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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure.
“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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Circus MirandusSeries
series2 books2015
Hopeful in tone, about wizards.
“With his friend Jenny Mendoza in tow, Micah sets out to find the Circus and the man he believes will save his grandfather.”
from the catalogue
Start with Circus Mirandus →
Philippa FisherSeries
series3 books2008
About fae.
“Embarrassed by her free-spirited parents and lonely when her best friend moves away, a self-conscious eleven-year-old girl named Philippa summons a wish-granting fairy godmother, with unexpected results.”
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Start with Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister →
Black and Blue MagicNovel
Zilpha Keatley Snyderstandalone novel1966
About identity.
“Twelve-year-old Harry Houdini Marco is awkward and clumsy, bearing little resemblance to his magician namesake, until he acquires the gift of flight.”
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Tales of MagicSeries
series7 books1954
completed
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in our world and contemporary.
“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue
Start with Half Magic →
CatwingsSeries
series7 books1988
completed
“Catwings is also the title of the first book in the series.”
from the catalogue
Start with Catwings →