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CoralineSeries
series2 books2002
Horror and gothic, tense in tone, set in parallel universe.
“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
from the catalogue
Start with Coraline →
The Books of ElsewhereSeries
series5 books2010
Fantasy and portal fantasy, mysterious and eerie in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.
“When eleven-year-old Olive and her distracted parents move into an old Victorian mansion, Olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry nine-year-old boy, and three talking cats.”
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Start with The Shadows →
The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, whimsical in tone, about friendship.
“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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The Land of LaughsNovel
Jonathan Carrollstandalone novel1980
About identity, set in small town.
“WorldCat: Schoolteacher Thomas Abbey, unsure son of a film star, doesn't know who he is or what he wants--in life, in love, or in his relationship with the strange and intense Saxony Gardner.”
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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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The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Adventurous in tone.
“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
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Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →