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Eragon by Christopher Paolini
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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

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The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

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The Tears of the Salamander by Peter Dickinson
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The English Roses by Madonna

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Grass For His Pillow by Lian Hearn

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling

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The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
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Fleur de Leigh in Exile by Diane Leslie
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The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones
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Double Fudge by Judy Blume
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The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson

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Summerland by Michael Chabon

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Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
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Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
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Coraline by Neil Gaiman
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Abarat by Clive Barker
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	Green Man Review review by Jamieson Wolf SFSite.com review by Matthew Beckham The Guardian review by China Miéville San Francisco Chronicle review by Michael Berry BookPage review by Emily Morelli
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The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
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Lemony Snicket, The Unauthorized Autobiography by Lemony Snicket
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City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
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Eragon by Christopher Paolini

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The Tears of the Salamander by Peter Dickinson

The English Roses by Madonna

Grass For His Pillow by Lian Hearn

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

Fleur de Leigh in Exile by Diane Leslie

The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones

Double Fudge by Judy Blume

The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson

Summerland by Michael Chabon

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Abarat by Clive Barker

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Lemony Snicket, The Unauthorized Autobiography by Lemony Snicket

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