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Books like Worst Witch: 9 series to read next

Worst Witch is fantasy, about witches, lighthearted in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Worst Witch is 10 books, 1974–2018.

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Narnia
Upside-Down Magic
Tales of the Frog Princess
Enchanted Forest
Dragon Slayers' Academy
Princess Academy
Myth Adventures
Discworld
Tolkien's legendarium

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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Upside-Down MagicSeries

seriesEmily Jenkins, Lauren Myracle & Sarah Mlynowski8 books2015

Fantasy and cozy fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about magic schools and friendship, set in secondary world.

“Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax are just four of the students in Dunwiddle Magic School s Upside-Down Magic class.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Upside-Down Magic →

Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker9 books2002

Fairy tale retelling.

Start with The Frog Princess →

Enchanted ForestSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede7 books1985

About dragons.

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Dealing with Dragons →

Dragon Slayers' AcademySeries

seriesKate McMullan20 books1997

About dragons.

Start with The New Kid at School →

Princess AcademySeries

seriesShannon Hale3 books2005

Hopeful in tone.

“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Princess Academy →

Myth AdventuresSeries

seriesRobert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye & Phil Foglio33 books1978

Humor.

“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Another Fine Myth →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Worst Witch?: Narnia — the closest match to Worst Witch on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Worst Witch?: The Worst Witch. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Worst Witch.
How big is Worst Witch?: Worst Witch is 10 books, 1974–2018.
Is Worst Witch finished?: Yes — 10 books, 1974–2018.

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