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David and the PhoenixNovel
Edward Ormondroydstandalone novel1957
Adventure.
The Halloween TreeNovel
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.”
from the catalogue
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister →
Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series
series6 books1964
completed
Funny in tone, about coming of age.
Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →
James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, about found family and coming of age.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
from the catalogue
BoggartSeries
series3 books1993
About fae, set in british isles.
“Cooper, best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, writes here in a lighter fantasy-adventure register.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Boggart →