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The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoMarked by P.C. Cast
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Find Your Next Vacation...in a Book!
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The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Curiouser and Curiouser
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Popsugar 2020 - Seven Deadly Sins
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Alanna by Tamora Pierce
My favorite Series Heroines
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King and Goddess by Judith TarrLord of the Two Lands by Judith TarrThrone of Isis by Judith TarrPillar of Fire by Judith Tarr
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
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American Gods by Neil GaimanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
YA Paranormal Romance
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One for the Money by Janet EvanovichWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Books that Make you Laugh
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Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Young Adult Books
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Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
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The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Monster of Florence by Douglas PrestonThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate SummerscaleThunderstruck by Erik Larson
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The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussRedwall by Brian JacquesA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
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