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The Miraculous Journey of Edward TulaneNovel
Kate DiCamillostandalone novel2006
Bittersweet in tone, about coming of age and identity.
“Following the life of a china rabbit, the book won the 2006 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in the Fiction category.”
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EnchantmentNovel
Orson Scott Cardstandalone novel1999
About gods and forbidden love, set in eastern europe.
“Various forms of magic, potions, and immortal deities also play an important role in the story.”
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The Kendra ChroniclesSeries
series5 books2007
About witches.
“Later books widen the cast to other characters from that story — Lindy, the witch Kendra herself — while staying inside the same fairy-tale-updated-to-Manhattan premise.”
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Fairy Tale Retellings (Jackson Pearce)Series
series4 books2010
Start with Sisters Red →
Lost in the Never WoodsNovel
Aiden Thomasstandalone novel2021
The Time Traveler's WifeNovel
Audrey Niffeneggerstandalone novel2003
Time travel and romance.
“Niffenegger, who was frustrated with love when she began the novel, wrote the story as a metaphor for her failed relationships.”
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