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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical in tone, about found family.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
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Alfred KroppSeries
series3 books2005
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and magical artifacts, set in our world and contemporary.
“Rick Yancey's Alfred Kropp trilogy follows the teenage title character through three young-adult fantasy-adventure novels.”
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Start with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp →
Out of TimeNovel
John Marsdenstandalone novel1990
Portal fantasy and time travel.
The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Portal fantasy.
“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 Dark Is RisingSeries
series5 books1965
Mythic fantasy, set in british isles.
“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →
The Secret KeepersNovel
Trenton Lee Stewartstandalone novel2016
About quests and found family, set in big city.
“As one secret leads to another, Reuben finds himself torn between his innately honest nature and the lure to be a hero.”
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