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20th Century YA Set in England
This list is for YA books published in the 20th century that take place in England.
Authors do not have to be British, but the book should have been written and set in England during the 20th century. Hoping to focus mostly on contemporary young adult novels, so please avoid books for younger children. Upper middle grade is fine, but try to shoot for protagonists ages 12 and up. To keep the list neat, if this book is part of a series, please add only the first book.
Authors do not have to be British, but the book should have been written and set in England during the 20th century. Hoping to focus mostly on contemporary young adult novels, so please avoid books for younger children. Upper middle grade is fine, but try to shoot for protagonists ages 12 and up. To keep the list neat, if this book is part of a series, please add only the first book.
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)
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Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #1)
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3.76 avg rating — 134,960 ratings
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Flightsend
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3.22 avg rating — 103 ratings
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The Writing on the Wall
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3.62 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Granny Was a Buffer Girl
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3.61 avg rating — 118 ratings
score: 174,
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Goldengrove
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3.75 avg rating — 56 ratings
score: 168,
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Stag Boy
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4.27 avg rating — 41 ratings
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A Little Love Song
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4.20 avg rating — 1,823 ratings
score: 154,
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It's My Life
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3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings
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My Darling Villain
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4.25 avg rating — 99 ratings
score: 145,
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Dance on My Grave
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3.90 avg rating — 3,385 ratings
score: 138,
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The Fox in Winter
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4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 135,
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Undercurrents
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score: 132,
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Back Home
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4.17 avg rating — 2,653 ratings
score: 118,
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Cuckoo in the Nest
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4.10 avg rating — 635 ratings
score: 117,
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The Summer After the Funeral
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3.64 avg rating — 171 ratings
score: 117,
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Penelope
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3.52 avg rating — 33 ratings
score: 109,
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The High House
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4.26 avg rating — 105 ratings
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I Capture the Castle
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3.99 avg rating — 113,668 ratings
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Paul Loves Amy Loves Christo
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 99,
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Bilgewater
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3.91 avg rating — 1,387 ratings
score: 99,
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Gumble's Yard
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4.07 avg rating — 57 ratings
score: 99,
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Me Jane
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3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
score: 98,
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Juniper
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4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 98,
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Anita and Me
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3.70 avg rating — 3,188 ratings
score: 98,
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Joining the Rainbow
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 97,
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Astercote
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3.70 avg rating — 178 ratings
score: 97,
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Girls in Love (Girls, #1)
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3.59 avg rating — 18,824 ratings
score: 96,
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The House in Norham Gardens
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3.88 avg rating — 421 ratings
score: 96,
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Chartbreak
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3.52 avg rating — 80 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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A Stitch in Time
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3.77 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
score: 95,
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The Revenge of Samuel Stokes
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3.77 avg rating — 56 ratings
score: 94,
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The Exiles (The Exiles, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 1,100 ratings
score: 94,
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Out of Season
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3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
score: 93,
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The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
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3.89 avg rating — 2,048 ratings
score: 93,
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Flambards (Flambards, #1)
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4.07 avg rating — 2,128 ratings
score: 93,
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The Edge of the World
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3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings
score: 92,
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The Revolutionary's Daughter
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liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 91,
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The Ghost on the Hill
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3.26 avg rating — 23 ratings
score: 91,
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The Shouting Wind (The Shouting Wind Trilogy, #1)
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
score: 91,
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Mel
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4.11 avg rating — 396 ratings
score: 90,
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A Chill in the Lane
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3.78 avg rating — 50 ratings
score: 90,
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The Runaways
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4.12 avg rating — 300 ratings
score: 90,
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This Girl
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3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings
score: 89,
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Una and Grubstreet
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score: 89,
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Falling Apart
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3.36 avg rating — 170 ratings
score: 88,
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Billy Buck
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4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
score: 88,
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Famous Rowena Lamont
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 88,
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The Dream Palace
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3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings
score: 87,
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Moon Eyes
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4.13 avg rating — 61 ratings
score: 87,
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Young Mother
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2.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 87,
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The Rainbow Traveller
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 86,
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The Visitor: A Story of Suspense
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3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 86,
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The Mills Down Below
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score: 86,
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Cherie
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0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 85,
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Earthfasts
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3.69 avg rating — 127 ratings
score: 85,
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The Little Dark Thorn
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4.10 avg rating — 29 ratings
score: 85,
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The Domino Effect
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3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 84,
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It
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3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
score: 84,
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Going Back
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3.78 avg rating — 180 ratings
score: 84,
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Salt on the Snow
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3.30 avg rating — 56 ratings
score: 83,
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A Swarm in May
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4.01 avg rating — 69 ratings
score: 83,
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Paper Faces
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3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings
score: 83,
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Ally, Ally, Aster
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3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
score: 82,
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A Pair of Jesus Boots
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3.44 avg rating — 32 ratings
score: 82,
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The Cloud Forest
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4.19 avg rating — 32 ratings
score: 81,
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Long Way Home
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3.80 avg rating — 1,455 ratings
score: 81,
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Conjuror's Box (Piccolo Books)
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4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
score: 80,
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Weirdo's War
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Michael Coleman (Goodreads Author)
3.51 avg rating — 59 ratings
score: 80,
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Just Don't Make a Scene, Mum! (Leehampton, #1)
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3.07 avg rating — 436 ratings
score: 79,
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Double Vision
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2.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 79,
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Adam's Common
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4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Oak King and the Ash Queen
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4.50 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Miss Quarterberry and the Juniper Tree
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4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings
score: 77,
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The Hollow Land
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3.94 avg rating — 935 ratings
score: 77,
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Francie and the Boys
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3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy
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3.88 avg rating — 193 ratings
score: 76,
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The Girl Who Ran Away
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4.42 avg rating — 160 ratings
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Easy Connections (Cathy, #1)
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3.91 avg rating — 431 ratings
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Moving In
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An Inch of Candle
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The Other Side of the Fence
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3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Smoke Trail
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French Letters: The Lives and Loves of Miss Maxine Harrison
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3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
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A Proper Little Nooryeff
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3.71 avg rating — 70 ratings
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Swan Sister
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3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Through a Brief Darkness
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3.44 avg rating — 125 ratings
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Smack
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3.91 avg rating — 21,995 ratings
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Horse of Air
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4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Good Book
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Lizzie Oliver
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4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Falling Into Glory
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3.77 avg rating — 78 ratings
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The Cast-Off
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Catherine Sefton (Pseudonym)
3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 68,
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Wall of Words
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Nobody's Garden
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4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Grow Up, Cupid
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2.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Kingdom by the Sea
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Diving In (Art & Coll, #1)
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3.64 avg rating — 1,379 ratings
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My Mate Shofiq
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Jan Needle (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 30 ratings
score: 66,
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Megan (Megan, #1)
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3.59 avg rating — 423 ratings
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