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series3 books2008

Fantasy, lighthearted and funny in tone, about werewolves and coming of age, set in our world and contemporary.

“At the time of his first transformation, a young werewolf of noble and proud ancestry is driven from his pack when, instead of turning into a fierce wolf, he changes into a little black poodle.”
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The Ogre DownstairsNovel

Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1974

Whimsical in tone, about family secrets, set in british isles.

“When a disagreeable man with two boys marries a widow with three children, family adjustments are complicated by two magic chemistry sets which cause strange things to happen around the house.”
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Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series

series6 books1964

completed

Whimsical in tone.

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The Halloween TreeNovel

Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972

Adventure, whimsical in tone, about grief and loss.

“Eight boys gather on Halloween night to trick-or-treat with their ninth friend, Pipkin, only Pipkin never shows, having vanished on some errand that may cost him his life.”
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Bod OwensSeries

series3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, about found family, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
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Rotten SchoolSeries

series16 books2005

“Each book is written from the perspective of Bernie Bridges, a fourth-grader who lives in his dormitory at Rotten School with his pals Belzer, Feenman and Crench, Beast, Chipmunk, Nosebleed, Billy The Brain and others.”
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Start with The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! →

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