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A troublesome kid gets hired as a spy for a special service. Spoilers? (6 new)

Jan 09, 2025 07:56AM

Note: Eri (OP, original poster) was last active on the site in September 2022.

a lady who’s parents own a prestigious hospital and she goes to bed and breakfast and meets a country boy who has a dog and they get married?? (3 new)

Jan 06, 2025 02:46PM

Google Books preview of Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez - Regan's suggestion:

- https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
- There are different cover images.

Historical Fiction or Murder Mystery type book set in Japan. Assassination of local government official is investigated by Sherlock Holmes/ Poirot type character. Disguise. Read mid-2000s. (6 new)

Jan 06, 2025 02:10PM

Google Books preview of The Chinese Gold Murders by Robert van Gulik - Kajehas's suggestion:

- https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
- There are different cover images.

Dystopian, Science Fiction. During a pandemic, girl named isis ann murray is staying in a bunker with three other teens. (4 new)

Jan 06, 2025 01:58PM

Google Books preview of Half Lives by Sara Grant - Brenna's suggestion:

- https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
- There are different cover images.

YA (before the category existed) Sci-fi/ Dystopia. Children are drugged every day in future communal setting. One child 'wakes up' or stops eating/ taking the drugs. Published before 1995. Spoiler. (7 new)

Jan 06, 2025 01:53PM

Amanda, I copied plot details to the topic header and added a spoiler alert. Feel free to edit it.

Ya romance/fiction, enemies to lovers, mc is an asian girl with two sisters. the sisters are in college, and she has a love/hate relationship with this boy who is her age. (3 new)

Jan 06, 2025 09:04AM

Google Books preview of Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach - Rainbowheart's suggestion:

- https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
- There are different cover images including

YA novel about a stressed out teen girl who is a competitive swimmer (?), might be styled like a journal, definitely narrated in first person. Read around 2010-2015? (34 new)

Jan 06, 2025 08:59AM

Google Books preview of Head Above Water by S.L. Rottman - Rainbowheart's suggestion:

- https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

SOLVED. YA Coming of Age novel: Insecure boy from broken home moves to beach town, gets a job washing cars, and comes out of his shell. Read 2009-2013. Spoilers. (5 new)

Jan 05, 2025 08:28AM

Glad you found your book, Jack.

A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove by James Moloney - Theo's find.

SOLVED. YA Fantasy series about a girl who was very talented with maps. I believe it was set in the 1800’s but it had magical elements in it. Read 2015-2018. (5 new)

Jan 05, 2025 08:12AM

Glad you found your book series, hope.

The Glass Sentence (book 1) of the The Mapmakers Trilogy by S.E. Grove - Amanda's find.

ABANDONED. Sci-Fi, Comedy. Autobiographical style book about a male, yellow-tinged individual of possible alien origin, his digits extend at will, refers to humans as Africans, went to university. Harassed. Read 1996-2001. Spoilers ahead. (3 new)

Jan 03, 2025 08:35AM

Ay, I copied some book details to the topic header. Feel free to edit it.

Children’s Fantasy. Red-haired girl lives by herself (not Pippi Longstocking!), parents live far away. She's very capable, not childlike, homework & tasks, talking companions? Cover: girl with long red curly hair, fantasy landscape. Read around 1999-2005. (15 new)

Jan 02, 2025 04:36PM

Katie Morag series by Mairi Hedderwick - Cara'a suggestion. The first book is Katie Morag Delivers the Mail.

Jan 02, 2025 02:42PM

Rowan, I copied some book details to the topic header. Feel free to edit it.

With a Google search, have you tried excluding "pippi"? For example:

site:goodreads.com children fantasy -pippi red-haired (etc.)

SOLVED. YA/ New Adult fiction. Starts with murder scene. Cuts to female lead going on a cabin trip with best friend, awkwardly sees her ex (friend's brother) at gas station but a stranger pretends to be her boyfriend. Read around 2016-2017. Spoilers. (13 new)

Jan 02, 2025 02:33PM

SD, would you call this a romantic suspense or murder mystery novel?

Why did the couple break up?
Main characters' jobs?
Location/ country?

I copied some book details to the topic header. Free to edit it.

Adult Fantasy. Female lead (awkward & nerdy) searches for a magical object with a love interest (age gap). Discover a secret coven of witches at a posh estate. Complex family relationships. Cover: blue, some gold around. Published 2005-2014? Spoilers. (10 new)

Jan 02, 2025 02:27PM

If you're using the "Desktop version" of the Website, click the small "edit" link after your topic header/ title. (This feature isn't available on the App.)

If you're using the "Mobile version" of the Website, scroll down the page and tap "Desktop version," then this "edit" link will appear. Sometimes it takes a few tries to switch over, depending on which page you're viewing.

If neither works for you, just post a new comment describing the edit you'd like to see and a moderator will help.

Adult WW2 submarine warfare fiction series. US sub captain is interred in POW camp outside Hiroshima when nuke dropped. (2 new)

Jan 02, 2025 12:41PM

Ross, around what year did you read this book series?

Adult Historical Romance, 1800s. English noble who is former spy inherits land with an apple farm. Woman in charge is worried about new owner, part of a series. (5 new)

Jan 02, 2025 12:35PM

Johnny, just to confirm, is A Fine Passion by Stephanie Laurens - Sue's suggestion - your book?

SOLVED. Adult Alien Romance ebook series when alien male race has no females left they use another race of females I think a mute and are cow like looking but when give birth only have the alien male DNA then the commander or general find human females (9 new)

Jan 02, 2025 12:13PM

Glad you found your book series, Jane.

Alien Lord's Captive (book 1) of the Warriors of the Lathar series by Mina Carter - Tammy's find.

SOLVED. Children's Picture Book: Boy & girl with same name meet at school, become best friends. One moves away and letter got lost. Years later, meet again while chasing fireflies. (4 new)

Dec 31, 2024 01:28PM

You're welcome! Glad you found your book, Kris.

I find it helps to narrow a Google search to one specific website with details book descriptions, for example:

site:goodreads.com keywords...
site:amazon.com keywords...
site:kirkusreviews.com keywords...
(etc.)

YA gritty urban fiction. Boy and his grandfather are poor and have a grandfather clock that is destroyed at some point. Read around 2012-2016. Spoiler. (7 new)

Dec 30, 2024 05:22PM

Thanks Samuel. I copied a few details to the topic header, removed the spoiler ending, and added a spoiler alert. Feel free to edit it and the comment below.

SPOILER...

(view spoiler)

Kid's Horror book. "Something" traveling through power lines. Maybe trying to get into kid's house? Maybe get to boy via electronics? Read in 1990s/early 2000s. (6 new)

Dec 30, 2024 05:16PM

Wikipedia's plot summary with Spoilers of Chocky by John Wyndham - Nicole's suggestion:

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocky

Google Books previews:

- https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
- https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
- There are different cover images.

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