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Neil Gaimanstandalone novel2013

Fantasy and dark fantasy, set in contemporary.

“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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Bod OwensSeries

series3 books2007

Fantasy, set in contemporary and 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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Anna KorlovSeries

series2 books2011

Ghost stories, about forbidden love, set in contemporary.

“Anna Dressed in Blood and its sequel Girl of Nightmares follow Cas as his professional detachment gives way to a bond that complicates everything he thought he knew about his calling.”
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Start with Anna Dressed in Blood →

The Halloween TreeNovel

Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972

Fantasy and adventure, set in contemporary.

“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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Green TownSeries

series31 books1946

completed

Literary & general, set in north america and small town.

“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
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Monster MakerNovel

Nicholas Fiskstandalone novel1979

Tense in tone, set in late 20th century.

“For twelve-year-old Matt, working at a studio where movie monsters are made, fantasy turns into a nightmare when juvenile vandalism seems to bring the monsters to life.”
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