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  • Cover of James and the Giant Peach
    James and the Giant PeachNovel

    Roald Dahl · standalone novel · 1961

    Adventurous in tone, about found family and coming of age.

    “There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Charlie (Roald Dahl)
    Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series

    series · 6 books · 1964

    completed

    Funny in tone, about coming of age.

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  • Cover of The Halloween Tree
    The Halloween TreeNovel

    Ray Bradbury · standalone novel · 1972

    Adventure, about friendship and coming of age.

    “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.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Out of Their Minds
    Out of Their MindsNovel

    Clifford D. Simak · standalone novel · 1970

    Adventurous in tone, about transported to another world.

    “What if their world were real - if vampires, devils and Don Quixote hobnobbed with Dagwood Bumstead and Charlie Brown.”

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  • Cover of David and the Phoenix
    David and the PhoenixNovel

    Edward Ormondroyd · standalone novel · 1957

    Adventure, about friendship.

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  • Cover of What-the-Dickens
    What-the-DickensNovel

    Gregory Maguire · standalone novel · 2007

    Fairy tale retelling, about fae and 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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