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All the Crooked SaintsNovel
Maggie Stiefvaterstandalone novel2017
Magical realism, about family secrets, set in small town and desert.
“At the heart of this place you will find the Soria family, who all have the ability to perform unusual miracles.”
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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, about found family.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
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Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series
series6 books1964
completed
Funny in tone.
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Every DaySeries
series3 books2012
Romance, emotional in tone, about body swap.
“David Levithan's Every Day follows A, a consciousness with no fixed body who wakes each morning inside a different person's life, and who falls for a girl named Rhiannon despite the impossibility of ever staying in one body to be with her.”
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The Rest of Us Just Live HereNovel
Patrick Nessstandalone novel2015
Urban fantasy, about chosen one and friendship, set in small town.
“The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?”
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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, 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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