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The Girl Who Loved Tom GordonNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1999
Horror and psychological horror, about loneliness, set in mountains.
“A nine year old girl becomes lost in the Maine forest while on a day hike with her family, and finds the strength to survive in her idolizing of the Red Sox closing pitcher.”
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A Monster CallsSeries
series2 books2011
Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in british isles.
“A Monster Calls follows a boy struggling with his mother's terminal illness, who is visited each night by a tree-like monster demanding an honest story from him in exchange for the unsettling tales it tells.”
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FaithfulNovel
Alice Hoffmanstandalone novel2016
Reflective in tone, about friendship and identity.
“Growing up on Long Island, Shelby Richmond is an ordinary girl until one night an extraordinary tragedy changes her fate.”
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The Book of Form and EmptinessNovel
Ruth Ozekistandalone novel2021
Reflective in tone, about madness and books and reading.
The Seventh WishNovel
Kate Messnerstandalone novel2016
Sad in tone, about addiction.
The Einsteins of Vista PointNovel
Ben Gutersonstandalone novel2022
Reflective in tone, about friendship, set in small town.
“When Zack's younger sister dies in a tragic accident, his family moves to a small town in the Northwest to try and heal from all the pain.”
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