More like Go Fetch!

anchored on:fantasytransported to another worldnorth americacontemporarylightheartedmagical artifacts+2 more

but

Narrow

Un Lun DunNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2007
Portal fantasy, about chosen one and coming of age, set in otherworld.
“The title is derived from 'UnLondon,' the name of the alternate realm where the book is set.”
from the catalogue
Tucker & HarrySeries
series8 books1960
completed
Whimsical in tone.
Start with The Cricket in Times Square →
Fog MagicNovel
Julia L. Sauerstandalone novel1943
Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about coming of age, set in small town.
“A Nova Scotian girl's love of the fog brings her happy adventures in a village lost for a hundred years”
from the catalogue
With a Little LuckNovel
Marissa Meyerstandalone novel2024
Contemporary romance, about love triangle and coming of age, set in small town.
“Suddenly, everything Jude has ever wanted is within reach.”
from the catalogue
The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Portal fantasy, about coming of age, set in our world.
“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 →
BromeliadSeries
series3 books1989
completed
About survival, set in our world.
“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 →