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Books like The Candymakers: 9 series to read next

The Candymakers is about friendship and coming of age, set in our world and contemporary, lighthearted in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Candymakers is 2 books, 2010–2016.

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The Mysterious Benedict Society milieu
Lumberjanes
Benny
Beany Adventures
Lost in Cyberspace
The Doll People
Piper McCloud
Mr. Lemoncello
Catwings

The Mysterious Benedict Society milieuSeries

seriesTrenton Lee Stewart4 books2007

Mystery & detective, mysterious and adventurous in tone.

Start with The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict →

LumberjanesSeries

seriesMariko Tamaki4 books2017

Fantasy, set in countryside & village.

“Originally planned as an eight-part series, the comic was made an ongoing series following strong sales and critical acclaim.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Unicorn Power! →

BennySeries

seriesEoin Colfer2 books1998

Literary & general, lighthearted in tone, about friendship and coming of age, set in contemporary.

“Benny Shaw is the protagonist of two children's literature novels by Irish author Eoin Colfer.”
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Start with Benny and Omar →

Beany AdventuresSeries

seriesSusan Wojciechowski5 books1996

Literary & general, lighthearted in tone, about coming of age and friendship, set in contemporary and our world.

“The test - Glamour nails - The star sweater - The tooth - The talent show.”
from the catalogue description of Don't Call Me Beanhead!

Start with Don't Call Me Beanhead! →

Lost in CyberspaceSeries

seriesRichard Peck2 books1995

Science fiction, about virtual reality.

“While dealing with changes at home, sixth-grader Josh and his friend Aaron use the computer at their New York prep school to travel through time, learning some secrets from the school's past and improving Josh's home situation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lost in Cyberspace →

The Doll PeopleSeries

seriesAnn M. Martin & Laura Godwin4 books2000

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Doll People →

Piper McCloudSeries

seriesVictoria Forester3 books2008

Fantasy, about psychic powers.

Start with The Girl Who Could Fly →

Mr. LemoncelloSeries

seriesChris Grabenstein3 books2013

About books and reading.

Start with Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library →

CatwingsSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin7 books1988

Fantasy.

“Catwings is also the title of the first book in the series.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Catwings →

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 The Candymakers?: The Mysterious Benedict Society milieu — the closest match to The Candymakers on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Candymakers?: The Candymakers. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Candymakers.
How big is The Candymakers?: The Candymakers is 2 books, 2010–2016.

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