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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, whimsical in tone, about coming of age 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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The Cavendish Home for Boys and GirlsNovel
Claire Legrandstandalone novel2012
Mystery & detective, eerie in tone.
The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Portal fantasy, about coming of age.
“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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Out of TimeNovel
John Marsdenstandalone novel1990
Portal fantasy, about coming of age.
The Treasures of WeatherbyNovel
Zilpha Keatley Snyderstandalone novel2007
Mystery & detective, about coming of age.
“At age twelve he is about as tall as a six-year-old, and no one lets him forget it.”
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The Unmaking of June FarrowNovel
Adrienne Youngstandalone novel2023
Romance, about curses and forbidden love, set in north america.
“In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her.”
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