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Karen’s favorite books

The Complete Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan

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Karen’s Bookshelves

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Karen is Currently Reading

Everything was Be...

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Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

by Ben Reeves (Goodreads Author)

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Sep 13, 2026 05:21PM

Skippy Dies

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by Paul Murray

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Cloud Cuckoo Land

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Cloud Cuckoo Land

by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author)

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2026 Reading Challenge

Karen has read 36 of 40 books.

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Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, Music, and Suspense

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