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Books like Piper McCloud: 9 series to read next

Piper McCloud is fantasy, about coming of age and psychic powers, set in our world, hopeful in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Piper McCloud is 3 books, 2008–2020.

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Young Wizards
The Indian in the Cupboard
Rats of NIMH
Artemis Fowl
Bod Owens
Magic Shop
Molly Moon
Switchers
Savvy

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 →

Rats of NIMHSeries

seriesJane Leslie Conly & Robert C. O'Brien3 books1971

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.

“All three carry forward the original's interest in community, responsibility, and the costs of intelligence.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with LEPrecon →

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 →

Molly MoonSeries

seriesGeorgia Byng6 books2003

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about psychic powers, set in contemporary and our world.

“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

Start with Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism →

SwitchersSeries

seriesKate Thompson3 books1997

About shapeshifters, set in british isles.

“Kate Thompson's Switchers trilogy follows Tess, a Dublin teenager who can shapeshift into any animal but will lose the power forever on her fifteenth birthday.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Switchers →

SavvySeries

seriesIngrid Law3 books2008

Fantasy, about coming of age and psychic powers, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with Savvy →

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 Piper McCloud?: Young Wizards — the closest match to Piper McCloud on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Piper McCloud?: The Girl Who Could Fly. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Piper McCloud.
How big is Piper McCloud?: Piper McCloud is 3 books, 2008–2020.

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