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December - A book that reminds you of childhood
We often have those books on our shelves, bought for the nostalgia (or hey, even the need to work through dysfunctional family stuff). Find the book you bought that reminds you of childhood, and dive in.
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The Turn of the Screw and Other Tales by Henry James, Kimberly C. Reed

The Turn of the Screw and Other Tales

Henry James, Kimberly C. Reed

fiction classics horror short stories
dark mysterious slow-paced

304 pages | first published 1898

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A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969 by Noam Sienna, Judith Plaskow

A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969

Noam Sienna, Judith Plaskow

nonfiction
challenging reflective medium-paced

452 pages | first published 2018

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Emily Windsnap: Six Swishy Tails of Land and Sea by Liz Kessler

Emily Windsnap: Six Swishy Tails of Land and Sea

Emily Windsnap #1-6

Liz Kessler

dark medium-paced

missing page info | first published 2016

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The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Princess Bride

William Goldman

fiction classics fantasy romance
adventurous fast-paced

456 pages | first published 1973

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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance
adventurous emotional medium-paced

368 pages | first published 2011

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter #3

J.K. Rowling

fiction fantasy young adult
adventurous medium-paced

435 pages | first published 1999

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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

fiction fantasy
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

384 pages | first published 1990

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Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables #1

L.M. Montgomery

fiction childrens classics young adult
reflective medium-paced

320 pages | first published 1908

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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

fiction childrens classics young adult
emotional medium-paced

331 pages | first published 1910

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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

fiction crime mystery
mysterious slow-paced

264 pages | first published 1939

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