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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, about friendship and coming of age.
“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, about coming of age, 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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The Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel2013
Dark fantasy, about fae and friendship.
“A seven year old farm boy becomes friends with an eleven year old neighbor girl, who he discovers is ancient and powerful and intervenes when a nonhuman entity attempts to make a home in earthly reality.”
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PeacesNovel
Helen Oyeyemistandalone novel2021
Surrealism, whimsical in tone, about identity.
Starling HouseNovel
Alix E. Harrowstandalone novel2023
Dark fantasy and gothic, about family secrets, set in north america.
“When she accepts the position as maid at the enigmatic Starling House, a mansion shrouded in mystery, she becomes entangled in a web of strange, supernatural and historical secrets that are linked to the town's dark past.”
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A Night in the Lonesome OctoberNovel
Roger Zelaznystandalone novel1993
Dark fantasy and horror, about gods, set in british isles.