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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, whimsical in tone, about 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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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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CatwingsSeries
series7 books1988
completed
Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about coming of age, set in our world and contemporary.
“Catwings is also the title of the first book in the series.”
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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical and adventurous 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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The Rest of Us Just Live HereNovel
Patrick Nessstandalone novel2015
Urban fantasy, about chosen one, set in north america and small town.
“The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?”
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Bod OwensSeries
series3 books2007
Dark fantasy, about found family, 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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