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12 books with a reading profile close to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal

by G. Willow Wilson

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.
2

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.
3

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.
4

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.
5

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.
6

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.
7

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

by T. Kingfisher

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Fourteen-year-old Mona possesses a niche magical talent: she can manipulate dough and animate baked goods.
8

Fairest

by Gail Carson Levine

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Aza lives in the kingdom of Ayortha, where citizens prize musical talent and physical beauty above all else.
9

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.
10

The Green Fairy Book

by Andrew Lang

Also practical and clear-cut · accessible, classic literature

The Green Fairy Book is the third installment in a series of global folklore anthologies edited by Andrew Lang.
11

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, accessible

Bilbo Baggins, a quiet hobbit who prefers the safety of his underground home, is recruited by the wizard Gandalf and a party of thirteen dwarves to serve as a professional thief.
12

Pippi Långstrump

by Astrid Lindgren

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Nine-year-old Pippi Longstocking moves into Villa Villekulla with a horse and a monkey named Mr.

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