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Books like Never Girls: 9 series to read next

Never Girls is fantasy and portal fantasy, set in fairyland. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Never Girls is 22 books, 2013–2020.

“When four friends are whisked out of their ordinary lives to Never Land, home to fairies and mermaids, Queen Clarion and Tinker Bell have to figure out a way for them to get home.”
from the catalogue description of In a Blink

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Peter Pan
Fairyland
Narnia
The Secret of Platform 13
The Land of Stories
Five Children Universe
Fairy Realm
Tamisin
Faerie Wars

Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

FairylandSeries

seriesCatherynne M. Valente7 books2009

Fantasy and portal fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, about coming of age and quests, set in fairyland.

“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Set in secondary world.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Secret of Platform 13Series

seriesEva Ibbotson & Sibéal Pounder2 books1994

Fantasy and portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in fairyland and contemporary.

Start with The Secret of Platform 13 →

The Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Wishing Spell →

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 →

Fairy RealmSeries

seriesEmily Rodda10 books1994

Fantasy and portal fantasy, about quests, set in fairyland.

“Rowe is also the author of the series Deltora Quest and Rowan of Rin.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Reading order →

TamisinSeries

seriesE. D. Baker2 books1995

Fantasy and portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about fae, set in fairyland.

“When Tamisin Warner's swim coach sends her home with something sprouting from her back, she feels more mortified than magical.”
from the catalogue description of Fairy Wings

Start with Fairy Wings →

Faerie WarsSeries

seriesHerbie Brennan5 books2003

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about fae, set in fairyland.

“As of 2011, there are five books in the ongoing series.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Faerie Wars →

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 Never Girls?: Peter Pan — the closest match to Never Girls on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Never Girls?: In a Blink. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Never Girls.
How big is Never Girls?: Never Girls is 22 books, 2013–2020.

Books like Never Girls: 9 series to read next

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