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Books like Dandelion Wine: 9 series to read next

Dandelion Wine is literary & general, about coming of age, set in north america and mid 20th century, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dandelion Wine is 16 books, 1946–1957.

“Told as a series of loosely connected vignettes rather than one continuous plot, it captures the small rituals and discoveries of one boy's coming of age and later became the first entry in Bradbury's informal Green Town sequence.”
from the catalogue description

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Green Town
Before I Fall
Hearts in Atlantis
Austin Family
Empire of the Sun
Things
Emma / Charlotte
Children of Violence
Earthsea

Green TownSeries

seriesRay Bradbury31 books1946

Literary & general, reflective in tone, about coming of age, set in mid 20th century and north america.

“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with End of Summer →

Before I FallSeries

seriesLauren Oliver2 books2010

Emotional in tone, about time loop, set in contemporary.

“Attempting to understand why, Samantha tries different choices and actions each time through, some starkly out of character, as she reckons with her life and relationships.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Before I Fall →

Hearts in AtlantisSeries

seriesStephen King6 books1994

Literary & general, set in mid 20th century and north america.

Start with Low Men in Yellow Coats →

Austin FamilySeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle4 books1963

About coming of age, set in north america.

“Although Vicky will later appear in three novels that have fantasy and/or science fiction themes, there are no such elements in The Moon By Night.”
from the catalogue description of The Moon by Night

Start with The Moon by Night →

Empire of the SunSeries

seriesJ. G. Ballard2 books1984

Historical fiction, set in east asia.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Empire of the Sun →

ThingsSeries

seriesAndrew Clements3 books2002

Set in contemporary.

“The platinum edition includes a short interview with Andrew Clements and a redesigned cover.”
from the catalogue description of Things Not Seen

Start with Things Not Seen →

Emma / CharlotteSeries

seriesPenelope Farmer3 books1962

Set in british isles.

“The books blend everyday childhood settings with subtle fantasy and time-slip elements.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Summer Birds →

Children of ViolenceSeries

seriesDoris Lessing5 books1952

Set in africa.

Start with Martha Quest →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Dandelion Wine?: Green Town — the closest match to Dandelion Wine on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dandelion Wine?: The Night. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dandelion Wine.
How big is Dandelion Wine?: Dandelion Wine is 16 books, 1946–1957.
Is Dandelion Wine finished?: Yes — 16 books, 1946–1957.

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