Perhaps it's only the years since then... but I remember thinking the Phantom Tollbooth reminded me a bit of Dahl.
I have to agree with Mal's suggestions, especially Madeleine L'Engle. I LOVED her books, every one of them. I've read them over and over my whole life. They're not soft ones, those in the Wrinkle in Time series...
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My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.
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