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series27 books1902

completed

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
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Start with Five Children and It →

Young WizardsSeries

series24 books1983

About wizards.

“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 →

Tales of MagicSeries

series7 books1954

completed

Whimsical in tone.

“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.”
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Start with Half Magic →

Emily WindsnapSeries

series16 books2003

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary.

“For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat.”
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Start with The Tail of Emily Windsnap →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

series5 books1980

completed

Portal fantasy.

“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
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Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →

SummerlandNovel

Michael Chabonstandalone novel2002

Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about quests, set in parallel universe.

“Summerland weaves elements of a World Series, parallel-universe road trip, and a hero's odyssey.”
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