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Dreamhouse KingsSeries
series6 books2008
Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous and tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
Start with House of Dark Shadows →
The Guardians of TimeSeries
series4 books2002
Fantasy and time travel, adventurous and tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
“The first novel in the Guardians of Time Trilogy, it follows Ethan, a member of The Named, and his new apprentice, Isabel, who he is training under the guidance of his mentor Arkarian.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Named →
Alfred KroppSeries
series3 books2005
About coming of age and magical artifacts.
“Rick Yancey's Alfred Kropp trilogy follows the teenage title character through three young-adult fantasy-adventure novels.”
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Start with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp →
The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
About coming of age.
“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →
Out of TimeNovel
John Marsdenstandalone novel1990
Mysterious in tone, about coming of age.
James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical 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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