Past Questions



May 2006


Name up to five of your favorite books that would be considered adult titles.

The Negotiator
The Da Vinci Code
The Pact
Wolf Wars
Icy Sparks

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The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time
The Secret Life of Bees
Pride and Prejudice

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Emma
Pride and Prejudice
Persuasion
Sense and Sensibility

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INNOMORATI by Midori Snyder
LIVES OF THE MONSTER DOGS by Kirsten Bakis
FIFTH LIFE OF THE CAT WOMAN by Katherine Dexter
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd
THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak

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I love SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT and the Boy series by Meg Cabot.
THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks and the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella are also awesome adult books.

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Confessions of a Shopaholic
Shopaholic takes Manhattan
Shopaholic Ties The Knot
Undomestic Goddess
Can You Keep A Secret?

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The Da Vinci Code
Life Of Pi
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In the Night-Time
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pride and Prejudice

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THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Husseini
TIMELINE by Michael Crichton
THE DA VINCI CODE (all of Dan Brown, actually)
GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
THE MAGIC HOUR by Kristin Hannah

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1) BOY MEETS GIRL by Meg Cabot
2) THIS LULLABY by Sarah Dessen
3) THE RAGING QUIET by Sherryl Jordan
4) THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER by Sarah Dessen
5) THE GOLDEN COMPASS by Philip Pullman

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GUILTY PLEASURES by Laurell K. Hamilton
A KISS OF SHADOWS by Laurell K. Hamilton
DEAD UNTIL DARK by Charlaine Harris
MASTER OF THE MOON by Angela Knight
ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT by Nora Roberts

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My Sister`s Keeper
The Da Vinci Code
1984
The Lovley Bones
Mere Christianity

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1.Nixon
2.Clark
3.Harrison
4.Pedersen
5.Flock

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1. Go Ask Alice

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THE USUAL RULES by Joyce Maynard
THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold
ADVENTURE DIVAS by Holly Morris
PREP by Curtis Sittenfeld
BLUE LIKE JAZZ by Don Miller

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Wicked
The Screwtape Letters
Jesus Freaks
A Life God Rewards
The Da Vinci Code

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The Da Vinci Code,
Angels & Demons,
Digital Fortress,
Memoirs of a Geisha

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The Compass Rose
The Charmed Sphere
Daughter of the Blood
The Wizard`s Ward
Shadows of Prophecy

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THE DA VINCI CODE, ANGELS & DEMONS, DECEPTION POINT, and DIGITAL FORTRESS all by Dan Brown

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EVERY BOY`S GOT ONE by Meg Cabot
THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown
JURASSIC PARK by Michael Crichton
THE NANNY DIARIES by Emma Mclaughlin and Nicola Kraus
IN COLD BLOOD by Truman Capote

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SUZANNE`S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS by James Patterson,

THE GIFT by Danielle Steel

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The Shopaholic Series and CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? by Sophie Kinsella
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA by Lauren Weisenberger
Anything By Nicholas Sparks

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1. DIGITAL FORTRESS by Dan Brown
2. TIMELINE by Michael Crichton
3. THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold
4. MY SISTER`S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult
5. A WALK TO REMEMBER by Nicholas Sparks

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1. The Devil Wears Prada
2. Confessions of a Shopaholic
3. The Da Vinci Code

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The Notebook
A Bend In The Road

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1. The Da Vinci Code
2. Prozac Nation
3. Bleachers
4. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
5. Bag of Bones

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1. The City of Fallen Angels
2. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
3. The Notebook
4. A Walk to Remember
5. Jane Eyre

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My five favorite adult titles would most definitely be GONE WITH THE WIND, WALDEN: OR, LIFE IN THE WOODS, THE SCARLET LETTER, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, and LITTLE WOMEN.

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TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer and A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT are two that immediately come to mind.

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1) THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown
2) SHOPAHOLIC AND SISTER by Sophie Kinsella
3) MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE by Nicholas Sparks
4) THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks

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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J. D. Salinger
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO`S NEST by Ken Kesey

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The Shining
The Devil Wears Prada
The 5 People You Meet in Heaven
Prep
The Lovely Bones

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Angels & Demons
Lord of the Rings

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THE DUKE and CALYPSO MAGIC by Catherine Coulter, WILDFLOWERS, CLOUDS, and WATERFALLS by Robin Jones Gunn.

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THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING by Laura Moriarty
THE RED TENT by Anita Diamant
CHOCOLAT by Joanne Harris
SOPHIE`S WORLD by Jostein Gaarder
ZORRO by Isabel Allende

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The Kentucky Rich series (3 books) by Fern Michaels, and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS by Thomas Harris

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I don`t read too many books that could be considered adult titles, but the few that stick out in my mind are THROUGH VIOLET EYES by Stephen Woodworth and THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold.

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1984 by George Orwell
DREAMCATCHER by Stephen King
ANGELS & DEMONS by Dan Brown
THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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My Sister`s Keeper
Flowers in the Attic
Four Blondes
Good Grief
The Pact

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The Da Vinci Code
Angels & Demons

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1. Silver Wolf
2. Queen of the Damned

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1. Mary, Mary
2. Great Expectations
3.The Nothing
4. Murder, She Wrote

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1) The Great Gatsby
2) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3) Romeo and Juliet

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Katie Fforde - RESTORING GRACE
Katie Fforde - HIGHLAND FLING
Sophie Kinsella - CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?
Sophie Kingsella - DOMESTIC GODDESS
Sophie Kinsella - The Shopaholic series

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The Dragonlance series and the Icewind Dale Trilogy

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NIGHT by Elie Wiesel
THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J. D. Salinger
BLACK AND BLUE by Anna Quindlen
ORDINARY PEOPLE by Judith Guest

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TONIGHT YOU`RE MINE
FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC (and all of its sequels)

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THE SHINING and THE LONG WALK by Stephen King
THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown

CHILL FACTOR by Sandra Brown

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The Da Vinci Code
Angels & Demons
The Alphabet Sisters
House: The Only Way Out Is In

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FINGERSMITH by Sarah Waters
THE CHRYSALIDS by John Whyndam
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MUSEUM by Kate Atkinson
THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold
CASE HISTORIES by Kate Atkinson

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Watchers
The Key To Midnight
Wicked
Son Of A Witch
Hawks Harbor

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LES MISERABLES, LORD OF THE RINGS, OLIVER TWIST, A TALES OF TWO CITIES, and TILL WE HAVE FACES are are books I absolutely love. Yeah, I like old ones.

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THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks - This was an extremely good love story that could be read by teens or adults

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN by Betty Smith - This was a great book,and although usually thought of for teens, it could be read by adults because of its content.

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN by Mitch Albom - I haven`t started this book yet because I just bought it, but I have heard many people (of different ages) enjoyed this read.

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-The Da Vinci Code
-The Nymphos of Rocky Flats

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Bad Girlz
Forever Amber
Lolita

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The Da Vinci Code
The Hunt for Red October

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I love Megan McCafferty`s Jessica Darling novels, and they are all in the adult section of the bookstore.

Meg Cabot has some great chick lit books, especially BOY NEXT DOOR.

I also enjoy IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES by Julia Alvarez, AUNTIE MAME by Patrick Dennis, and MR. DARCY TAKES A WIFE by Linda Berdoll.

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The NoteBook
A Walk To Remember
Gone With the Wind
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice

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THE KILLING DANCE and FROM PIECES TO WEIGHT

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SLEEPERS by Lorenzo Carcattera

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Cold Mountain
The Great Gatsby
The Catcher in The Rye
Pride and Prejudice
The DaVinci Code

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The Da Vinci Code
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Princess Bride

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THE WHITE DARKNESS by Geraldine McCaughrean

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Five of my favorite books that could be considered adult titles are:

-FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON: It is a really good book, and I found myself crying at the end.

-A WALK TO REMEMBER: it is about teenagers, and it made me cry, too.

-PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: Although most books from the Victorian era are hard to read, I really liked this one.

REVIVING OPHELIA - this is a nonfiction book about teenage girls now, how media affects us... it gives insight into the lives of other girls.

I also really liked HAMLET - I had to read that one in school, though.

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The Da Vinci Code
Angels & Demons
The Jungle
The Odyssey
Girl Walking Backwards

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The Holy Bible
The Da Vinci Code
Life of Pi

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SOPHIE`S CHOICE - William Styron
THE STAND - Stephen King
GONE WITH THE WIND - Margaret Mitchell
CHRISTY - Catherine Marshall
THE SOURCE - James A. Michener

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In no particular order...

1.) THE BEAN TREES by Barbara Kingsolver

2.) BLACK BOY by Richard Wright

3.) TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE Mitch Albom

4.) THUMBSUCKER by Walter Kirn

5.) THIEF OF TIME by Terry Pratchett

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Double Helix
The Da Vinci Code
The Blind Mirror
Prey
Cell.

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Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long Distance Swimmer

Why Men Hate Going to Church

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CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?
By Sophie Kinsella

KISSING ADRIEN
By Siri L. Mitchell

THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE PINK CARNATION
By Lauren Willig

POISON STUDY
By Maria V. Snyder

OLIVIA JOULES AND THE OVERACTIVE IMAGINATION
By Helen Fielding

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MASTER OF THE GAME by Sidney Sheldon
THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown
VELOCITY by Dean Koontz
ONE SHOT by Lee Child
THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT by Sidney Sheldon

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1. The Lovely Bones
2. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
3. When I Was Five I Killed Myself
5. My Sister From the Black Lagoon

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East of Eden
The Lovely Bones
The Five People You Meet in Heaven

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Checkmate
The Da Vinci Code

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The Secret Life of Bees

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THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown
CAT`S CRADLE by Kurt Vonnegut
JURASSIC PARK by Michael Crichton
THE BOY NEXT DOOR by Meg Cabot
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden

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SIDDHARTHA by Herman Hesse
THE FIRM by John Grisham

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FAHRENHEIT 451 is a good book because it talks about censorship and how limiting people`s free speech leads to a messed-up society. THE HITCHHIKER`S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is technically an adult book because of some of its humor, but it isn`t that "inappropriate." Most of Terry Pratchett`s Discworld books are in the adult section, but I think teens would love their zany fantasy humor.

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DAUGHTER OF THE FOREST, THE ODDYSSEY OF HOMER, and GONE WITH THE WIND. That is all I can think of right now.

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The Haunting
Rose Red

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JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontė
WICKED by Gregory Maguire
Laurell K. Hamilton novels
GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell
THE HANDMAID`S TALE by Margaret Atwood

And so much more...

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1. To Kiss a Spy
2. A Country Affair
3. The Least Likely Bride
5. Kissed By Shadows

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1) Please Stop Laughing At Me
2) The Da Vinci Code

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Fahrenheit 451

War of the Worlds

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All of the Nicholas Sparks books.

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Angels & Demons
Summer Sisters
Catcher in the Rye
Fight Club
House of Leaves

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MY SWEET AUDRINA
FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC
RUBY
CHILD OF DARKNESS
HEAVEN

All by V. C. Andrews

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1. CHOCOLAT by Joanne Harris
2. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME by Mark Haddon
3. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA by Lauren Weisberger
4. PREP by Curtis Sittenfield
5. THE TIME TRAVELER`S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger

(Man, this was a hard list to compile!)

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JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN by Dalto Trumbo
GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell
ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare
ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell
THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown

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1.Falling Leaves
2 The Bonesetter`s Daughter

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THE DA VINCI CODE
THE OATH
JOURNALS by Kurt Cobain

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1. The Bluest Eye
2. Beloved
3. Cry, the Beloved Country
4. The Da Vinci Code

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The Da Vinci Code
A Million Little Pieces
Night
Lord of the Rings
To Kill a Mockingbird

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The Preacher`s Son
Addicted
So You Call Yourself a Man

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GOOD IN BED by Jennifer Weiner; ANGELS & DEMONS by Dan Brown; THE UNDOMESTIC GODDESS by Sophie Kinsella; CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? by Sophie Kinsella; THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA by Lauren Weisberger

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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE by Anne Rice

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Gone But Not Forgotten

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JANE EYRE --- although it wasn`t one of my favorite books, it has to be the best adult novel that I have read.

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Books considered adult titles that I enjoy are:
(1) A WALK TO REMEMBER
(2) Left behind
(3) DREAMCATCHER

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I absolutely loved ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT. It was obviously intense, but I felt so connected with the characters.

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Just Listen
Nick and Norah`s Infinite Playlist
The Year of the Secret Assignments
The Clique
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

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The Secret Life of Bees
Flowers in the Attic
Every Boy`s Got One
Size 12 Is Not Fat

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1) SON OF A WITCH by Gregory Maguire
2) ANGELS & DEMONS by Dan Brown
3) THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN by Mitch Ablom
4)MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden
5)WICKED by Gregory Macguire

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Back in Black
Skinny Dipping
The Perfect Manhattan
Sharing Sam
Tall Cool One

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