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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, 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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Witch TwinsSeries
series4 books2001
Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about witches, set in contemporary.
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Philippa FisherSeries
series3 books2008
About fae.
“Embarrassed by her free-spirited parents and lonely when her best friend moves away, a self-conscious eleven-year-old girl named Philippa summons a wish-granting fairy godmother, with unexpected results.”
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Start with Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister →
CatwingsSeries
series7 books1988
completed
“Catwings is also the title of the first book in the series.”
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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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Start with The Witch's Headstone →
Pip Bartlett's GuidesSeries
series3 books2015
Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about friendship, set in contemporary and our world.
“At first it's all fun, games, and chatting until Fuzzles appear and start bursting into flames.”
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Start with Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures →