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YA books with unusual plots
Young adult literature with unusual/interesting plots. No boy meets girl and falls in love. No boring love triangles. Topics that are not commonly wrote about in the YA genre.
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Tease
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3.69 avg rating — 5,791 ratings
score: 262,
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Prisoner of Night and Fog (Prisoner of Night and Fog, #1)
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Anne Blankman (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 10,496 ratings
score: 259,
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The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1)
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Marie Rutkoski (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 114,053 ratings
score: 257,
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Hate List
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,411 ratings
score: 245,
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Boost (A Haunted Addiction, #1)
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D.A. Paul (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 24 ratings
score: 200,
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2 people voted
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Under My Skin
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Juno Dawson (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 591 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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Before I Fall
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Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 344,881 ratings
score: 196,
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2 people voted
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Inspire (The Muse, #1)
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Cora Carmack (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 1,698 ratings
score: 195,
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2 people voted
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No Angel
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Helen Keeble (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 282 ratings
score: 193,
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2 people voted
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
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Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 685,492 ratings
score: 193,
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2 people voted
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Exquisite Captive (Dark Caravan Cycle, #1)
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Heather Demetrios (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 4,484 ratings
score: 187,
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2 people voted
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The Nightmare Affair (The Arkwell Academy, #1)
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Mindee Arnett (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 8,068 ratings
score: 184,
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2 people voted
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The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1)
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Maureen Johnson (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 53,609 ratings
score: 184,
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2 people voted
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Beauty Queens
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Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 55,132 ratings
score: 184,
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2 people voted
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Stolen Songbird (The Malediction Trilogy, #1)
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Danielle L. Jensen (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 31,166 ratings
score: 179,
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2 people voted
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Rites of Passage
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Joy N. Hensley (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 5,318 ratings
score: 179,
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2 people voted
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The Lovely and the Lost (The Dispossessed, #2)
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Page Morgan (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 1,451 ratings
score: 174,
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2 people voted
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Cold Hands, Warm Heart
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Jill Wolfson (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 773 ratings
score: 172,
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2 people voted
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(Don't You) Forget About Me
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Kate Karyus Quinn (Goodreads Author)
3.51 avg rating — 2,307 ratings
score: 170,
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2 people voted
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White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1)
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Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 89,394 ratings
score: 168,
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2 people voted
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The Chapel Wars
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Lindsey Leavitt (Goodreads Author)
3.52 avg rating — 1,586 ratings
score: 166,
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2 people voted
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Uninvited (Uninvited, #1)
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Sophie Jordan (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 13,582 ratings
score: 166,
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2 people voted
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
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Leslye Walton (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 43,053 ratings
score: 153,
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2 people voted
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Temptation (Temptation, #1)
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Karen Ann Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 1,790 ratings
score: 150,
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2 people voted
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Forbidden
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Tabitha Suzuma (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 75,609 ratings
score: 144,
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2 people voted
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Stolen (Stolen, #1)
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Lucy Christopher (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 86,411 ratings
score: 142,
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2 people voted
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Maplecroft (The Borden Dispatches, #1)
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Cherie Priest (Goodreads Author)
3.58 avg rating — 4,686 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Debris Dreams
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David Colby (Goodreads Author)
3.54 avg rating — 48 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Phat('s) Chance for Buddha in Houston
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Virginia Arthur (Goodreads Author)
4.35 avg rating — 40 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Earth Sucks
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Heather Chambers (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 46 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Wintergirls
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Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 125,140 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Vivian Versus the Apocalypse (Vivian Apple, #1)
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Katie Coyle (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 5,369 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Coyote's Daughter
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3.90 avg rating — 106 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
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Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 396,957 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Try Not to Breathe
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Jennifer R. Hubbard (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 2,994 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Chesca and the Spirit of Grace
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Lara O'Brien (Goodreads Author)
4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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Zero Repeat Forever (The Nahx Invasions, #1)
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Gabrielle S. Prendergast (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 3,762 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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Sisters in Sanity
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Gayle Forman (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 4,607 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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84 Ribbons: A Dancer's Journey (Ballet Trilogy, #1)
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Paddy Eger (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 103 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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I Was Here
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Gayle Forman (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 68,184 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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The Luthier's Apprentice (Violinist Detective Series, #1)
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Mayra Calvani (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 68 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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This Is Where It Ends
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Marieke Nijkamp (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 148,401 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
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Stephanie Oakes (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 12,769 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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Reign or Shine (Demon Princess, #1)
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Michelle Rowen (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 3,340 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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Challenger Deep
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Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 33,699 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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Demon Derby
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Carrie Harris (Goodreads Author)
3.44 avg rating — 166 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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The Revenge Playbook
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Rachael Allen (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 2,162 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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The Cure for Dreaming
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Cat Winters (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 6,427 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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Alias Hook
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Lisa Jensen (Goodreads Author)
3.60 avg rating — 2,681 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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Shadowlands (Shadowlands, #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 4,855 ratings
score: 85,
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1 person voted
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Living Dead Girl
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Elizabeth Scott (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 33,848 ratings
score: 80,
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1 person voted
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Thousand Words
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3.77 avg rating — 5,856 ratings
score: 79,
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1 person voted
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Evil Librarian
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Michelle Knudsen (Goodreads Author)
3.59 avg rating — 3,273 ratings
score: 77,
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1 person voted
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The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone
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Adele Griffin (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 2,148 ratings
score: 76,
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1 person voted
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Fang Girl
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Helen Keeble (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 1,238 ratings
score: 73,
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1 person voted
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The Dust of 100 Dogs
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A.S. King (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 3,428 ratings
score: 71,
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1 person voted
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Tiger Lily
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Jodi Lynn Anderson (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 29,183 ratings
score: 70,
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1 person voted
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Half Brother
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Kenneth Oppel (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 6,632 ratings
score: 64,
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1 person voted
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