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Fantasy books for tweens like "School for Good and Evil"

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Hilda41 · 01/10/2020 07:56

My DD10 has recently been hooked on the "School for Good and Evil " series. I'm looking for an age appropriate similar series. She loves fast paced fantasy, ideally with some humour and with strong female characters.

She has read all of "Land of Stories" series, is a huge Harry Potter fan and listened to a lot of fantasy series on audiobooks, like NeverMoor, Dragons Greene, Philip Pullman's Dust trilogy.

Thanks for any help!

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ThatBitch · 01/10/2020 08:02

My dd is currently enjoying 'Nevermore; The Trials of Morrigan Crow'. It's similar style to Harry Potter, girl as the main character. Neither of us can put it down!

ThatBitch · 01/10/2020 08:02

Just seen you've had the audiobooks, sorry!

Shinygoldbauble · 01/10/2020 08:04

My dd who is 11 is reading the School for Good and Evil series. It's the first time she has been really exited about reading. No suggestions from me but I am hoping to get some so thanks for the thread.

Sillybillypoopoomummy · 01/10/2020 08:05

Harley Merlin, Skullduggery Pleasant, The Girl Who Dared to Think and The Secrets of Spellshadow Manor?

KizzyWayfarer · 01/10/2020 08:08

Diana Wynne Jones Howl’s Moving Castle and the Chrestomanci books

Sillybillypoopoomummy · 01/10/2020 08:09

ps DD also loved The School for Good and Evil...

Sillybillypoopoomummy · 01/10/2020 08:09

There is also The Hazel Wood and the sequel, Apprentice Witch and not fantasy, but the absolutely super Murder Most Unladylike series.

Hilda41 · 01/10/2020 09:17

Thanks all! Will check out the recommendations.
@KizzyWayfarer she loved the Dianna Wynne Jones on audible. I think what made "School for Good and Evil" so exciting for her was the romance angle. Sorry my OP should have been more specific. I think what I'm looking for is a YA fantasy but aimed more at tweens than teens. I don't think she's ready for a Twilight like series quite yet.

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KizzyWayfarer · 01/10/2020 12:45

What about Tamora Pierce’s Alanna books? They are a quartet and the first one is definitely tween appropriate. The later ones feature the heroine having sexual relationships but in an off-screen ‘he was sharing her bed’ type way. And generally rather good relationship modelling in terms of “even if he’s a nice, good-looking guy and you love him, he still might not be the one you want to marry, and that’s ok.” A long way from the dodgy messages in Twilight!

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