No, not Harry Potter. Not Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Not a Series of Unfortunate Events. These are books (or book series) that are less well known. Some book you found at the library as a child without any prior knowledge of it. A book most haven't heard of.
The one that sticks out the most to me is "Into the Candlelit Room"
I found it at my school library. Without reading the inside of the jacket or even looking at the title page I started reading.
Incase you want to track down the book for yourself, I made a spoiler block.
I noticed I wasn't very far into the book. I turned to the title page and saw "Into the Candlelit Room and Other Tales" I read the inside jacket. This was a collection of horror stories. This lack of knowledge made this one of the most shocking endings that I could possibly imagine. There was something special knowing that such a moment could rarely be repeated. Few people probably experience that book the way I did.
So what are some obscure books you remember fondly as a child.
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