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BoggartSeries
series3 books1993
Lighthearted in tone, set in british isles.
“Cooper, best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, writes here in a lighter fantasy-adventure register.”
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The Ogre DownstairsNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1974
Funny and lighthearted in tone, about coming of age, set in british isles.
“When a disagreeable man with two boys marries a widow with three children, family adjustments are complicated by two magic chemistry sets which cause strange things to happen around the house.”
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Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series
series6 books1964
completed
Funny in tone, about coming of age.
Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →
James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, about found family and coming of age.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
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Archer's GoonNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1984
About wizards and coming of age.
Faerie TaleNovel
Raymond E. Feiststandalone novel1988
Thriller & suspense, eerie and tense in tone, set in north america.