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Elise’s favorite books

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

On Writing by Stephen King

1984 by George Orwell

Night by Elie Wiesel

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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did-not-finish‎ (4)

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A Flicker in the Dark

by Stacy Willingham (Goodreads Author)

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The Pirate Queen

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The Pirate Queen

by Ariel Lawhon (Goodreads Author)

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2026 Reading Challenge

Elise Murphy has read 41 of 50 books.

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Favorite Genres

Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Psychology, Romance, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller

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