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The DaydreamerNovel
Ian McEwanstandalone novel1994
Set in contemporary and british isles.
A Kiss in TimeNovel
Alex Flinnstandalone novel2009
About forbidden love, set in contemporary.
“its about a sixteen year girl that been told not to touch a spidel on her sixteen birthday an if she touch it she would be asleep until her true love kisses her in the lips,and she would be awaken.by her true love.”
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Mr. PudginsNovel
Ruth Christoffer Carlsenstandalone novel1951
Cozy fantasy, set in small town.
The Ogre DownstairsNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1974
Funny in tone, about family secrets, set in contemporary and 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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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, about found family, set in contemporary.
“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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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
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.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings