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If it’s the magic in Harry Potter that appeals, it’s also worth reading The Magician’s Nephew (1955) by CS Lewis. Most people are familiar with the Chronicles of Narnia: this book, The Magician’s Nephew, is part of the series but precedes The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by a millennium. Like JK Rowling, CS Lewis is very good at juxtaposing the everyday and the magical. As the book opens, you can almost feel yourself in 1950s London, as Polly and Digory meet over the garden wall.
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