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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Adventure, whimsical in tone, about 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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CatwingsSeries
series7 books1988
completed
“Catwings is also the title of the first book in the series.”
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Start with Catwings →
Tales of MagicSeries
series7 books1954
completed
Whimsical in tone.
“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 →
Backyard WitchSeries
series3 books2015
Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about witches, set in contemporary and our world.
“When her two best friends take a vacation without her, nine-year-old Sadie meets a witch who takes her on a bird-watching adventure.”
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Start with Sadie's Story →
The Wind in the Willows UniverseSeries
series17 books1908
Set in british isles.
Start with The Wind in the Willows →
Philippa FisherSeries
series3 books2008
Whimsical in tone, about fae.
“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 →