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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker
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Divergent by Veronica RothA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleAnimal Farm by George Orwell
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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenForever Amber by Kathleen WinsorGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Historical Fiction
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