The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonCarrie by Stephen  KingWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonNOS4A2 by Joe  HillDoctor Sleep by Stephen  King
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NOS4A2 by Joe  Hill
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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Invisible Monsters by Chuck PalahniukThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnWe Were Liars by E. LockhartEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
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Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnDark Places by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
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The Program by Suzanne YoungThe 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
New Series (2013)
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Captain America by Ed BrubakerHouse of M by Brian Michael BendisThe Infinity Gauntlet by Jim StarlinX-Men by Chris ClaremontThe Incredible Hulk by Greg Pak
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Locke & Key, Vol. 1 by Joe  Hill
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Doctor Sleep by Stephen  KingA Monster Calls by Patrick NessGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
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Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
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The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomA Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
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