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Books like The Dessert Diaries: 9 series to read next

The Dessert Diaries is set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Dessert Diaries is 4 books, from 2016.

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Philippa Fisher
Catwings
The Willow Family
Magic Kitten
Pip Bartlett's Guides
Tales of Magic
Five Children Universe
Witch Twins
Lottie

Philippa FisherSeries

seriesLiz Kessler3 books2008

About fae.

“Embarrassed by her free-spirited parents and lonely when her best friend moves away, a self-conscious eleven-year-old girl named Philippa summons a wish-granting fairy godmother, with unexpected results.”
from the catalogue description of Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister

Start with Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister →

CatwingsSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin7 books1988

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

The Willow FamilySeries

seriesLynne Jonell4 books2010

Fantasy, whimsical and lighthearted in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“When the Willows move into a new house, their hamster, affected by the local magic, grants the family one wish, which the youngest child uses accidentally to become a big hamster.”
from the catalogue description of Hamster Magic

Start with Hamster Magic →

Magic KittenSeries

seriesSue Bentley18 books2006

Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with A Summer Spell →

Pip Bartlett's GuidesSeries

seriesJackson Pearce & Maggie Stiefvater3 books2015

Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about friendship, set in our world and contemporary.

“At first it's all fun, games, and chatting until Fuzzles appear and start bursting into flames.”
from the catalogue description of Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures

Start with Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in our world and contemporary.

“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 →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

Witch TwinsSeries

seriesAdele Griffin4 books2001

About witches.

Start with Witch Twins →

LottieSeries

seriesHolly Webb7 books2008

Fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“The last thing Lottie wants is to spend the holidays with her boring uncle.”
from the catalogue description of Catmagic

Start with Catmagic →

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 The Dessert Diaries?: Philippa Fisher — the closest match to The Dessert Diaries on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Dessert Diaries?: For Emme, Baked with Love. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Dessert Diaries.
How big is The Dessert Diaries?: The Dessert Diaries is 4 books, from 2016.

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