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Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972

Adventure, about coming of age and 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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Five Children UniverseSeries

series27 books1902

completed

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
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Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
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includes Peter Pan, Disney Fairies, Fairy Haven, Neverland, Disney's Peter Pan & Wendy, Neverland (Heather Killough-Walden), The Untold Stories of Neverland, Hook's Revenge

BoggartSeries

series3 books1993

Lighthearted in tone, about fae, set in british isles.

“Cooper, best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, writes here in a lighter fantasy-adventure register.”
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The Wind in the Willows UniverseSeries

series17 books1908

Set in british isles.

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Tales of MagicSeries

series7 books1954

completed

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in contemporary and our world.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
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Start with Half Magic →

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