Beat the Backlist 2022 - hosted by austinedecker

an unusual or unexpected pet
a character has a pet that’s either unusual or something you wouldn’t expect 
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Flyte by Angie Sage

Flyte

Septimus Heap #2

Angie Sage

532 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
No Judgments by Meg Cabot

No Judgments

Little Bridge Island #1

Meg Cabot

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Nona the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #3

Tamsyn Muir

480 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

The Ex Hex

Ex Hex #1

Erin Sterling

308 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

Sizzling Sixteen

Stephanie Plum #16

Janet Evanovich

371 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction mystery adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst

Lulu and the Brontosaurus

Lulu #1

Judith Viorst

113 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy funny lighthearted fast-paced
My Cat Yugoslavia by Pajtim Statovci

My Cat Yugoslavia

Pajtim Statovci

272 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ magical realism dark emotional reflective medium-paced
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea

Earthsea Cycle #1

Ursula K. Le Guin

251 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous medium-paced
Joint Custody by Jackie Logsted, Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Joint Custody

Jackie Logsted, Lauren Baratz-Logsted

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

lighthearted sad slow-paced
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Kelly Barnhill

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced