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Dreamhouse KingsSeries
series6 books2008
Fantasy and portal fantasy, tense and adventurous in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
Start with House of Dark Shadows →
The Paradise TrapNovel
Catherine Jinksstandalone novel2011
About transported to another world, set in otherworld.
“Eleven-year-old Marcus is spending a week at the beach with his mother in a tiny old travel trailer, but boredom turns to terror when a new friend discovers a cellar that has magical doors through which people keep disappearing.”
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To Be a CatNovel
Matt Haigstandalone novel2012
About coming of age.
“Twelve-year-old Barney Willow gets his wish to be a cat but soon discovers that not all felines are cute and cuddly--some are downright evil--and his life is in grave danger, but his missing father may be able to help.”
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Rats of NIMHSeries
series3 books1971
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about survival, set in our world and contemporary.
“All three carry forward the original's interest in community, responsibility, and the costs of intelligence.”
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Start with Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH →
BromeliadSeries
series3 books1989
completed
About transported to another world.
“The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans.”
from the catalogue
Start with Truckers →
Watership DownSeries
series21 books1972
completed
About quests and found family, set in countryside & village.
“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue
Start with Watership Down →