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Books like Molly Moon: 9 series to read next

Molly Moon is fantasy, about psychic powers, set in contemporary and our world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Molly Moon is 6 books, 2003–2012.

“For ten miserable years she's lived under the cruel rule of Miss Adderstone in grim Hardwick House.”
from the catalogue description of Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism

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Artemis Fowl
Piper McCloud
Magic Shop
Young Wizards
The Indian in the Cupboard
Five Children Universe
Samuel Johnson
The Sisters Grimm
Bromeliad

Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

About fae.

“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with LEPrecon →

Piper McCloudSeries

seriesVictoria Forester3 books2008

Hopeful in tone.

Start with The Girl Who Could Fly →

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 →

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

About wizards.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue description

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Portal fantasy.

“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →

Five Children UniverseSeries

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 →

Samuel JohnsonSeries

seriesJohn Connolly3 books2009

About demons.

“The comic horror trilogy continues through Hell's Bells and The Creeps.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gates →

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Fairy tale retelling and mystery & detective.

“Summary from copyright page: Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother whom they have always believed to be dead.”
from the catalogue description of The Fairy-Tale Detectives
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Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

BromeliadSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett3 books1989

About transported to another world and survival.

“The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Truckers →

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 Molly Moon?: Artemis Fowl — the closest match to Molly Moon on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Molly Moon?: Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Molly Moon.
How big is Molly Moon?: Molly Moon is 6 books, 2003–2012.

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