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Fantasy | Kidnapped (elvish?) princess in a tower, walking in/past a garden of blue (?) flowers in the moonlight and understanding the Dark Lord who holds her captive| 3 lieutenants who have humanizing stories Sarani 4 557 Dec 08, 2020 07:46AM  
Adult SciFi/Fantasy. Male protagonist has Gog tattooed on one hand and Magog on the other hand. He was keel hauled, dragged by a sailing ship. Read before 2000. Jim 6 33 Dec 08, 2020 07:00AM  
Children's Fantasy, Scholastic Books. Ghosts & family curse. Boy's ancestors all died unnatural, gruesome deaths. He befriends ghost girl in mansion? Read early 2000s. Dawn Dawn 2 22 Dec 08, 2020 03:37AM  
MG/YA book. Young girl runs/comes across some wolves in the woods and is scared. Cover: blue. Read around 2012. Rosie 13 44 Dec 07, 2020 10:43PM  
set not long before World War II, possibly non-fiction, debutantes, England, a pie-crust collar, existed before December 2014, seen on Google Books Snail in Dang… 3 527 Dec 07, 2020 10:19PM  
Children's/YA Historical. Girl in a wagon train (Oregon Trail) is separated from her family while riding on a white mare. Cover: pink, girl on white horse. Read around 2002/2003. Amber 2 12 Dec 07, 2020 10:08PM  
Fantasy novel Terry Pratchett type. Boy is captured by female creature/monster/human who keeps him trapped as a pet. Ben 3 264 Dec 07, 2020 09:41PM  
YA Ghost Story about pale skinned Black family in America Rachel 3 350 Dec 07, 2020 09:15PM  
Kids’ How to Draw book. Step-by-step instructions. You draw silly things (creatures/faces?) that look like something else when book is turned upside down. Possibly Scholastic book fair. From late 1990s/early 2000s. Payden 1 11 Dec 07, 2020 08:57PM  
YA series? Girl with an overactive imagination records her adventures on a tape recorder or diary/journal. She imagines ordinary objects coming to life. Cover: very colorful. Reggie 25 1141 Dec 07, 2020 08:33PM  
Adult Humorous Novel. Male New Yorker (I think) launches an experiment about nature of fame in America. He's in unhappy marriage, forms relationship with famous model. Read around 2007. Degrassi 4 687 Dec 07, 2020 08:21PM  
Science Fiction Romance - Alien offers woman water, which means he wants to claim her. Also a girl who likes bugs. Cayti 7 588 Dec 07, 2020 07:17PM  
Fantasy. Girl befriends a ghost in her attic. Cover: girl with spiky black hair & plaid dress, she's looking over her shoulder at a Ghost: old white-haired lady sitting in chair. NY 3 62 Dec 07, 2020 06:58PM  
MG/YA Realistic fiction. Boy with illness is running away (?) to climb a mountain (he's defying a rule). Some pages count down the distance to summit, top of mountain. Read around 2014-2018. Lenna 2 15 Dec 07, 2020 06:53PM  
YA Fantasy Adventure trilogy. Boy with turquoise eyes is shunned, so he goes on an adventure. Desert and mountains. Read 2000-2011. Cover: red, Dutch art, pair of turquoise eyes, (camels in background?). Spoiler ahead. Marinka 3 24 Dec 07, 2020 03:30PM  
French Children's book. Looks like a character's journal/ notebook with little notes stuck in & doodles, health care tips & advice (herbal remedies). Character named Veronique. Written before 1980. Maya 2 13 Dec 07, 2020 03:03PM  
Middle-grade fiction. Underprivileged girl (orphan?) shares a room with privileged girl (not her friend) at a boarding school. Woman in charge seems to dislike main girl. 1970s or earlier. Dora 11 187 Dec 07, 2020 10:41AM  
Adult Historical Romance, post war 1800-1950. Girl's father dies, family estate in England? in deep debt. She meets hero from New York? who's a magician/performer & ladies man? Jessica 2 14 Dec 07, 2020 08:06AM  
Adult Romance. Alpha millionaire and the bakery girl. Spoilers below. samantha butl… 3 29 Dec 06, 2020 08:53PM  
Girl crawls into small space near or under her family house, lives there for months or years. Read in late 1980's. Paige 6 36 Dec 06, 2020 05:08PM  
Adult Chick Lit Romance, Contemporary. Female writer (main character) has her hero character come to life. Krys 7 23 Dec 06, 2020 04:30PM  
Historical fiction, New Orleans 19-20th century. Woman tells her children she can no longer swim in Lake Pontchartrain because she's married, children go swimming on hot day. Read 2000-2008. Sandra 5 20 Dec 06, 2020 02:51PM  
Adul Romance novel, 1980's. Supporting character Ashton Edward (or Edward Ashton) visits the Rankin family. Caroline 3 28 Dec 06, 2020 11:58AM  
Adult Murder Mystery. Takes place in the woods. Man is stalking a (blonde?) female swimming in swimming hole. Ends with someone dying in a wood chipper. I believe it is told from the perspective of stalker. Read before 2016. Kylie 1 11 Dec 06, 2020 11:49AM  
Adult fiction, Wattpad. Female con artist works with male FBI agent. Moira 1 7 Dec 05, 2020 05:54PM  
YA Fiction/Fantasy(?). Magic bad guy comes to desert town. Teens explore underground tunnels full of slugs. Trapper 2 33 Dec 05, 2020 05:38PM  
YA SciFi. Teen? girl falls into a river (possibly from a plane). Local inhabitants are grey-skinned. Adopt "local colour" by smearing mud on faces. Read in 1970s/early 1980s. John 13 33 Dec 05, 2020 05:32PM  
Adult Contemporary Romantic Suspense. Secretary wants her cop boss to notice her. She does a makeover, drives a red sports car & parks in his space. Small town. Read in late 1990's/early 2000's. Vicki 4 20 Dec 05, 2020 01:27PM  
Preteen/YA Mystery series. Three girls, one of whom is named Holly, go to a vacation house where they discover secret passages. Starts with girls playing board game they created. Read in early 2000s. Su 1 15 Dec 05, 2020 01:09PM  
Children's Picture book. The first day of Winter is really the start of Summer. Days get longer once Winter starts and approaches Summer. Published before 2010. Cassie 3 23 Dec 05, 2020 12:02PM