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Books like Golden & Grey: 9 series to read next

Golden & Grey is set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Golden & Grey is 3 books, 2005–2007.

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Johnny Maxwell
Magic Shop
Emily Windsnap
Bod Owens
Ghost Buddy
Pram
Charlie (Roald Dahl)
Tales of Magic
Willow Falls (Wendy Mass)

Johnny MaxwellSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett & Stephen Briggs4 books1992

Fantasy, set in our world.

“Terry Pratchett wrote it as a departure from Discworld, aiming his humor and social observation at a contemporary setting and a young teenage cast.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Only You Can Save Mankind →

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 →

Emily WindsnapSeries

seriesLiz Kessler16 books2003

Adventurous in tone.

“For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat.”
from the catalogue description of The Tail of Emily Windsnap
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Start with The Tail of Emily Windsnap →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet and eerie in tone, about found family.

“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 →

Ghost BuddySeries

seriesHenry Winkler & Lin Oliver4 books2012

Ghost stories, funny in tone, about friendship, set in contemporary.

“Billy Broccoli is a boy with questions: about his new school, his new step-family ... his whole new life, in fact.”
from the catalogue description of Zero to Hero

Start with Zero to Hero →

PramSeries

seriesLauren DeStefano2 books2015

Eerie in tone.

Start with A Curious Tale of the In-Between →

Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series

seriesRoald Dahl6 books1964

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

Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

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

“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 →

Willow Falls (Wendy Mass)Series

seriesWendy Mass5 books2009

Set in small town.

Start with 11 Birthdays →

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 Golden & Grey?: Johnny Maxwell — the closest match to Golden & Grey on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Golden & Grey?: Golden & Grey (An Unremarkable Boy and a Rather Remarkable Ghost). It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Golden & Grey.
How big is Golden & Grey?: Golden & Grey is 3 books, 2005–2007.

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