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BronteCharlotteJane EyreClassicsAdult840Romance
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DickensCharlesOliver TwistClassicsAdultcoming-of-age; poverty
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FitzgeraldF. ScottThe Great GatsbyClassicsAdult10101920s; elitist
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ForsterE. M.Howards EndClassicsAdult
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HawthorneNathanielThe Scarlet LetterClassicsAdulthistorical; complex characters
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HeanySeamusBeowulfClassicsAdult1090adventure; monsters
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HUgoVictorLes MiserablesClassicsAdultrevolution; love; intricate; large cast of characters
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HurstonZora NealeTheir Eyes Were Watching GodClassicsAdult890identity and independence; 1920s
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SteinbeckJohnOf Mice and MenClassicsAdult480literary fiction; characters with disabilities; Great Depression
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SwiftJonathanGulliver's TravelsClassicsAdult1150adventure; satire; fantasy
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StevensonRobert LouisThe Black ArrowClassicsAdult9801400s; revenge; romantic; warring families
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MontgomeryL.M.Anne of Green GablesClassics3-4970orphans; upbeat; humorous; 1900s; feel-good
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CatherWillaMy AntoniaClassicsAdult1010pioneer; slow-paced
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KingsolverBarbaraThe Poisonwood BibleClassicsAdultAfrica; missionaries; colonialism; flawed-characters
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LeeHarperTo Kill a MockingbirdClassicsAdult790coming-of-age; racism; small towns
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LeeHarperGo Set a WatchmanClassicsAdult870literary fiction; racism
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BuckPearl S.The Good EarthClassics
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TolstoyLeoAnna KareninaClassics
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BacigalupiPaoloShip BreakerDystopian7-12690Climate change apocalypse; Band of survivors
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DimalineCherieThe Marrow ThievesDystopian8-12810indiginous; survivors; climate-change apocalypse
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LowryLoisThe GiverDystopian6-9760coming of age; lost memories; haunting; world-building
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RothVeronicaDivergentDystopian9-12700suspenseful; world-building; place and fitting in
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ShustermanNealScytheDystopian8-12830battle royale; multiple perspectives; world-building
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LuMarieLegendDystopian8-12710revenge; rebellion; soldiers; world-building; multiple perspectives
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DuprauJeanneThe City of EmberDystopian4-7680plot-driven; rebellion; underground
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AndersonM.T.FeedDystopian8-12770disturbing; world-building; computers; consumerism
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BradburyRayFarenheit 451Dystopian
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VonnegutKurtPlayer PianoDystopianAdult930dark; world run by computers; funny
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CooperSusanOver Sea, Under StoneFantasy3-4830quest; King Arthur; #1 in series
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DokeyCameronSunlight and ShadowFantasy6-12prince charming
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FarmerNancyThe Sea of TrollsFantasy5-9670vikings; funny; fast-paced; world-building; quest
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GarberRominaLobizonaFantasy7-12world-building; immigrant experiences; #1 in series
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GreenRogerKing ArthurFantasy
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JohnsonKathleenA Fast and Brutal WingFantasy9-12720diary novels; creepy; unreliable narrator
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LarbalestierJustineHOw to Ditch Your FairyFantasy6-10580funny; coming of age
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LewisC.S.The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeFantasy3-4world-building; mythology
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MacDonaldGeorgeThe Princess and the GoblinFantasy4-61030
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StievaterMaggieLamentFantasy6-12720Faeries; romantic; music
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WerlinNancyImpossibleFantasy9-12670curse; elves and fairies; romantic; date rape; foster parents;
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WredePatricia C.Sorcery and CeceliaFantasy7-97201800s; epistolary novel; romantic; England
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GaimanNeilStardustFantasyAdult970award-winner; 1800s; romantic; world-building; quests; fairies; witches; adult books for young adults
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ShlitzLaura AmySplendors and GloomsFantasy4-8670historical; witches; London; 1800s
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JusterNortonThe Phantom TolboothFantasy7-91000witty; whimsical
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McKinleyRobinBeautyFantasy7-9900retold fairy tales; romantic;
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DahlRoaldThe BFGFantasy3-4giants; funny; witty; giants; friendship
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HartmanRachelTess of the RoadFantasy
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OsborneMary PopePirates Past NoonFantasy3-4490Magic Treehouse
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OsborneMary PopeDolphins at DaybreakFantasy3-4490Magic Treehouse
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OsborneMary PopePolar Bears Past BedtimeFantasy3-4490Magic Treehouse
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OsborneMary PopeLions at LunchtimeFantasy3-4490Magic Treehouse
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OsborneMary PopeGhost Town at SundownFantasy3-4490Magic Treehouse
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GardnerSallyI, CorianderFantasy6-8650historical fantasy; suspenseful; fairies; witches; orphans
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Author Last NameAuthor First NameTitleGenreSuggested GradeLexileThemes/Tags
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BlundellJudyWhat I Saw and HOw I LiedHistorical Fiction9-12620WW2
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BoyneJohnThe Boy in the Striped PajamasHistorical Fiction9-121000WW2
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BradburyJenniferRiver Runs DeepHistorical Fiction4-6730Life in Slavery
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ChooYangszeThe Ghost RideHistorical FictionAdultAsian
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HintoS.E. The OutsidersHistorical Fiction7-9750rival gangs; gritty;
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HoganLindamean SpiritHistorical FictionYAindigenous; literary fiction; 1920s; protecting land
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HosseiniKhaledThe Kite RunnerHistorical FictionAdult840coming-of-age; sexual assault; war; Asian
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IbbotsonEvaThe Star of KazanHistorical Fiction5-8880mystery; 1900s Vienna; family secrets
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LowryLoisNumber the StarsHistorical Fiction
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MatthewsJohn JosephSundownHistorical FictionAdult1900s; Indigenous; Osage Oil
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MoneGregoryDangerous WatersHistorical Fiction5-8770Titanic; adventure
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MooreE.B.An Unseemly WifeHistorical FictionAdultWestern; Amish; emotionally intense
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MorrisMary McGarryThe Lost MotherHistorical Fiction9-12Great Depression; Abandonment; Family struggles
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RobinsonMarilynneGileadHistorical FictionAdultEpistolary novel; family secrets; generational
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SaritGabrielAnna and the Swallow ManHistorical Fiction8-121160WW2; gritty;
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SepetysRutaBetween Shades of GrayHistorical Fiction6-12490WW2; prison camp
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SepetysRutaSalt to the SeaHistorical Fiction8-12560WW2; ship; multpile perspectives
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ShafferMary An
The Guernsey LIterary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Historical FictionAdult930WW2; epistolary novel; multiple perspectives
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VolenJaneQueen's Own FoolHistorical Fiction7-12740award winner; nobility; medieval
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WisemanEllen MarieThe Plum TreeHistorical FictionAdultWW2; slow-paced; romantic;
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ZevinGabrielleThe Storied Life of A.J. FikryHistorical FictionAdultAward-winner; books; bittersweet; relationships; depression/mental health
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SpinelliJerryMilkweedHistorical Fiction5-12510WW2; ghettos; orphans
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ZusakMarkusThe Book ThiefHistorical Fiction9-12730WW2; death; loss
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VonnegutKurtMother NightHistorical FictionAdultspies; WW2; unreliable narrator
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WhiteRuthWay down deepHistorical Fiction4-7orphan; 1950s; boarding school; family secrets
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HorowitzAnthonyRaven's GateHorror6-12620award winner; witchcraft; foster care; England
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McNamesGrahamBonechillerHorror7-9580small town; monsters; suspenseful
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Du MaurierDaphneRebeccaHorrorAdult880suspenseful; unreliable narrator; angst; psychological fiction; gothic
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CarterAllyHeist SocietyMystery and Crime6-10800heists; fast-paced; #1 in series
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ChappellR. AllenMojadoMystery and CrimeAdult
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ChristieAgathaThe ClocksMystery and CrimeAdult670suspenseful
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ChristieAgathaAnd Then There Were NoneMystery and CrimeAdult570fast-paced; locked-room novel
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GibbsStuartSpy SchoolMystery and Crime5-8740Funny; sarcastic; #1 in series
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HallTarquinThe Case of the Man Who Died LaughingMystery and CrimeAdultIndia; gods and goddesses; fast-paced
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BalletBlueChasing VermeerMystery and Crime5-8770art thief; fast-paced; illustrated
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HiaasenCarlSkink No SurrenderMystery and Crime6-12770missing person
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HiaasenCarlFlushMystery and Crime5-8770suspenseful; funny; action-packed; underdog
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KimYoung-HaYour Republic is Calling YouMystery and CrimeAdultspy fiction; Korea; Asian;
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L'EngleMadelineThe Young UnicornsMystery and Crime7-9820New York; #3 in series
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MirandaMeganThe Safest LiesMystery and Crime7-10650Kidnapping; agoraphobia; suspenseful; action-packed; fast-paced
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MurkamiHarukiDance Dance DanceMystery and CrimeAdultsurrealist; suspenseful; melancholy; complex; literary fiction
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SmithAlexander McCallThe Sunday Philosophy ClubMystery and CrimeAdultcozy mysteries; feel-good; upbeat
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SpringerNancyThe Case of the Missing MarquessMystery and Crime4-8980historical; fast-paced; sherlock holmes
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SummyBarrieI so Don't Do MysteriesMystery and Crime508600supernatural; ghosts; mother-daughter relationship
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HorowitzAnthonyAlex Rider: Crocodile TearsMystery and Crime6-10740con artist; virus; action-packed; spies;
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GrishamJohnTheodore Boone: Kid LawyerMystery and Crime6-8790murder; immigrants; suspenseful; fast-paced
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ConstableBenjamineThree Lives of Tomomi IshikawaMystery and CrimeAdultpsychological; suicide; literary fiction