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Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972

Adventure, 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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Five Children UniverseSeries

series27 books1902

completed

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
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Start with Five Children and It →

Tales of MagicSeries

series7 books1954

completed

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in our world and contemporary.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
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Start with Half Magic →

BoggartSeries

series3 books1993

Set in british isles.

“Cooper, best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, writes here in a lighter fantasy-adventure register.”
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Start with The Boggart →

Philippa FisherSeries

series3 books2008

Fantasy, whimsical and lighthearted in tone, about friendship and fae, set in our world and contemporary.

“Embarrassed by her free-spirited parents and lonely when her best friend moves away, a self-conscious eleven-year-old girl named Philippa summons a wish-granting fairy godmother, with unexpected results.”
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Start with Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister →

David and the PhoenixNovel

Edward Ormondroydstandalone novel1957

Adventure.

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