A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingA Separate Peace by John Knowles
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George OrwellLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
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