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Bastable ChildrenSeries
series24 books1898
completed
Lighthearted and funny in tone, 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 and humor, funny and lighthearted in tone, 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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A Little PrincessNovel
Frances Hodgson Burnettstandalone novel1905
Emotional in tone, about class conflict.
“All three versions tell the story of Sara Crewe, a wealthy young girl and the prize student of a private London boarding school who is reduced to poverty and forced to endure the life of a servant under the school's cruel headmistress.”
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BennySeries
series2 books1998
Set in contemporary.
“Benny Shaw is the protagonist of two children's literature novels by Irish author Eoin Colfer.”
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Start with Benny and Omar →
DodgerNovel
Terry Pratchettstandalone novel2012
Historical fiction and adventure, about class conflict, set in our world.
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! →