Picked by Little Mushroom fans

Here are 2 books that Little Mushroom fans have personally recommended once you finish the Little Mushroom series. Book DNA is a community of authors and super-readers sharing their favorite books with the world.

Book cover of Cemetery Boys

Willie E. Dalton Author Of The Girl Who Digs Graves

From my list on fiction that take place in cemeteries.

Why am I passionate about this?

Why do I love books set in cemeteries? Maybe it’s because I grew up living right next to one and still do. I spent hours as a child wandering around and even playing hide and seek among the tombstones. It’s a place where the living and dead meet, a place of mourning, memories, and peace. Cemeteries have so many superstitions and lore surrounding them. The stories written about them can be spooky, mysterious, sad, heartfelt, and any number of things, so the ideas are endless.

Willie's book list on fiction that take place in cemeteries

Willie E. Dalton Why Willie loves this book

This book was a joy to read. A fantasy story in a cemetery that’s both heartfelt and full of life. I loved how it wove Latinx culture and Día de los Muertos traditions into a story about identity, family, and magic.

Yadriel’s journey to prove himself as a brujo felt so personal and empowering. Then there’s Julian, the ghost he accidentally summons and starts to fall for. Their banter, their bond, the way they grow together—it just made my heart ache in a good way. It’s a love story, a ghost story, and a celebration of being seen.

By Aiden Thomas ,

Why should I read it?

7 authors picked Cemetery Boys as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him.

When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free.

However, the ghost he summons is actually Julian Diaz, the school's resident bad boy, and Julian is not about to go quietly into death. He's determined to find out what happened and tie off some loose…


Book cover of The Last Unicorn

Angie Spoto Author Of The Bone Diver

From Angie's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

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Angie's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Angie Spoto Why Angie loves this book

Peter Beagle's writing style is so evocative but by no means pretentious or purple. I immediately fell in love with his descriptions of this fantastical world that seamlessly blends the fairy tale and the contemporary to create a tale that feels both like a compelling allegory as well as a classic quest fantasy.

By Peter S. Beagle ,

Why should I read it?

8 authors picked The Last Unicorn as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION BY PATRICK ROTHFUSS

Experience one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century and the book that The Atlantic has called “one of the best fantasy novels ever.”

The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone...

...so she ventured out from the safety of the enchanted forest on a quest for others of her kind. Joined along the way by the bumbling magician Schmendrick and the indomitable Molly Grue, the unicorn learns all about the joys and sorrows of life and love before meeting her destiny in the castle of a…