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The Best Books: A Collection of Genres
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The Thread That Binds the Bones (A Chapel Hollow Novel)The Thread That Binds the Bones (A Chapel Hollow Novel) by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
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A Red Heart of MemoriesA Red Heart of Memories by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
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The Curse of ChalionThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
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Memory (Miles Vorkosigan Adventures)Memory (Miles Vorkosigan Adventures) by Lois McMaster Bujold
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Dragon Bones (The Hurog Duology, Book 1)Dragon Bones (The Hurog Duology, Book 1) by Patricia Briggs
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Mairelon the MagicianMairelon the Magician by Patricia C. Wrede
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I Want to Go Home!I Want to Go Home! by Gordon Korman
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Losing Joe's Place (Point)Losing Joe's Place (Point) by Gordon Korman
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The Blue SwordThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
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Rose DaughterRose Daughter by Robin McKinley
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This Rough MagicThis Rough Magic by Mary Stewart
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Crown Duel (Crown Duel / Court Duel)Crown Duel (Crown Duel / Court Duel) by Sherwood Smith
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Wild Magic (The Immortals)Wild Magic (The Immortals) by Tamora Pierce
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Trickster's Queen (Aliane)Trickster's Queen (Aliane) by Tamora Pierce
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Mere ChristianityMere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
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The Blue CastleThe Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
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The Girl Who Heard DragonsThe Girl Who Heard Dragons by Anne McCaffrey
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The Raging QuietThe Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan
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A Return to ChristmasA Return to Christmas by Chris Heimerdinger
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The Unexpected Mrs. PollifaxThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
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The first in a series about a widowed grandmother who decides to join the CIA.
A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of TearsA Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears by Jules Feiffer
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The Belgariad, Vol. 1 (Books 1-3): Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's GambitThe Belgariad, Vol. 1 (Books 1-3): Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit by David Eddings
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The Storyteller's DaughterThe Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron Dokey
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Staying Fat for Sarah ByrnesStaying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
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King of ShadowsKing of Shadows by Susan Cooper
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A great story of traveling through time to the day of William Shakespeare, and what happens when you have to return home and don't want to.
The Man in the Brown Suit (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries)The Man in the Brown Suit (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) by Agatha Christie
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When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You)When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You) by Jenny Carroll
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The first in a series about a girl who gets struck by lightning and is then able to discover the whereabouts of missing people. The best part is when her detention buddies show up on motorcycles to break her out of a government facility.
Shadowland (The Mediator, Book 1)Shadowland (The Mediator, Book 1) by Meg Cabot
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The first in a series about a sarcastic and fashionable girl who can see and talk to ghosts - and it is her job to make them move on. Funny and fun!
Light a Single CandleLight a Single Candle by Beverly Butler
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This book is about a girl who goes blind and her life afterwards. The details are fascinating.
ThwonkThwonk by Joan Bauer
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This book has some really great lines. A story about making wishes, and then wishing you hadn't. Sometimes being single isn't so bad!
Rules of the RoadRules of the Road by Joan Bauer
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A great book about becoming independent and dealing with life; plus it's about shoes, so how could it possibly be anything but good?
Jonathan Livingston SeagullJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
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Pride and Prejudice (Bantam Classics)Pride and Prejudice (Bantam Classics) by Jane Austen
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The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain Book 1)The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain Book 1) by Lloyd Alexander
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Rose in Bloom (Puffin Classics)Rose in Bloom (Puffin Classics) by Louisa May Alcott
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This is the sequel to "Eight Cousins," which is also terrific. It also shows nicely how you shouldn't let yourself get entangled with someone you don't love because you're too nice to tell them so.
The Gammage Cup: A Novel of the MinnipinsThe Gammage Cup: A Novel of the Minnipins by Carol Kendall
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I love this book. No matter how many times I read it, it's always great. A fantasy story about people who don't fit in.
A Wrinkle in TimeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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This is one of the books in the quartet about the Murry family. Fantasy mixed with science fiction.
Ella Enchanted (Trophy Newbery)Ella Enchanted (Trophy Newbery) by Gail Carson Levine
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A classic retelling of Cinderella, with a few adaptations. Which are nice, because I always felt Cinderella was kind of a whiny goody-two shoes.
Time WindowsTime Windows by Kathryn Reiss
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If you like time travel, this book is great. The concept of the future causing the past which in turn influenes the future makes your mind hurt if you think about it too hard.
The Devil's ArithmeticThe Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
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This is a great historical fiction book set during the Holocaust, with a slight twist of fantasy in it.