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Magic ShopSeries
series7 books1982
Fantasy, about coming of age, set in our world and contemporary.
“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Monster's Ring →
Artemis FowlSeries
series15 books2001
About fae.
“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
from the catalogue
Start with LEPrecon →
Molly MoonSeries
series6 books2003
About psychic powers.
“For ten miserable years she's lived under the cruel rule of Miss Adderstone in grim Hardwick House.”
from the catalogue
Start with Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism →
Rats of NIMHSeries
series3 books1971
About survival.
“All three carry forward the original's interest in community, responsibility, and the costs of intelligence.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH →
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series
series100 books1996
Paranormal and urban fantasy, set in north america.
“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue
Start with Bitten →
BromeliadSeries
series3 books1989
completed
About transported to another world and survival.
“The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans.”
from the catalogue
Start with Truckers →