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Books like Simon Bloom: 9 series to read next

Simon Bloom is about friendship, set in contemporary and north america, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Simon Bloom is 3 books, 2008–2012.

“Set in the fictional town of Lawnville, New Jersey, it is about a boy who finds a book that lets him control the laws of physics.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
The Accelerati Trilogy
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Mysterious Benedict Society milieu
Alfred Kropp
The Wildwood Chronicles
Narnia
Tales of Magic
Pandava

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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The Accelerati TrilogySeries

seriesEric Elfman & Neal Shusterman3 books2014

Science fiction.

“In the attic room, he finds a collection of old junk.”
from the catalogue description of Tesla's Attic

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The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Fantasy and 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.”
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Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →

The Mysterious Benedict Society milieuSeries

seriesTrenton Lee Stewart4 books2007

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone.

Start with The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict →

Alfred KroppSeries

seriesRick Yancey3 books2005

Fantasy.

“Rick Yancey's Alfred Kropp trilogy follows the teenage title character through three young-adult fantasy-adventure novels.”
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Start with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp →

The Wildwood ChroniclesSeries

seriesColin Meloy3 books2011

Fantasy and portal fantasy.

“Praised for its illustrations and old-fashioned book design, the trilogy continues across Under Wildwood and Wildwood Imperium.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Wildwood →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Fantasy and portal fantasy, 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.”
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Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Fantasy.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Magic →

PandavaSeries

seriesRoshani Chokshi5 books2018

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods.

“The next books are Aru Shah and the Song of Death, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes, Aru Shah and the City of Gold, and Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality.”
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Start with Aru Shah and the End of Time →

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.

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What should I read after Simon Bloom?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Simon Bloom on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Simon Bloom?: Simon Bloom, the Gravity Keeper. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Simon Bloom.
How big is Simon Bloom?: Simon Bloom is 3 books, 2008–2012.

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