. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Centerville Chronicles.
How big is Centerville Chronicles?: Centerville Chronicles is 4 books, from 2023.

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