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Adult Crime/ Mystery. Cop is hunting for a killer, but finds woman running for her life who turns out to have a connection to the killer, they team up to catch him. Read around 2002-2006. Spoilers ahead. Simonne 2 14 Feb 02, 2021 07:41PM  
fantasy alt dimension, chars lose inn, cook pizza as bread with cheese Gordon 2 16 Feb 02, 2021 07:07PM  
Children's fiction. Teacher tries to get girl to read new books, but girl only re-reads one book ("The Little Prince"?) over and over again. Read around 2014-2015. Published in 1970's/1980's? Catherine 4 518 Feb 02, 2021 06:13PM  
YA book. Hearing loss in a teenage girl. She doesn't realize she has a problem until she gets a hearing aid (e.g., discovers sound of trees rustling in wind). Read in 1980's. Rachel 5 18 Feb 02, 2021 04:40PM  
Adult Thriller, contemporary. Woman works as a nurse/ counselor with psychiatric patients, and gets attacked. Title: two words. Read around 2003. Spoilers ahead. Rachel 4 21 Feb 02, 2021 01:37PM  
Inspirational Sports Stories Anthology (YA) Daywriter 1 8 Feb 02, 2021 10:46AM  
Short Story, anthology. Bitter rivalry between two nearby towns. Wedding. Son of prominent person is marrying young woman new to his town, she's an orphan taken in by prominent person from rival town, he hides this fact. Read in 1970s. Andy 17 951 Feb 02, 2021 10:35AM  
Adult novel. Girl lived in her car in the school parking lot, after grandparents who raised her moved to retirement community. Mother occasionally visited her. Girl married her teacher when she was 18. Read around 2012. Spoilers ahead. Tiffany 6 372 Feb 02, 2021 10:28AM  
Adult Sci-Fi Thriller. Group of senior citizens find longevity. They run an organic food store called Brownies. Read in 1970s/early 1980s. Angela 4 21 Feb 02, 2021 10:04AM  
Children’s Fantasy. Clown (not creepy) is featured. Girl named Bonnie (main character) is on a quest travelling through space and/or time. Cover: clown. Read 1990-1994. Sarah 4 21 Feb 02, 2021 05:33AM  
book I started reading in Jr. High possibly with Spectre in the title; about a woman running from a large violent black figure a ghost I think she may have been trying to save a child too? Nicholette 3 367 Feb 01, 2021 08:58PM  
Moral story - mother finds her child beautiful Akshara 9 374 Feb 01, 2021 08:57PM  
YA Urban Fantasy, Wattpad? Male MC (Jack?) is a prodigy and can teleport, has a mom that is a general (in secret), and has association with a gold fox medallion? Read around 2012-2014. NightSky 1 11 Feb 01, 2021 06:42PM  
Middle Grade book. Unconventional family/ parents, several talented children including twins. Father is a veterinarian or zoologist, parents encourage children to pursue their dreams (e.g., ballet). Tiger as a pet. Read in early 1970s. Lacreevy 5 48 Feb 01, 2021 06:32PM  
Adult Romance, Christmas. Heroine's car breaks down during a long road trip. Mechanic lets she sleep on a cot at the shop in small town, during Christmas season. Read around 2012. Susan 5 137 Feb 01, 2021 04:57PM  
Fantasy Novel. Mysterious young boy is a successful thief who lives in poverty. He dyes his hair. Read around 2012-2014. Cruel 6 30 Feb 01, 2021 04:35PM  
YA Romance. Girl is afraid of swimming, she has a crush on this popular guy at school but ends up liking his cousin who likes airplanes. Read around 2018-2020. Jackie 3 20 Feb 01, 2021 04:22PM  
Science Fiction. Female teacher has to convince Alien inspector that our universe is worth saving. She tells him interesting things about physics, to be continued next day like Scheherazade. Cover: old man looking at Earth. Read around 2002. Rhiannon 2 11 Feb 01, 2021 12:00PM  
Adult Regency Romance. Hero plans his wedding. Read around 2015-2020. Audrey 3 15 Feb 01, 2021 11:48AM  
YA/ NA? novel. London girl going through a tough time meets cool older guy (named Germaine/ Jermaine who's really manipulative. Violet 2 18 Feb 01, 2021 10:51AM  
Children's Picture book. 4-5 "Top Secret" short stories adults don't want you to know. Little men inside your head push your hair out. Vegetables used to be sentient, squash named for running off a cliff. From mid 2000's. Emery 10 38 Feb 01, 2021 10:42AM  
Golden Age SciFi Short Story. Two men talking, one with sword cane, stabs other through body to prove they are both robots. Marti 2 21 Feb 01, 2021 10:32AM  
Adult Historical Romance. Civil War. Heroine falls in love with man from family feuding with her family for years. Patchwork quilt? poem at beginning of book. Read in 1990's. Heidi 6 14 Feb 01, 2021 10:21AM  
Young Adult novel. High school hacker that goes on the run. Spoilers ahead. Sam 7 326 Feb 01, 2021 09:27AM  
YA/ MG Fantasy. Boy gets a magical amulet from a rich magic-wielder and learns how to use magic? Decides not to sell valuable amulet although his mother is poor. Male friend wants to be a dancer. Princess wants adventure. Cover: green. Read around 2010. Monty 3 21 Feb 01, 2021 07:15AM  
Dark PNR/ Fantasy. H was an angel/ powerful being who was imprisoned. Upon his release he immediately hired a prostitute and killed her during sex by mistake because he was so desperate. His love interest is also an angel. Ria 6 24 Feb 01, 2021 06:03AM  
YA/ MG Fantasy. Young princess from fantasy land escapes/ is teleported through a wall to New York City, fleeing a family member (uncle) vying for her crown. She meets a boy. Central Park. Read around 2005-2008. Jean 13 711 Jan 31, 2021 08:20PM  
Adult Mystery series. Insurance investigator looks into epileptic woman's death. She was a wealthy housewife who died in a car accident, life insurance claim by husband. Read 1983-1984. kirkesque 11 595 Jan 31, 2021 06:55PM  
Adult Dystopian, Literary novel. USA Civil War/ Revolution about 100 years into the future. Title: man's first and late names. Published approx. 2010-2015? Joe 8 26 Jan 31, 2021 05:43PM  
Pre-Teen/ Teen Fiction short story. Health-nut mom gets cancer and teenage daughter is a baker. Mom just came back from doctor's and tells daughter her diagnosis. Read 2014-2017. zoey 3 12 Jan 31, 2021 04:58PM