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series4 books2002
About coming of age.
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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, about found family and coming of age.
“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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series6 books1964
completed
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Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves TownNovel
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Reflective in tone, set in north america.
BoggartSeries
series3 books1993
Lighthearted in tone, set in british isles.
“Cooper, best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, writes here in a lighter fantasy-adventure register.”
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Miss MeteorNovel
Anna-Marie McLemore & Tehlor Kay Mejiastandalone novel2020
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