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Books like Middle School Bites: 9 series to read next

Middle School Bites 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.

Middle School Bites is 4 books, 2020–2022.

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Bod Owens
Magic Shop
Monster High
Freddy Lupin
Bunnicula Universe
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Mercy Thompson

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, about found family, 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 →

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 →

Monster HighUniverse

universe61 books2010

Fantasy.

“New Salem High has a dress code problem: the daughter of Frankenstein's monster has bolts, the sea monster's daughter has scales, the werewolf sheds, and all of them are supposed to blend in with the normies.”
from the catalogue description

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Freddy LupinSeries

seriesJayne Lyons3 books2008

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

“At the time of his first transformation, a young werewolf of noble and proud ancestry is driven from his pack when, instead of turning into a fierce wolf, he changes into a little black poodle.”
from the catalogue description of 100% Wolf

Start with 100% Wolf →

Bunnicula UniverseSeries

seriesJames Howe & Deborah Howe20 books1979

Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

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Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Urban fantasy.

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental ZombieSeries

seriesDavid Lubar5 books2009

Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, about undead, set in contemporary and our world.

“Tired of continually having his feelings hurt by popular students and bullies, fifth-grader Nathan agrees to try an experimental formula, Hurt-Be-Gone, and becomes a half-dead zombie which has, he soon discovers, some real advantages.”
from the catalogue description of My Rotten Life

Start with My Rotten Life →

Sabrina the Teenage WitchUniverse

universe87 books1997

Fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Sixteen is complicated enough without waking up able to levitate the breakfast.”
from the catalogue description

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Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

Urban fantasy.

“Patricia Briggs builds this world across two interlocking series.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Middle School Bites?: Bod Owens — the closest match to Middle School Bites on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Middle School Bites?: Middle School Bites. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Middle School Bites.
How big is Middle School Bites?: Middle School Bites is 4 books, 2020–2022.

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