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The Best-Kept SecretNovel
Emily Roddastandalone novel1988
Fantasy and time travel, mysterious in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.
“Eleven-year-old Jo takes a magical carousel ride seven years into the future, where she and her fellow travelers face a decision involving a possible change in the nature of reality.”
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Out of TimeNovel
John Marsdenstandalone novel1990
Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone.
Fire and HemlockNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1984
Mythic fantasy, about fae and amnesia.
Bod OwensSeries
series3 books2007
Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, 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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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, whimsical in tone, about friendship 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 Haunting of Cassie PalmerNovel
Vivien Alcockstandalone novel1980
Paranormal, about psychic powers, set in british isles.
“WorldCat: Thirteen-year-old Cassie, the seventh child of a seventh child, begins to exhibit the gift of second sight which enables her to communicate with the Other World.”
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