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The Cavendish Home for Boys and GirlsNovel
Claire Legrandstandalone novel2012
Fantasy, set in small town.
The Ghost of GraylockNovel
Dan Poblockistandalone novel2012
Horror and ghost stories, set in small town.
“Staying with their aunts over the summer, Neil Cady, his sister Bree, and their new friends Wesley and Eric, set out to explore Greylock Hall, an abandoned psychiatric hospital which is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of Nurse Janet.”
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The Mysterious Benedict Society milieuSeries
series4 books2007
Adventure, adventurous in tone.
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White CrowNovel
Marcus Sedgwickstandalone novel2010
Horror and gothic, set in british isles.
“Sixteen-year-old Rebecca moves with her father from London to a small, seaside village, where she befriends another motherless girl and they spend the summer together exploring the village's sinister history.”
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Black DragonSeries
series2 books1983
Fantasy and urban fantasy, about dragons, set in big city.
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The Lace ReaderNovel
Brunonia Barrystandalone novel2007
Literary & general, about witches, set in small town.
“A crucial plot device is the Ipswich lace that the protagonist's family would make.”
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