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series3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, about found family, set in our world.

“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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AlderleySeries

series4 books1960

Mythic fantasy, about quests.

“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
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SkelligNovel

David Almondstandalone novel1998

Emotional in tone, about friendship.

“In the U.S., it was a runner up for the Michael L. Printz Award, which recognises one work of young adult fiction annually.”
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ElidorNovel

Alan Garnerstandalone novel1965

Portal fantasy, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Set primarily in modern Manchester, it features four English children who enter a fantasy world, fulfill a quest there, and return to find that the enemy has followed them into our world.”
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The Owl ServiceNovel

Alan Garnerstandalone novel1967

Mythic fantasy, about curses.

“During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.”
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A Monster CallsSeries

series2 books2011

Literary & general, emotional in tone, about grief and loss.

“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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