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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Fantasy and adventure, 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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The Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel2013
Fantasy and dark fantasy, 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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The Midnight ClubNovel
Christopher Pikestandalone novel1994
Literary & general, emotional in tone, about grief and loss.
“When you think Christopher Pike, you probably think ax murderers, cursed chain letters, and the occasional evil lizard person — and with good reason!”
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Small SpacesSeries
series4 books2018
Tense in tone, about survival.
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The Ghost of GraylockNovel
Dan Poblockistandalone novel2012
Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, set in north america and small town.
“Staying with their aunts over the summer, Neil Cady, his sister Bree, and their new friends Wesley and Eric, set out to explore Greylock Hall, an abandoned psychiatric hospital which is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of Nurse Janet.”
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The Haunting of Gabriel AsheNovel
Dan Poblockistandalone novel2013
Tense in tone, about madness, set in small town.