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Books which ostensibly are -- or look like they are -- for children, but which are traumatic enough to induce nightmares. This list is not for scary, gross, giggly books that children actually like. This is for books which make the reader say "Gah!" and which leave the more thoughtful child deeply disturbed. Decidedly not for sensitive readers.
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4.38 avg rating — 251,205 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 812,749 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 4,157 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 46,325 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 38,745 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 1,093,422 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 264,400 ratings
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3.88 avg rating — 2,451 ratings
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4.34 avg rating — 1,159,615 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 4,061 ratings
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12

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2.44 avg rating — 25 ratings
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13

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3.99 avg rating — 987 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 528,047 ratings
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15

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4.06 avg rating — 63,653 ratings
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16

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4.11 avg rating — 397 ratings
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17

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3.83 avg rating — 2,709 ratings
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18

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4.03 avg rating — 1,400 ratings
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19

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4.11 avg rating — 1,309 ratings
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20

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4.23 avg rating — 224,317 ratings
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21

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4.22 avg rating — 621 ratings
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21

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4.29 avg rating — 109,244 ratings
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23

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4.13 avg rating — 38 ratings
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24

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4.27 avg rating — 89,448 ratings
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24

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4.15 avg rating — 573,394 ratings
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26

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4.01 avg rating — 3,078 ratings
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26

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4.35 avg rating — 37,172 ratings
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26

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4.23 avg rating — 26,749 ratings
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29

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4.21 avg rating — 2,116,610 ratings
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30

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4.25 avg rating — 330 ratings
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31

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4.02 avg rating — 1,407,090 ratings
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31

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4.46 avg rating — 5,023 ratings
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33

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4.39 avg rating — 4,867 ratings
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34

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4.02 avg rating — 226,843 ratings
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34

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4.38 avg rating — 1,683 ratings
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36

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3.93 avg rating — 2,717 ratings
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37

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4.10 avg rating — 29,494 ratings
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38

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4.08 avg rating — 220,245 ratings
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39

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3.44 avg rating — 2,300 ratings
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40

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4.02 avg rating — 102,782 ratings
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40

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3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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40

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4.02 avg rating — 401 ratings
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40

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3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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40

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3.91 avg rating — 27,084 ratings
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40

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3.89 avg rating — 81 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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40

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4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings
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40

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4.16 avg rating — 116,080 ratings
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49

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3.87 avg rating — 479 ratings
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49

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3.83 avg rating — 5,805 ratings
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49

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4.18 avg rating — 5,600 ratings
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49

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4.35 avg rating — 26 ratings
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49

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4.26 avg rating — 686 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 37 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 2,856 ratings
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3.74 avg rating — 1,326 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 292 ratings
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3.93 avg rating — 5,735 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 2,952 ratings
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3.84 avg rating — 504 ratings
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61

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3.84 avg rating — 394 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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4.14 avg rating — 18,208 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 10,561 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 81 ratings
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 9,082 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 3,644 ratings
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69

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3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
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4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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73

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4.11 avg rating — 574 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 2,377 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32,707 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 848 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 2,809 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 36,638 ratings
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79

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4.07 avg rating — 520 ratings
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3.58 avg rating — 107 ratings
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4.57 avg rating — 115 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 1,810 ratings
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4.62 avg rating — 4,266,164 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 437 ratings
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84

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4.12 avg rating — 216 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 44 ratings
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4.52 avg rating — 88 ratings
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89

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4.12 avg rating — 1,566 ratings
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89

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4.58 avg rating — 3,808,923 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 416 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 1,850 ratings
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3.30 avg rating — 114 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 1,333 ratings
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3.65 avg rating — 4,384 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 75 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 123,132 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 1,329 ratings
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Alessandra 2195 books
61 friends
Zantippy 139 books
167 friends
Jeff 925 books
22 friends
Jody 2392 books
54 friends
Andréa 51492 books
544 friends
Laura 82 books
126 friends
Nikki 2857 books
133 friends
Xenophon 2180 books
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message 1: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten I was going to create a list called "Disturbing books written for kids", but I found this list first. Nice title. :)


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