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  • Cover of The Halloween Tree
    The Halloween TreeNovel

    Ray Bradbury · standalone novel · 1972

    Adventure, whimsical in tone, about coming of age 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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  • Cover of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
    The Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel

    Neil Gaiman · standalone novel · 2013

    Dark fantasy, about fae and coming of age.

    “A seven year old farm boy becomes friends with an eleven year old neighbor girl, who he discovers is ancient and powerful and intervenes when a nonhuman entity attempts to make a home in earthly reality.”

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  • Cover of Doll Bones
    Doll BonesNovel

    Holly Black · standalone novel · 2013

    About coming of age, set in north america.

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  • Cover of The Unseen
    The UnseenNovel

    Zilpha Keatley Snyder · standalone novel · 2004

    Mysterious in tone, about magical artifacts and coming of age.

    “Xandra Hobson has always been fascinated by magic.”

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  • Cover of Whatshisface
    WhatshisfaceNovel

    Gordon Korman · standalone novel · 2018

    Humor, funny in tone.

    “When 12-year-old Cooper Vega moves for the third time in five years, he receives a state-of-the-art smartphone to help him stay in touch with old friends.”

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  • Cover of Philippa Fisher
    Philippa FisherSeries

    series · 3 books · 2008

    Whimsical in tone, 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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