Mel

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Mel’s favorite books

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss

The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

Amsterdam by Ian McEwan

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

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Speak to Me of Home

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Speak to Me of Home

by Jeanine Cummins (Goodreads Author)

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The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

by Priya Parker

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The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science (The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science #1)

by Kate McKinnon

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Lamb by Christopher Moore

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Children's, Classics, Fiction, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, and Young-adult

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