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series3 books2018

Fantasy, about friendship, set in contemporary and small town.

“Middle-schoolers Nico, Tyler, Ella, and Opal discover a hidden island in a forbidden cove that appears uninhabited, but something ancient has awakened knowing their wishes, dreams, and darkest secrets.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

Dark in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in our world.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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CoralineSeries

series2 books2002

Portal fantasy and gothic, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
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DreamcatcherNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001

Science fiction and alien invasion, dark in tone, about aliens.

“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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The Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel2013

Dark fantasy, about fae, set in our world.

“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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The Paradise TrapNovel

Catherine Jinksstandalone novel2011

Portal fantasy, about transported to another world, set in otherworld.

“Eleven-year-old Marcus is spending a week at the beach with his mother in a tiny old travel trailer, but boredom turns to terror when a new friend discovers a cellar that has magical doors through which people keep disappearing.”
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