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Watership DownSeries
series21 books1972
completed
About quests and found family.
“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
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Start with Watership Down →
To Be a CatNovel
Matt Haigstandalone novel2012
About coming of age.
“Twelve-year-old Barney Willow gets his wish to be a cat but soon discovers that not all felines are cute and cuddly--some are downright evil--and his life is in grave danger, but his missing father may be able to help.”
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BromeliadSeries
series3 books1989
completed
About transported to another world.
“The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans.”
from the catalogue
Start with Truckers →
Rats of NIMHSeries
series3 books1971
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.
“All three carry forward the original's interest in community, responsibility, and the costs of intelligence.”
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Start with Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH →
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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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
About found family and 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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