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series12 books1973

Set in north america.

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
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Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

The Cavendish Home for Boys and GirlsNovel

Claire Legrandstandalone novel2012

About friendship.

The Books of ElsewhereSeries

series5 books2010

Portal fantasy, about coming of age.

“When eleven-year-old Olive and her distracted parents move into an old Victorian mansion, Olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry nine-year-old boy, and three talking cats.”
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Start with The Shadows →

The Land of LaughsNovel

Jonathan Carrollstandalone novel1980

About identity, set in north america.

“WorldCat: Schoolteacher Thomas Abbey, unsure son of a film star, doesn't know who he is or what he wants--in life, in love, or in his relationship with the strange and intense Saxony Gardner.”
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The Sisters GrimmSeries

series9 books2005

Fairy tale retelling, adventurous in tone.

“Summary from copyright page: Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother whom they have always believed to be dead.”
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Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

The Lost Bride TrilogySeries

series3 books2023

Ghost stories and gothic, set in north america.

“Inheritance opens Nora Roberts's Lost Bride trilogy, following a woman who inherits a Maine house entangled with a generations-old family curse and the restless spirit of a bride who never got to live in it.”
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Start with Inheritance →

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