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Books like Shadow School: 9 series to read next

Shadow School 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.

Shadow School is 3 books, 2019–2021.

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Bod Owens
The Books of Elsewhere
Lewis Barnavelt
The Indian in the Cupboard
Shades of London
Allie's Ghost Hunters
Saranormal
American Gods
Allie Nichols

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 →

The Books of ElsewhereSeries

seriesJacqueline West5 books2010

Portal fantasy.

“When eleven-year-old Olive and her distracted parents move into an old Victorian mansion, Olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry nine-year-old boy, and three talking cats.”
from the catalogue description of The Shadows
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Start with The Shadows →

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

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

“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 →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“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 →

Shades of LondonSeries

seriesMaureen Johnson4 books2011

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in british isles.

Start with The Boy in the Smoke →

Allie's Ghost HuntersSeries

seriesCatherine Jinks4 books2002

Ghost stories, set in contemporary and our world.

“Allie Gebhardt thought sharing a room with her younger brother Bethan was bad enough, but sharing a room with a ghost proves to be down right frightful.”
from the catalogue description of Eglantine

Start with Eglantine →

SaranormalSeries

seriesPhoebe Rivers11 books2012

Paranormal.

Start with Ghost Town →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Allie NicholsSeries

seriesCynthia DeFelice4 books1998

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation.

“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 →

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 Shadow School?: Bod Owens — the closest match to Shadow School on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Shadow School?: Archimancy. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Shadow School.
How big is Shadow School?: Shadow School is 3 books, 2019–2021.

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