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series6 books1964

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Whimsical and funny in tone, about coming of age, set in our world.

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series5 books1965

Mythic fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in british isles.

“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
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James and the Giant PeachNovel

Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961

Whimsical in tone, about found family and coming of age, set in our world.

“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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Artemis FowlSeries

series15 books2001

Adventurous in tone, about fae, set in our world.

“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
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The Owl ServiceNovel

Alan Garnerstandalone novel1967

Mythic fantasy, about curses, set in british isles.

“During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.”
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ElidorNovel

Alan Garnerstandalone novel1965

Portal fantasy, about quests and coming of age, set in british isles.

“Set primarily in modern Manchester, it features four English children who enter a fantasy world, fulfill a quest there, and return to find that the enemy has followed them into our world.”
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