Witch Catcher

A Dog Called Doug (A Pig Called Pete)

Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy: The Chronicles of Never After

The Monster in the Hollows

The Ickabog

The Beatryce Prophecy

The War of the Ember

The One and Only Bob

The Fallen Angels

It was the summer of storms and strays and strangers. The summer that lightning struck the big oak tree in the front yard. The summer his mother died in a tragic accident. As he recalls the tumultuous events that launched a surprising journey, Samuel can still hardly believe it all happened.After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Samuel Chambers would do anything to bring her back. Prompted by three strange carnival fortune-tellers and the surfacing of his mysterious and reclusive neighbor, Sam begins his search for the Tree of Life--the only thing that could possibly bring his mother back. His quest to defeat death entangles him and his best friend Abra in an ancient conflict and forces Sam to grapple with an unwelcome question: could it be possible that death is a gift?Haunting and hypnotic, The Day the Angels Fell explores the difficult questions of life in a voice that is fresh, friendly, and unafraid. With this powerful story, Shawn Smucker has carved out a spot for himself in the tradition of authors Madeleine L'Engle and Lois Lowry.

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Witch Catcher

Mary Downing Hahn, 2006

A Dog Called Doug (A Pig Called Pete)

Alan Bowater, 2007

Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy: The Chronicles of Never After

Melissa De La Cruz, 2020

The Monster in the Hollows

Andrew Peterson, Justin Peterson, Justin Gerard, 2011

The Ickabog

J.K. Rowling, 2020

The Beatryce Prophecy

Kate Dicamillo, Sophie Blackall, 2021

The War of the Ember

Kathryn Lasky, 2008

The One and Only Bob

Patricia Castelao, Applegate Katherine, 2020