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The Phantom TollboothNovel
Norton Justerstandalone novel1961
Funny in tone, about coming of age.
“A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.”
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The Magic CityNovel
E. Nesbitstandalone novel1910
Adventurous in tone, about loneliness, set in british isles.
Shadow CastleNovel
Marian Cockrellstandalone novel1945
About curses.
“In the middle of a deep forest is an enchanted valley and a castle where only shadows live, shadows of kings and queens who have waited for hundreds of years for the spell cast upon them to be broken.”
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Dot and Tot of MerrylandNovel
L. Frank Baumstandalone novel1901
Lighthearted in tone.
“After Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, he wrote this story about the adventures of a little girl named Dot and a little boy named Tot in a land reached by floating on a river that flowed through a tunnel.”
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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 Magician's BoyNovel
Susan Cooperstandalone novel2005
Fairy tale retelling.
“A boy who works for a magician meets familiar fairy tale characters when he is transported to the Land of Story in search of a missing puppet.”
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