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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, about coming of age and grief and loss, set in our world.
“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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Good OmensSeries
series2 books1990
Humor, about prophecy, set in british isles.
Start with Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch →
Secret SeriesSeries
series5 books2007
Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, set in our world.
Start with The Name of This Book Is Secret →
CatweazleNovel
Richard Carpenterstandalone novel1970
Time travel, about wizards, set in british isles.
“Catweazle is a rather unsuccessful magician who lives in the eleventh century.”
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Foo milieuSeries
series7 books2005
Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age.
Start with Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo →
The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in our world.
“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 →