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Young WizardsSeries
series24 books1983
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.
“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
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Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries
series15 books2007
About immortality.
“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →
The Rest of Us Just Live HereNovel
Patrick Nessstandalone novel2015
Funny in tone, about chosen one, set in north america and small town.
“The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?”
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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical in tone, about found family.
“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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Green BoyNovel
Susan Cooperstandalone novel2002
Portal fantasy, about ecological collapse, set in otherworld.
Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins?Novel
Liz Kesslerstandalone novel2014
About psychic powers.
“Manifesting an ability to become invisible, Jessica, along with her best friend Izzy, organizes a band of fellow students who also demonstrate supernatural abilities only to be targeted by an unscrupulous adult.”
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