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Fantasy, Mystery. Young boy's mother dies, and he moves into a mansion haunted by the previous owner's wife. Faeries in Ireland. Cover: purple. Read 2001-2003. Celeste 3 15 Dec 03, 2020 09:28PM  
Adult SciFi. Space travel theme with insect slaves to humans, ship to ship combat was safer in atmosphere, and they cross some sort of dimensional crossing. Read 2000-2010. Simon Wise 3 20 Dec 03, 2020 02:16PM  
Sci Fi short story or novella read in Omni in 1980s. Explorers on a planet started moving more and more slowly. Turns out the rocks on the planet also moved. Cathy 8 941 Dec 03, 2020 09:19AM  
Children's fiction. Four kids in a military (or ambassador/etc.?) family whose only possessions are cats. They move every few months, but settle in new school. Read 1990s/early 2000s. Chelsea 2 10 Dec 02, 2020 07:33PM  
Childrens/YA Time Travel series. Modern kids travel back in time to a Pirate ship. Read 2006-2010. Michael 3 29 Dec 02, 2020 04:16PM  
YA Boy sends thoughts to girl who can draw them Mindea 4 572 Dec 02, 2020 10:47AM  
Children's Picture book. Specific "Twas the night before Christmas" book. Crosscut view of house & rooms, Santa on toilet reviewing naughty list. Read in 1980s. Michael 2 16 Dec 01, 2020 08:47PM  
Mystery. Kid goes to a hotel and solves a mystery involving a vampire and diamonds. Read late 1970s/early 1980s. Spoiler ahead. Michael 2 11 Dec 01, 2020 08:20PM  
Adult Fiction/ About a secretary who pretends she is lesbian so her boss doesnt sleep with her Diana 2 615 Dec 01, 2020 08:07PM  
Theodore records stuff on a tape recorder. Father was in Vietnam. Children's book from 70s Madeline 4 582 Dec 01, 2020 06:34PM  
Romance: Female photographer is raising her niece because her sister died in a car accident. Working at a charity event, she meets a man in a tux (son of hostess). Angel 4 567 Dec 01, 2020 06:32PM  
realistic fiction i think, kids live in a really boring town with nothing to do so they play really dangerous games which consist of standing on railroad tracks with a train coming and moving out of the way at the last second Sydney 8 564 Dec 01, 2020 06:28PM  
NA (I think)/works at a bar/literary / themed bar / read within the last 4 years Nicole 5 572 Dec 01, 2020 06:23PM  
House of dreams. Man paints his house so it's his personal paradise (jungle with hammock & animals). Neighbors with same-looking houses are mad, but slowly they become creative as well. Read 1993-2000. Dylan 5 30 Dec 01, 2020 04:22PM  
Adult Thriller. Estranged? wife crashes car into tree, trying to kill everyone inside (husband, daughter). She's paralyzed. Husband starts to date while living with & taking care of wife. Spoilers ahead. M E L A N I E 3 18 Dec 01, 2020 04:14PM  
Academy, assassins - heroine is 19 and really good at killing(she's second best) but she's only doing it to protect her little sister who is also enrolled at the same academy Bookie 7 573 Dec 01, 2020 03:49PM  
YA Fantasy. Girl rescues brother replaced by changeling. Read before 2011. Jessa 5 44 Dec 01, 2020 01:06PM  
Adult Contemporary Romance. Hero and heroine are rivals who have to plan a mutual friend’s wedding. The heroine doesn't like cake. Read around 2011-2013. Kristine 6 675 Dec 01, 2020 12:49PM  
Adult Play(?). A couple is talking about acquaintances, one is being critical. Offstage character described as "A burgher of Calais." Similar to "Ancient History" by David Ives. Read in 1990s. Emlen 6 188 Dec 01, 2020 12:19PM  
YA Fantasy. Man is sentenced to death (for murder?) in the beginning, curses the family that killed him. Present day he's a ghost trying to prove his innocence. Read 2004-2008? Spoilers ahead. Kayla 7 21 Dec 01, 2020 11:08AM  
Adult Contemporary? Fiction. Middle-aged female librarian lives in a beautiful apartment by a park in an English city (Bristol?). Contemplative personal drama. Read 2005-2010. Mari 8 23 Dec 01, 2020 10:21AM  
Adult Romance? Divorced dad makes his teenage son come home to island (Maine?) for grandfather's funeral. Son stays the summer. War with lobstermen. Dog goes overboard. Read in last 3-4 years. Elizabeth 3 11 Dec 01, 2020 07:29AM  
Children's Fairy Tale, illustrated. Young girl chases a golden Apple, held captive by the "wizard," forbidden to enter one enchanted room, ultimately frees the birds caged inside (other young girls?). Read around 1990. Deborah 6 85 Dec 01, 2020 06:18AM  
YA Teen novel. MC is son of a movie actress and a director. They attended the movie premiere of the guy's mother, but got bored and went to their house which turn out to be 2 houses. Nana 3 21 Dec 01, 2020 04:10AM  
YA series. Girl's father runs over a boy. Fizzy110 6 978 Nov 30, 2020 11:09PM  
80s Middle Grade - Boy goes on cross country road trip with grandparents in big trailer Jennifer 7 241 Nov 30, 2020 08:13PM  
YA Time Travel series. British boy travels back in time to Roman Britain using a Roman coin. Read around 1990. Jared Carter 3 21 Nov 30, 2020 06:44PM  
YA Fantasy. A girl gives water to a woman in the desert. Gets chosen to train at a school. Tina 17 917 Nov 30, 2020 06:23PM  
Novel. Fiction . New Ice Age descends upon LA family and affects North America. Mother leaves home to go shopping. Read in early 1980s. Phillip 2 13 Nov 30, 2020 12:43PM  
YA fiction. Male protagonist from southern California who loves mayonnaise? Josh 2 12 Nov 30, 2020 12:28PM