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Laura’s favorite books

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Wildlife by Richard Ford

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

What Remains by Carole Radziwill

Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

When Your Pet Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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Laura’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (91)
currently-reading‎ (4)
read‎ (367)
did-not-finish‎ (17)

kindle‎ (94)
library-books‎ (59)
nook‎ (54)
professional-development‎ (33)

did-not-finish-2‎ (17)
the-big-read‎ (8)
book-discussions‎ (5)
travel‎ (5)

uww-common-read‎ (2)
ibooks‎ (1)

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Laura is Currently Reading

Loon Point

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by Carrie Classon (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, kindle

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— 8 hours, 42 min ago

Aug 09, 2026 09:28PM

Beyond the Hundre...

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Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West

by Wallace Stegner

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— Aug 07, 2026 09:39AM

Aug 05, 2026 10:37AM

The Power of Posi...

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The Power of Positive Dog Training

by Pat Miller

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(page 92 of 230)
— Sep 24, 2023 09:38AM

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2026 Reading Challenge

Laura has read 19 of 31 books.

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Favorite Genres

Biography, Book Club, Business, Chick-lit, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Self help, and Travel

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