Books like A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories
12 books with a reading profile close to A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
by Roald Dahl
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Picking up directly after the events of the chocolate factory tour, Charlie Bucket and his family board a translucent lifting device that accidentally enters Earth's orbit.
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The Titan's Curse
by Rick Riordan
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
In the third installment of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, Percy Jackson journeys to Westover Hall to recruit two new half-bloods, Bianca and Nico di Angelo.
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The Sea of Monsters
by Rick Riordan
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Percy Jackson discovers that the magical pine tree protecting Camp Half-Blood has been poisoned, leaving the sanctuary vulnerable to monster attacks.
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Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Kamala Khan is a Pakistani-American teenager living in Jersey City who struggles to balance her conservative immigrant upbringing with her desire to fit in at high school.
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A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Fourteen-year-old Mona possesses a niche magical talent: she can manipulate dough and animate baked goods.
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Fortunately, the Milk
by Neil Gaiman
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
When a father heads to the corner shop to buy milk for his children’s cereal, he returns late with a fantastic explanation for his delay.
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Odd and the Frost Giants
by Neil Gaiman
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Odd, a young boy in a Viking village, suffers from a crippled leg and a streak of bad luck following his father’s death.
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Hogwarts Library
by J. K. Rowling, Olivia Lomenech Gill
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
The Hogwarts Library is a three-volume collection containing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
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The Book of Doors
by Gareth Brown
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
Cassie Andrews is a New York City bookseller whose life changes when an elderly customer leaves behind a leather-bound volume titled The Book of Doors.
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Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
At Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqulth Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types, five cabin mates—Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley—encounter supernatural anomalies deep in the woods.
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The Assassin's Blade
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
This collection of five prequel novellas follows Celaena Sardothien, a teenage assassin serving the ruthless Arobynn Hamel in the city of Rifthold.
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Crown of Midnight
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible
After winning a lethal competition to become the King’s Champion, assassin Celaena Sardothien remains a prisoner of the crown.
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