Series

Books like Goth Girl: 9 series to read next

Goth Girl is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Goth Girl is 5 books, 2013–2017.

Five Children Universe
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Charlie (Roald Dahl)
Bod Owens
Boggart
Nursery Crimes
Tales of Magic
Chrestomanci
Magic Shop

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century.

“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 →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction and humor, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series

seriesRoald Dahl6 books1964

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

Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →

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 →

BoggartSeries

seriesSusan Cooper3 books1993

About fae.

“Cooper, best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, writes here in a lighter fantasy-adventure register.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Boggart →

Nursery CrimesSeries

seriesJasper Fforde2 books2005

Mystery & detective.

“The Big Over Easy turns Humpty Dumpty's fall into a murder investigation; The Fourth Bear follows with the Gingerbread Man as a serial killer.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Big Over Easy →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in contemporary and 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 →

ChrestomanciSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones12 books1977

Set in parallel universe.

“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
from the catalogue description of Charmed Life
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Charmed Life →

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 →

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 Goth Girl?: Five Children Universe — the closest match to Goth Girl on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Goth Girl?: Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Goth Girl.
How big is Goth Girl?: Goth Girl is 5 books, 2013–2017.

Books like Goth Girl: 9 series to read next

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