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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical in tone, about found family.
“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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The Miraculous Journey of Edward TulaneNovel
Kate DiCamillostandalone novel2006
Fairy tale retelling, bittersweet in tone, about identity and grief and loss.
“Following the life of a china rabbit, the book won the 2006 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in the Fiction category.”
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Every DaySeries
series3 books2012
About body swap and identity.
“David Levithan's Every Day follows A, a consciousness with no fixed body who wakes each morning inside a different person's life, and who falls for a girl named Rhiannon despite the impossibility of ever staying in one body to be with her.”
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A String in the HarpNovel
Nancy Bondstandalone novel1976
Time travel, about grief and loss, set in british isles.
The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, 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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Bod OwensSeries
series3 books2007
Dark fantasy, 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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