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Laura’s favorite books

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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The Great Depression by Pierre Berton

Renato's Luck by Jeff Shapiro

White Gardenia by Belinda Alexandra

The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan

Black Potatoes by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod

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The Darlings

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by Hannah McKinnon (Goodreads Author)

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Laura’s Quotes

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“We'd get sick on too many cookies, but ever so much sicker on no cookies at all.”
― Sinclair Lewis

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2026 Reading Challenge

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