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Stig of the DumpNovel
Clive Kingstandalone novel1963
Adventurous in tone, about friendship and coming of age.
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, about friendship and coming of age, set in contemporary.
“Eight boys gather on Halloween night to trick-or-treat with their ninth friend, Pipkin, only Pipkin never shows, having vanished on some errand that may cost him his life.”
from the catalogue
Tales of MagicSeries
series7 books1954
completed
About friendship, set in contemporary.
“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue
Start with Half Magic →
Five Children UniverseSeries
series27 books1902
completed
Set in early 20th century.
“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue
Start with Five Children and It →
The Armitage FamilySeries
series23 books1953
completed
Funny in tone.
Start with Dragon Monday →