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Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972

Adventure, whimsical in tone, 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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BoggartSeries

series3 books1993

Whimsical 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 Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel2013

Dark fantasy, eerie in tone, about fae.

“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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Philippa FisherSeries

series3 books2008

Whimsical in tone, 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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The Indian in the CupboardSeries

series5 books1980

completed

Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
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Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →

The WishNovel

Gail Carson Levinestandalone novel2000

About coming of age and identity.

“From copyright page: When granted her wish to be the most popular girl in school, Wilma, an eighth grader, forgets that she will graduate in three weeks and her popularity will vanish.”
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