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Young WizardsSeries
series24 books1983
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.
“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
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Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →
James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical in tone, about found family.
“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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Green BoyNovel
Susan Cooperstandalone novel2002
Portal fantasy, about ecological collapse, set in otherworld.
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries
series15 books2007
About immortality.
“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →
Alfred KroppSeries
series3 books2005
About 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 →
DogsbodyNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1975
Mythic fantasy, about reincarnation and gods.
“Sirius the dog star, is reborn on earth as a puppy with a mission to search for the lost Zoi, the murder weapon of the stars.”
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