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Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series

series6 books1964

completed

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →

Samuel JohnsonSeries

series3 books2009

Adventurous in tone, about demons.

“The comic horror trilogy continues through Hell's Bells and The Creeps.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Gates →

Magic ShopSeries

series7 books1982

Fantasy, about coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Monster's Ring →

The Ogre DownstairsNovel

Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1974

Lighthearted and whimsical in tone, about family secrets.

“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.”
from the catalogue

Alcatraz SmedrySeries

series6 books2007

Start with Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians →

Groosham GrangeSeries

series2 books1988

About magic schools.

“Groosham Grange follows twelve-year-old David Eliot, expelled from every other school, who is sent to a strange boarding school on a remote island where the staff and pupils are not what they seem.”
from the catalogue

Start with Groosham Grange →

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