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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
The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
About coming of age.
“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.”
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Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →
The Ever BreathNovel
Julianna Baggottstandalone novel2009
Whimsical in tone, about transported to another world.
“Follow the secret passageway . . . and discover the magic!In a world where locust fairies flutter and firebreathers burst from snowbanks, two children are having the adventure of their lives.”
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House of SecretsSeries
series3 books2013
Adventure, about transported to another world.
“Rights to the book were sold in 12 foreign territories.”
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Start with House of Secrets →
SummerlandNovel
Michael Chabonstandalone novel2002
Whimsical in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.
“Summerland weaves elements of a World Series, parallel-universe road trip, and a hero's odyssey.”
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The Paradise TrapNovel
Catherine Jinksstandalone novel2011
About transported to another world and survival.
“Eleven-year-old Marcus is spending a week at the beach with his mother in a tiny old travel trailer, but boredom turns to terror when a new friend discovers a cellar that has magical doors through which people keep disappearing.”
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