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Rotten SchoolSeries
series16 books2005
Set in contemporary and our world.
“Each book is written from the perspective of Bernie Bridges, a fourth-grader who lives in his dormitory at Rotten School with his pals Belzer, Feenman and Crench, Beast, Chipmunk, Nosebleed, Billy The Brain and others.”
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Start with The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! →
Captain UnderpantsSeries
series15 books1989
Superhero, set in north america and contemporary.
Start with The Really Cool Adventures of Captain Underpants →
The Enchanted CastleNovel
E. Nesbitstandalone novel1907
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about magical artifacts, set in our world.
“On a dull school holiday, siblings Jerry and Jimmy and their friend Kathleen stumble across a grand, hidden estate in the countryside, with a lake, marble statues, and a maze at its heart.”
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Bastable ChildrenSeries
series24 books1898
completed
About coming of age, set in british isles and 19th century.
“E. Nesbit's Bastable novels follow their well-meaning, thoroughly unsuccessful schemes across three books published between 1899 and 1904, mixing believable sibling squabbles with the children's own overactive imaginations.”
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Start with The Story of the Treasure Seekers →
The Wheels of ChanceNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1896
Literary & general, set in british isles and 19th century.
“In 1922 it was adapted into a silent film The Wheels of Chance directed by Harold M. Shaw.”
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Doctor DolittleSeries
series27 books1920
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in our world.
“Lofting wrote twelve novels between 1920 and 1936, beginning with The Story of Doctor Dolittle, with two further story collections published after his 1947 death.”
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Start with The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts →