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Books like Serafina: 9 series to read next

Serafina is fantasy and historical fantasy, set in north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Serafina is 4 books, 2015–2019.

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Serafina Universe
Lewis Barnavelt
Black Dragon
Menagerie (Tui and Kari Sutherland)
Jackaby
Allie Nichols
The Diviners
The Indian in the Cupboard
Paola Santiago

Serafina UniverseSeries

seriesRobert Beatty6 books2015

Fantasy, set in north america.

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Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in north america and contemporary.

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

Black DragonSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983

Urban fantasy, about dragons.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

Menagerie (Tui and Kari Sutherland)Series

seriesKari Sutherland & Tui T. Sutherland3 books2013

Fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Logan Wilde is accidentally drawn into the mysterious, dangerous world of the Menagerie when he discovers a griffin hiding under his bed . . . and it leads him straight to the weirdest girl in seventh grade, Zoe Kahn.”
from the catalogue description of The Menagerie

Start with The Menagerie →

JackabySeries

seriesWilliam Ritter5 books2014

Fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in 19th century.

“Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Jackaby →

Allie NicholsSeries

seriesCynthia DeFelice4 books1998

Ghost stories.

“Allie knows it's not her imagination when she hears a voice and sees in her mind's eye the face of a girl who seems to be seeking her help.”
from the catalogue description of The Ghost of Fossil Glen

Start with The Ghost of Fossil Glen →

The DivinersSeries

seriesLibba Bray4 books2012

About psychic powers, set in early 20th century.

“The plot follows seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill as she helps her uncle Will—curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult—uncover the killer behind a mysterious series of murders.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Diviners →

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 →

Paola SantiagoSeries

seriesTehlor Kay Mejia3 books2020

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

Start with Paola Santiago and the River of Tears →

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 Serafina?: Serafina Universe — the closest match to Serafina on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Serafina?: Serafina and the Black Cloak. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Serafina.
How big is Serafina?: Serafina is 4 books, 2015–2019.

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