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The Total Eclipse of Nestor LopezNovel
Adrianna Cuevasstandalone novel2020
About witches, set in small town.
“A Cuban-American boy must use his ability to communicate with animals to save the inhabitants of his town when they are threatened by a witch that transforms into animals.”
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SwitchersSeries
series3 books1997
Set in british isles and our world.
“Kate Thompson's Switchers trilogy follows Tess, a Dublin teenager who can shapeshift into any animal but will lose the power forever on her fifteenth birthday.”
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ParaNormanNovel
Elizabeth Cody Kimmelstandalone novel2012
Paranormal and ghost stories, about witches and curses.
“In a quaint New England town with a history of witches and pilgrims, misunderstood eleven-year-old Norman Babcock can see and talk to ghosts.”
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The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Portal fantasy, set in our world.
“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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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical in tone, about found family, set in our world.
“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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Race to the SunNovel
Rebecca Roanhorsestandalone novel2020
Mythic fantasy, hopeful in tone, about quests and monster hunting.