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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, about 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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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
Bod OwensSeries
series3 books2007
Dark fantasy, about coming of age, set in british isles.
“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
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Start with The Witch's Headstone →
What-the-DickensNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2007
Fairy tale retelling, about fae and coming of age.
“A terrible storm is raging, and ten-year-old Dinah is huddled by candlelight with her brother, sister, and cousin Gage, who is telling a very unusual tale.”
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The Great Ghost RescueNovel
Eva Ibbotsonstandalone novel1975
Ghost stories, funny in tone, set in british isles.
The Starless SeaNovel
Erin Morgensternstandalone novel2019
About books and reading and quests.