Cara Barnes

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Cara Barnes

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Cara’s favorite books

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

Feed by M.T. Anderson

Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say

The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin

When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

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school-book-group-ideas‎ (34)
abandoned‎ (10)
book-club-faves‎ (8)

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In Her Own League

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In Her Own League

by Liz Tomforde (Goodreads Author)

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If It Makes You Happy

by Julie Olivia (Goodreads Author)

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Hong Kong Bookclub — 10 members — last activity Mar 15, 2018 05:35PM
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Cara Barnes has read 36 of 75 books.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Children's, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Poetry, Romance, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult

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