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series6 books1964

completed

Whimsical and funny in tone.

Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →

Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961

Whimsical and adventurous 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.”
from the catalogue

Five Children UniverseSeries

series27 books1902

completed

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue

Start with Five Children and It →

Bod OwensSeries

series3 books2007

Dark fantasy, about found family, 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

series5 books1980

completed

Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“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 →

Old MagicNovel

Marianne Curleystandalone novel2000

Mysterious in tone, about psychic powers.

“How can she convince him that he has a gift, a gift that he must use to unravel mysteries that have hung over his family for generations?”
from the catalogue

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