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Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our UNSOLVED message board.
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1. GENRE and PLOT DETAILS are mandatory in the header/ topic title. Do NOT create vague topic headers like "Romance" or "YA Fantasy" or "Looking for this book." Threads with vague headers will be CLOSED.
2. Authors or members who SPAM the group will be BLOCKED.
3. Only the "OP" (original poster) can "bump" their topic/ thread (b ...more
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By Ann aka Iftca… · 1 post · 14317 views
last updated Aug 02, 2017 01:02PM
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How to find my old posts / comments
By Holly · 231 posts · 10378 views
By Holly · 231 posts · 10378 views
last updated Sep 22, 2026 09:11PM
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Resources to find books - Please try before posting!
By Kaion · 140 posts · 25045 views
By Kaion · 140 posts · 25045 views
last updated Oct 19, 2024 05:22AM
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► Header/ Topic Title must contain GENRE and PLOT details. "YA" refers to TEENS.
By Kris · 1 post · 6593 views
last updated Nov 08, 2020 08:40AM
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► RULES & GUIDELINES - UNSOLVED: ONE SPECIFIC BOOK folder
By Kris · 1 post · 50569 views
last updated Jun 22, 2017 04:01AM
Help! Southern gothic novel, read around 1995
By Jason · 1 post · 1 views
By Jason · 1 post · 1 views
last updated 27 minutes ago
YA/ Teen book about a girl whose younger sister can speak to some forest entities, and then goes missing. Read 2018-2019. Spoilers.
By squidward · 3 posts · 26 views
By squidward · 3 posts · 26 views
last updated 1 hour, 18 min ago
Sci-fi about large children and tiny parents. Title something like "Child Kings"? Read in 1970's.
By Jene · 2 posts · 4 views
By Jene · 2 posts · 4 views
last updated 1 hour, 45 min ago
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Description of the SUGGEST BOOKS FOR ME folder
By Kris · 1 post · 2899 views
last updated Jun 22, 2017 04:49AM
Lighthearted, Feel-good Lesbian Romance
By Adele · 6 posts · 17 views
By Adele · 6 posts · 17 views
last updated 5 hours, 52 min ago
Books about: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic
By Jojo · 20 posts · 819 views
By Jojo · 20 posts · 819 views
last updated 12 hours, 25 min ago
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Description of the POSSIBLY SOLVED folder
By Kate · 1 post · 2340 views
last updated Jun 15, 2012 11:12PM
Man goes to observe wolves. Female alpha led a large pack. Picture of the author in the back of the book with him in an aircraft or helicopter. Front of book had wolf prints in snow. Main character would go out some seasons and go back to civilization?
By Daniel Watts · 7 posts · 206 views
By Daniel Watts · 7 posts · 206 views
last updated Mar 12, 2026 03:16PM
Children's (up to MG) chapter book read in 1970's. Girl protagonist's efforts to save an historic tree. Spoiler.
By SamSpayedPI · 4 posts · 75 views
By SamSpayedPI · 4 posts · 75 views
last updated Feb 13, 2026 06:36PM
YA contemporary book: The girl's mom dies (maybe in a car crash?) and the girl suspects foul play. Mom was a photographer. Spoiler.
By Anika (i dont… · 6 posts · 110 views
By Anika (i dont… · 6 posts · 110 views
last updated Jan 31, 2026 08:50AM
SOLVED. Adult graphic novel about a weird disease
By Emmy · 4 posts · 17 views
By Emmy · 4 posts · 17 views
last updated 13 hours, 27 min ago
SOLVED. Adult Contemporary Romance, Second-chance, small town. Heroine and Hero were high school sweethearts but breakup. Heroine works as manager of hero's family hotel or bed and breakfast (can't remember why). Read 2020-2026. Spoiler.
By E · 2 posts · 17 views
By E · 2 posts · 17 views
last updated Sep 24, 2026 10:56AM
SOLVED. Adult Military Romance - Soldier finds love with the girl he saved
By Danica · 4 posts · 23 views
By Danica · 4 posts · 23 views
last updated Sep 24, 2026 05:17AM
SOLVED. Adult Historical Romance. Hero is an English nobleman in the peninsula (Portugal or Spain) during (Napoleonic?) war. Hero marries a local girl to protect her. Read 2016-2021. Spoiler.
By Smig2 · 2 posts · 17 views
By Smig2 · 2 posts · 17 views
last updated Sep 23, 2026 03:59AM
SOLVED. Children's Picture Book. Child finds a small hidden room inside their bedroom. Read around 1995-2000.
By Karina · 7 posts · 36 views
By Karina · 7 posts · 36 views
last updated 4 hours, 17 min ago
SOLVED. British Young Children's Picture Book about a colour-changing alien. From late 1980s/mid 1990's.
By Miss · 6 posts · 13 views
By Miss · 6 posts · 13 views
last updated 14 hours, 40 min ago
SOLVED. Children's story read in 1980s. “What Wanda wants…” She takes beauty (??) from a fairy and regrets it.
By Ediacaran · 4 posts · 10 views
By Ediacaran · 4 posts · 10 views
last updated Sep 23, 2026 04:01PM
SOLVED. Kids' Short Horror story. Woman reads fortunes from the feathers in a person's pillow. Read in 1980s.
By Brian · 4 posts · 10 views
By Brian · 4 posts · 10 views
last updated Sep 22, 2026 09:52PM
SOLVED. WW2 Historical Fiction. A woman who has to deal with the aftermath of surviving a concentration camp. (No modern timeline.) Read it in 2021 I believe.
By Jesse · 6 posts · 24 views
By Jesse · 6 posts · 24 views
last updated Sep 21, 2026 10:06PM
SOLVED. Irish folklore book featuring full-page artwork of prominent figures
By Essy · 4 posts · 27 views
By Essy · 4 posts · 27 views
last updated Sep 08, 2026 11:54AM
SOLVED. Adult True Crime Non fiction Biography about Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army
By Clare · 3 posts · 16 views
By Clare · 3 posts · 16 views
last updated Aug 07, 2026 05:56AM
SOLVED. Nonfiction maybe for children summarizing horror films with accompanying black and white photos- read in early 200'0's- may be a series.???
By Marietta · 4 posts · 25 views
By Marietta · 4 posts · 25 views
last updated Jul 29, 2026 07:59AM
SOLVED. Nonfiction book. Shark attacks, natural history of sharks, species, research efforts, tiger sharks. Final section had recipes for sharks, skates and rays. Cover: blue paperback, photo of shark. Read 1980's.
By Jamie · 12 posts · 37 views
By Jamie · 12 posts · 37 views
last updated Jul 06, 2026 07:37PM
SOLVED. Non-fiction Biography of Queen Elizabeth II
By Rachel · 2 posts · 17 views
By Rachel · 2 posts · 17 views
last updated Jul 04, 2026 07:01PM
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Members - You can help others + REPORT SPAM ◄◄
By Cheryl · 2350 posts · 5713 views
By Cheryl · 2350 posts · 5713 views
last updated 3 hours, 42 min ago
Separate "Unsolved" into categories?
By Keith · 9 posts · 895 views
By Keith · 9 posts · 895 views
last updated Jun 16, 2024 04:37PM
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Description of the QUERY ABANDONED BY POSTER folder
By Kate · 11 posts · 2041 views
last updated Mar 03, 2017 12:46PM
ABANDONED. Mystery thriller, H is an FBI agent assigned to protect h. I remember vague details like H taking h on a bike riding through mountains trying to outrun the bad guys.
By Maya · 7 posts · 539 views
last updated Aug 25, 2026 08:59AM
ABANDONED. Two children get trapped in a forest, survive by hiding, find a tree filled with carved faces
By Alex · 14 posts · 1549 views
By Alex · 14 posts · 1549 views
last updated Aug 24, 2026 04:25AM
ABANDONED. Fantasy Book with Blue Cover + white castle or kingdom?
By Sam · 19 posts · 981 views
By Sam · 19 posts · 981 views
last updated Aug 17, 2026 12:01PM
ABANDONED. Contemporary Romance - hero is engaged ; heroine is his neighbor with a cat
By Ashfly · 7 posts · 875 views
By Ashfly · 7 posts · 875 views
last updated Jul 30, 2026 01:09PM
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Description of the NOW WE'LL NEVER KNOW folder
By Kate · 3 posts · 6311 views
last updated Mar 03, 2017 04:42PM
ABANDONED. secretary get stranded on an island after a helicopter or plane crash. Heroine didn’t like her glasses, horrified to lose he contacts
By deleted member · 2 posts · 92 views
By deleted member · 2 posts · 92 views
last updated Aug 22, 2026 12:45PM
ABANDONED. YA fiction. Boy's neighbour and close family friend who he secretly was in love with dies in car accident with her dad. Read 2021.
By deleted member · 2 posts · 29 views
By deleted member · 2 posts · 29 views
last updated Aug 22, 2026 12:39PM
ABANDONED. Children's Fantasy book about an animal war. Read in the 1980s, possibly British.
By deleted member · 5 posts · 55 views
By deleted member · 5 posts · 55 views
last updated Jul 25, 2026 09:11AM
ABANDONED. Fantasy book about a girl who can control shadows and runs from a kingdom. Read around 2018.
By deleted member · 2 posts · 28 views
By deleted member · 2 posts · 28 views
last updated Jul 23, 2026 06:59AM
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What's the Name of that Thread?
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By deleted member · 70 posts · 1780 views
last updated Apr 11, 2026 12:33AM
A welcome message for your excellent group.
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By Ana · 1 post · 13 views
last updated Jul 23, 2026 12:57AM
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Link to shorter details on how to use our group.
By Ann aka Iftca… · 1 post · 712 views
last updated Oct 01, 2017 02:38PM
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[OLD] Details for Posting a Query (read first!) Note NEW addition
By Kate · 4 posts · 6270 views
last updated Jan 05, 2014 10:45PM
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[OLD] READ THIS BEFORE POSTING. Updated rules and habits
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[OLD] Check out our new folders
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