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Dan Poblockistandalone novel2012

Mystery & detective, about friendship, set in small town.

“Staying with their aunts over the summer, Neil Cady, his sister Bree, and their new friends Wesley and Eric, set out to explore Greylock Hall, an abandoned psychiatric hospital which is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of Nurse Janet.”
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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 UnseenNovel

Zilpha Keatley Snyderstandalone novel2004

About magical artifacts and friendship.

“Xandra Hobson has always been fascinated by magic.”
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Too Bright to SeeNovel

Kyle Lukoffstandalone novel2021

Emotional in tone, about identity and grief and loss, set in small town.

The HauntingNovel

Margaret Mahystandalone novel1982

About curses and family secrets.

“After a shy and rather withdrawn eight-year-old begins receiving frightening supernatural images and messages, he learns about a family legacy which could be considered a curse or a rare gift.”
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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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