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There’s a pinch of Ray Bradbury, a soupçon of Stephen King, a dash of fairy tale logic, but Dan Kois makes something entirely his own out of this familiar and always pleasurable territory.\" —Kelly Link, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLike \u003cem\u003eStand by Me\u003c\/em\u003e mixed with \u003cem\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHampton Heights\u003c\/em\u003e is a rollicking chronicle of youth set loose among mystery and monsters. 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