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Melissa’s favorite books

Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

The Last Promise by Richard Paul Evans

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

He Forgot to Say Goodbye by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

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did-not-finish‎ (0)

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In the Shadow of ...

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In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood

by Collin Gosselin

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Erin Romenesko

73 books | 10 friends

Amber E...

Amber Erickson

1,239 books | 81 friends

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Angela Marie

1,014 books | 150 friends

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Steph Koch

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Sarah P...

Sarah Persells

207 books | 37 friends

Mindy J...

Mindy Jacobs

3,292 books | 37 friends

Annie

Annie

3,168 books | 87 friends

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Generdicist

321 books | 54 friends

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Listopia Votes

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

Love that almost was

7 books — 2 voters

Favorite Genres

Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Classics, Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Romance, Science fiction, and Suspense

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