The Seasonal Reading Challenge

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The challenge that started in The Next Best Book Club is now branching out on its own!!! To see where and how it all started feel free to check out that group.

First, I want to say welcome to everyone...whether you've participated in the past or this is your first challenge I hope you have fun and get to read some great books!!!

This Is Basically How it works...
Each season (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall) a new challenge with a series of reading related tasks such a…more

Currently Reading

The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)

by Laurie R. King

Start date: December 1, 2011

Finish date: February 29, 2012

Why we're reading this: This book was selected as the Winter 2011 Group Read for the category 1st book in a Mystery Series with a…more
[close] This book was selected as the Winter 2011 Group Read for the category 1st book in a Mystery Series with a Female Protagonist

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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)

by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (Illustrator)

Start date: December 1, 2011

Finish date: February 29, 2012

Why we're reading this: This book was selected as the Winter 2011 Group Read in the category Steampunk
[close] This book was selected as the Winter 2011 Group Read in the category Steampunk

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The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

Start date: December 1, 2011

Finish date: February 29, 2012

Why we're reading this: This book was selected as the Winter 2011 Group Read for the category African American Literature
[close] This book was selected as the Winter 2011 Group Read for the category African American Literature

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Discussion Board

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WELCOME

* The Seasonal Reading Challenge- An Overview
By Dlmrose · 1 post · 690 views

last updated May 31, 2011 10:01am

* INTRODUCTIONS
By Cynthia, The SCM · 817 posts · 1554 views

last updated Feb 07, 2012 08:00pm

* READERBOARD NAMES - Read Posts # 1 & 2
By Kristi (Passi... · 562 posts · 683 views

last updated Feb 09, 2012 06:17pm

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THE RULES

* Rules of the Challenge: Effective Winter 2011
By Dlmrose · 1 post · 397 views

last updated Nov 16, 2011 06:11pm

* Posting Requirements - Effective Summer Challenge 2011
By Sandy · 1 post · 852 views

last updated Nov 19, 2010 01:53pm

* Rewards of the Challenge: Effective Spring Challenge 2011
By Dlmrose · 1 post · 732 views

last updated Feb 14, 2011 12:12pm

* COMMUNITY GUIDELINES
By pjreads ♫ · 1 post · 579 views

last updated Aug 15, 2010 07:03am

Rules of the Challenge: Effective Fall 2011
By Dlmrose · 1 post · 404 views

last updated Sep 05, 2011 08:22am

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MODERATOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

* Clarification of Goodread Author and Big Book Rules
By Kristi (Passi... · 2 posts · 451 views

last updated Mar 04, 2011 01:33pm

* Posting Requirements
By Sandy · 1 post · 410 views

last updated Nov 19, 2010 01:59pm

Spring 2012 Group Reads!
By Sandy · 1 post · 103 views

last updated Feb 01, 2012 05:25am

Challenge Midpoint
By Dlmrose · 3 posts · 312 views

last updated Jan 08, 2012 07:55am

Tasks that require special attention
By Dlmrose · 1 post · 161 views

last updated Dec 20, 2011 07:23am

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU

What are you currently reading?
By Jamie · 2108 posts · 1488 views

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Where does everyone live??
By Terri UK · 75 posts · 158 views

last updated Feb 08, 2012 08:50pm

What is your reading speed?
By Marina · 32 posts · 146 views

last updated Jan 27, 2012 12:26pm

Who has a book blog?
By Amanda · 11 posts · 93 views

last updated Jan 22, 2012 06:03pm

Readathon Challenge - will you take part?
By Alice · 1 post · 83 views

last updated Jan 18, 2012 08:22am

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SPRING CHALLENGE 2012: FIRE

Spring Challenge Task Ideas
By Sandy · 98 posts · 154 views

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WINTER CHALLENGE 2011: EARTH

* Winter Challenge 2011-2012: Tasks
By Sandy · 10 posts · 608 views

last updated Jan 15, 2012 03:10pm

* Winter Challenge 2011: Readerboard
By Dlmrose · 3 posts · 303 views

last updated Dec 04, 2011 05:50am

Winter Challenge 2011: Completed Tasks -DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC
By Dlmrose · 2179 posts · 409 views

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Winter Challenge 2011: Completed Tasks with ?s/problems
By Dlmrose · 381 posts · 245 views

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Winter Challenge 2011: Reading Plans
By Dlmrose · 46 posts · 277 views

last updated Jan 17, 2012 08:52pm

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TASK HELP WINTER 2011

* General Questions
By Dlmrose · 104 posts · 186 views

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15.2 - Make It Work
By Dlmrose · 167 posts · 144 views

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25.8 - Gayla's task: 2011: The Year in Review
By Kristi (Passi... · 80 posts · 114 views

last updated 6 hours, 30 min ago

25.2 - Jenn Renee's task: Santa by any other name is..... well, still Santa
By Kristi (Passi... · 70 posts · 152 views

last updated 19 hours, 26 min ago

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Joanna T's task: Microhistory!
By Kristi (Passi... · 132 posts · 145 views

last updated Feb 10, 2012 06:38am

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GROUP READS

* The Beekeeper's Apprentice Discussion
By Dlmrose · 33 posts · 67 views

last updated Feb 08, 2012 06:40am

* Leviathan Discussion
By Dlmrose · 33 posts · 73 views

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* The Color Purple Discussion
By Dlmrose · 20 posts · 74 views

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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Discussion
By Dlmrose · 41 posts · 89 views

last updated Nov 30, 2011 03:23am

The Peach Keeper Discussion
By Dlmrose · 44 posts · 100 views

last updated Nov 29, 2011 05:25pm

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GENERAL HELP

* eBook Verification- no print edition
By Dlmrose · 705 posts · 293 views

last updated Feb 08, 2012 04:56pm

* GR & SRC Tips & Links
By pjreads ♫ · 2 posts · 226 views

last updated Jan 29, 2011 06:10am

* ADD BOOK/AUTHOR & ADD COVER
By pjreads ♫ · 8 posts · 249 views

last updated Sep 05, 2010 12:35am

anyone with librarian status....
By Rhiannon · 328 posts · 365 views

last updated Jan 18, 2012 09:24am

Task # Question
By Meghanly · 7 posts · 64 views

last updated Dec 06, 2011 04:35am

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BIRTHDAYS

* Winter Birthday List (11/11)
By Dlmrose · 1 post · 48 views

last updated Nov 12, 2011 08:02am

* Fall Birthday List (8/11)
By Dlmrose · 1 post · 58 views

last updated Aug 06, 2011 11:16am

* Summer Birthday List (5/11)
By Dlmrose · 2 posts · 83 views

last updated Dec 15, 2011 08:17am

Happy Birthday to...
By Donna Jo · 611 posts · 524 views

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WINTER BIRTHDAYS
By Cynthia, The SCM · 115 posts · 385 views

last updated Feb 09, 2012 08:06am

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BOOK REVIEWS

* WHAT TO PUT IN THIS FOLDER
By Cynthia, The SCM · 1 post · 391 views

last updated Sep 02, 2009 06:41am

Kathy's Challenge Reviews
By Kathy G. · 72 posts · 119 views

last updated Feb 08, 2012 06:41pm

Dionisia's 2012 Challenge Book Blurbs
By Dionisia · 5 posts · 23 views

last updated Feb 05, 2012 12:21am

Anne (Booklady) Winter 2011-12 Reviews
By Anne (Bookla... · 25 posts · 50 views

last updated Jan 27, 2012 01:04am

Darlene's Challenge Reviews
By Darlene · 2 posts · 17 views

last updated Dec 24, 2011 03:32pm

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BEST & WORST BOOKS OF...

Best of the Fall 2011 Challenge
By Dlmrose · 44 posts · 103 views

last updated Dec 13, 2011 05:14am

Least Favorite Books of the Fall 2011 Challenge
By Dlmrose · 25 posts · 88 views

last updated Dec 13, 2011 05:09am

Best Books You Accidentally Read
By Bridgit · 55 posts · 480 views

last updated Dec 01, 2011 12:16pm

Best of the Summer 2011 Challenge
By Dlmrose · 34 posts · 102 views

last updated Sep 19, 2011 06:20am

Least Favorite Books of the Summer 2011 Challenge
By Dlmrose · 20 posts · 74 views

last updated Sep 03, 2011 07:43pm

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FUN & GAMES & CONTESTS

* BEST REVIEW CONTEST (Winter 2011)
By Dlmrose · 5 posts · 56 views

last updated Feb 08, 2012 06:39am

* LOGO CONTEST (for Spring 2012)
By Dlmrose · 4 posts · 54 views

last updated Feb 06, 2012 03:31pm

Please Vote for My Blog
By Elizabeth · 4 posts · 13 views

last updated Jan 25, 2012 05:56pm

Navtej kohli MD Health Reviews Contest
By Navtej · 1 post · 16 views

last updated Jan 09, 2012 09:44pm

Scavenger Hunt
By Cynthia, The SCM · 647 posts · 792 views

last updated Dec 21, 2011 07:21am

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STATISTICS & CERTIFICATES

Fall 2011 Certificate & Stats
By Dlmrose · 2 posts · 86 views

last updated Jan 10, 2012 08:46am

Summer 2011 Certificate & Stats
By Dlmrose · 3 posts · 131 views

last updated Sep 16, 2011 03:30am

Spring Challenge 2011: AUSTRALIA
By Dlmrose · 5 posts · 111 views

last updated Jun 26, 2011 05:20am

Winter Challenge 2010-2011: ASIA
By Dlmrose · 7 posts · 130 views

last updated May 25, 2011 04:03am

Fall 2010 Statistics
By Donna Jo · 6 posts · 119 views

last updated Dec 08, 2010 06:49pm

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BOOK PROMOTION: AUTHORS & OTHERS

The Nexus
By Midu · 1 post · 8 views

last updated Jan 28, 2012 08:29am

FREE EBOOK!
By Shane · 1 post · 35 views

last updated Nov 13, 2011 03:22pm

You don't want to miss this giveaway!
By Sean · 1 post · 35 views

last updated Aug 31, 2011 01:31am

Father's Day Book Giveaway!
By Lindsey · 1 post · 26 views

last updated Jun 17, 2011 11:22pm

gifting free Kindle copies of my new humorous romance
By Debora · 2 posts · 55 views

last updated Jun 01, 2011 01:50pm

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FALL CHALLENGE 2011: AFRICA

* FALL CHALLENGE 2011: Tasks
By Kristi (Passi... · 11 posts · 649 views

last updated Oct 20, 2011 04:50am

* Fall Challenge 2011 Readerboard
By Sandy · 3 posts · 301 views

last updated Sep 05, 2011 08:05pm

Fall Challenge 2011: Completed Task Posts with ?s/problems
By Sandy · 291 posts · 230 views

last updated Dec 04, 2011 09:25am

Fall Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!
By Sandy · 2301 posts · 427 views

last updated Nov 30, 2011 09:05pm

Fall Challenge 2011: Reading Plans
By Dlmrose · 54 posts · 267 views

last updated Oct 25, 2011 08:07pm

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TASK HELP FALL 2011

* General Questions
By Dlmrose · 98 posts · 173 views

last updated Nov 23, 2011 07:00pm

25.3 - Beth NC's task: Game Night
By Dlmrose · 89 posts · 121 views

last updated Nov 29, 2011 02:14pm

20.3 Best Review - Amanda VA's task: Music Around the Fire
By Dlmrose · 54 posts · 120 views

last updated Nov 29, 2011 06:41am

20.9 Lucky Me! Jayme VA's task: Vegas Vacation
By Dlmrose · 50 posts · 117 views

last updated Nov 27, 2011 03:22pm

20.1 Most Improved Player - Hettie's task: Missing Books
By Dlmrose · 115 posts · 137 views

last updated Nov 26, 2011 06:36am

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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2011: EUROPE

* SUMMER CHALLENGE 2011: Tasks
By Sandy · 9 posts · 686 views

last updated Jul 19, 2011 06:53pm

* Summer Challenge 2011 Readerboard
By Dlmrose · 4 posts · 348 views

last updated Jun 04, 2011 09:39am

* Summer Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
By Dlmrose · 2657 posts · 503 views

last updated Aug 31, 2011 09:18pm

Summer Challenge 2011 - Completed task posts with ?s/problems
By Dlmrose · 271 posts · 242 views

last updated Aug 31, 2011 08:42pm

Summer Challenge 2011: Reading Plans
By Dlmrose · 44 posts · 278 views

last updated Aug 20, 2011 01:54pm

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SPRING CHALLENGE 2011: AUSTRALIA

* Spring Challenge 2011 Readerboard
By Kristi (Passi... · 5 posts · 376 views

last updated Mar 04, 2011 04:56am

Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)
By Kristi (Passi... · 2898 posts · 707 views

last updated May 31, 2011 09:01pm

Spring Challenge 2011 - Completed task posts with ?s/problems
By Kristi (Passi... · 205 posts · 272 views

last updated May 31, 2011 01:20pm

Spring Challenge 2011: AUSTRALIA Tasks
By Dlmrose · 7 posts · 581 views

last updated Apr 21, 2011 06:31am

Spring Challenge 2011: Reading Plans
By Dlmrose · 56 posts · 310 views

last updated Apr 01, 2011 09:54pm

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WINTER CHALLENGE 2010-2011: ASIA

* Readerboard - Winter Challenge 2010-2011
By Sandy · 6 posts · 456 views

last updated Feb 14, 2011 05:24pm

* Winter Challenge 2010-2011: ASIA Tasks
By Kristi (Passi... · 8 posts · 611 views

last updated Jan 18, 2011 11:25am

Winter Challenge 2010-2011 - completed task posts with ?/problems
By Sandy · 255 posts · 252 views

last updated Mar 05, 2011 04:37am

Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)
By Sandy · 2596 posts · 656 views

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Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Reading Plans
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last updated Jan 19, 2011 08:32am

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FALL CHALLENGE 2010

* Fall Challenge 2010 Tasks
By Kristi (Passi... · 7 posts · 923 views

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* READERBOARD
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last updated Oct 17, 2010 10:08am

* Completed Tasks Posts with ?s/ Problems
By pjreads ♫ · 305 posts · 515 views

last updated Sep 18, 2011 07:56pm

Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
By pjreads ♫ · 2794 posts · 874 views

last updated Nov 30, 2010 09:03pm

Fall 2010 Plans
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last updated Oct 25, 2010 08:39am

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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2010

* RULES OF THE CHALLENGE (rev. 1) for SUMMER
By Cynthia, The SCM · 1 post · 2666 views

last updated Jul 18, 2009 08:55pm

* READERBOARD - Post 851 Forward *** Updated 1 SEP ***
By pjreads ♫ · 123 posts · 428 views

last updated Aug 31, 2010 03:20am

* Completed Task Posts with Questions / Problems
By pjreads ♫ · 408 posts · 444 views

last updated Sep 01, 2010 09:33am

* Summer Challenge 2010 Tasks
By Cynthia, The SCM · 7 posts · 1660 views

last updated Aug 06, 2010 05:55pm

Summer Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
By Cynthia, The SCM · 3074 posts · 2858 views

last updated Aug 31, 2010 10:39pm

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SPRING CHALLENGE 2010

* Spring Challenge 2010 Tasks
By Cynthia, The SCM · 6 posts · 1149 views

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* Spring Challenge 2010 Readerboard
By Cynthia, The SCM · 1 post · 716 views

last updated Feb 28, 2010 07:46pm

Spring Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks
By Cynthia, The SCM · 2751 posts · 2205 views

last updated May 31, 2010 09:00pm

Spring 2010 Questions
By Cynthia, The SCM · 186 posts · 456 views

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Spring 2010 Plans
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last updated May 26, 2010 06:51am

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WINTER CHALLENGE 2009-2010

* WINTER CHALLENGE 2009-2010 TASKS
By Cynthia, The SCM · 5 posts · 1473 views

last updated Nov 30, 2009 07:59am

* WINTER CHALLENGE 2009-2010 READERBOARD
By Cynthia, The SCM · 1 post · 596 views

last updated Nov 25, 2009 01:04pm

WINTER CHALLENGE 2009-2010 COMPLETED TASKS
By Cynthia, The SCM · 3179 posts · 2945 views

last updated Feb 28, 2010 09:02pm

WINTER CHALLENGE 2009-2010 QUESTIONS
By Cynthia, The SCM · 377 posts · 568 views

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Winter 2009-2010 Plans
By Cynthia, The SCM · 77 posts · 672 views

last updated Feb 13, 2010 06:13pm

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FALL CHALLENGE 2009

* FALL CHALLENGE 2009 READERBOARD
By Cynthia, The SCM · 1 post · 673 views

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* FALL CHALLENGE 2009 TASKS
By Cynthia, The SCM · 3 posts · 1521 views

last updated Aug 24, 2009 08:46am

How are you making time for all of this reading?
By Nicole · 101 posts · 383 views

last updated May 19, 2010 04:31pm

FALL CHALLENGE 2009 COMPLETED TASKS
By Cynthia, The SCM · 4057 posts · 2548 views

last updated Nov 30, 2009 09:01pm

FALL CHALLENGE 2009 QUESTIONS
By Cynthia, The SCM · 924 posts · 915 views

last updated Nov 29, 2009 04:46pm

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OLD TASK HELP THREADS

* General Questions
By Dlmrose · 99 posts · 250 views

last updated May 31, 2011 01:53pm

25.6 - Gayla's task: European Landmarks
By Kristi (Passi... · 134 posts · 177 views

last updated Aug 27, 2011 04:17am

20.8 - It's My Birthday - Riona's task: Female Authors of Sci-Fi
By Kristi (Passi... · 40 posts · 106 views

last updated Aug 24, 2011 10:08am

10.9 - Around the Campfire
By Kristi (Passi... · 72 posts · 122 views

last updated Aug 23, 2011 12:59pm

25.4 - Jenn Renee's task: Color Me Happy......
By Kristi (Passi... · 70 posts · 120 views

last updated Aug 17, 2011 11:35pm

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The Forgotten Garden

by Kate Morton

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Nov 30, 2011

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The Peach Keeper

by Sarah Addison Allen

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Nov 30, 2011

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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (A Flavi...

by Alan Bradley

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Nov 30, 2011

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An I...

by Robert M. Pirsig

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Aug 31, 2011

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Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

by Michelle Moran

Date read

Aug 31, 2011

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Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1)

by Kelley Armstrong

Date read

Aug 31, 2011

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I am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1)

by Pittacus Lore

Date read

May 31, 2011

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The Glass Castle

by Jeannette Walls

Date read

May 31, 2011

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Outlander (Outlander, #1)

by Diana Gabaldon

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May 31, 2011

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The Giver (The Giver, #1)

by Lois Lowry

Date read

Feb 28, 2011

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Doctor Zhivago

by Boris Pasternak

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Feb 28, 2011

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Rebecca

by Daphne du Maurier

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Feb 28, 2011

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