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What-the-DickensNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2007
Fairy tale retelling, about coming of age.
“A terrible storm is raging, and ten-year-old Dinah is huddled by candlelight with her brother, sister, and cousin Gage, who is telling a very unusual tale.”
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The Ocean at the End of the LaneNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel2013
Dark fantasy, eerie in tone, about friendship.
“A seven year old farm boy becomes friends with an eleven year old neighbor girl, who he discovers is ancient and powerful and intervenes when a nonhuman entity attempts to make a home in earthly reality.”
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BoggartSeries
series3 books1993
Lighthearted in tone, 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
Lighthearted in tone, about friendship.
“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 →
HobSeries
series21 books1997
completed
Set in british isles.
Start with Hob and Boggart →
Little PeopleNovel
Tom Holtstandalone novel2002
Humor, funny in tone, about family secrets.