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![The last verse : a novel]( "The last verse : a novel")
![What lies between us]( "What lies between us")
![Seeing further]( "Seeing further")
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![Mademoiselle Eiffel : a novel]( "Mademoiselle Eiffel : a novel")
![Marriage & masti : a novel]( "Marriage & masti : a novel")
![The winged tiara : a novel]( "The winged tiara : a novel")
![The Madonna secret]( "The Madonna secret")
![Whenever you're ready]( "Whenever you're ready")
![Identity unknown]( "Identity unknown")
![Jellyfish have no ears : a novel]( "Jellyfish have no ears : a novel")
![Camp Jeff : a novel]( "Camp Jeff : a novel")
![The drafter : a novel]( "The drafter : a novel")
![Scotzilla]( "Scotzilla")
![Metal from heaven : a confession at the end]( "Metal from heaven : a confession at the end")
![The best American science fiction and fantasy.]( "The best American science fiction and fantasy.")
![Cinderwich]( "Cinderwich")
![Stuart Woods' golden hour]( "Stuart Woods' golden hour")
![My three dogs]( "My three dogs")
![Trial by fire : a novel]( "Trial by fire : a novel")
![Lola in the mirror]( "Lola in the mirror")
![Rumor has it]( "Rumor has it")
![Reservoir bitches : stories]( "Reservoir bitches : stories")
![Pride and prejudice in space]( "Pride and prejudice in space")
![The trinity of fundamentals]( "The trinity of fundamentals")
![The sound of a thousand stars : a novel]( "The sound of a thousand stars : a novel")
![Vilest things]( "Vilest things")
![The doors of midnight]( "The doors of midnight")
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![The elephant and the sea]( "The elephant and the sea")
![The bumblebee garden]( "The bumblebee garden")
![The last tamale]( "The last tamale")
![The make-believers]( "The make-believers")
![A rainy dragon day]( "A rainy dragon day")
![Gracie under the waves]( "Gracie under the waves")
![A letter to my best friend]( "A letter to my best friend")
![Breaking into sunlight]( "Breaking into sunlight")
![A family tree]( "A family tree")
![The Pinchers and the diamond heist]( "The Pinchers and the diamond heist")
![Brandon and the totally troublesome time machine]( "Brandon and the totally troublesome time machine")
![A face is a poem]( "A face is a poem")
![Boy here, boy there]( "Boy here, boy there")
![Race to the magic mountain]( "Race to the magic mountain")
![The hidden alphabet]( "The hidden alphabet")
![The river is my ocean]( "The river is my ocean")
![Pahua and the dragon's secret]( "Pahua and the dragon's secret")
![Miss Edmonia's class of wildfires]( "Miss Edmonia's class of wildfires")
![The world is awaiting you]( "The world is awaiting you")
![The monstrous adventures of Mummy Man and Waffles]( "The monstrous adventures of Mummy Man and Waffles")
![Mnoomin maan'gowing]( "Mnoomin maan'gowing")
![Salvatore and the goats of Mount Etna]( "Salvatore and the goats of Mount Etna")
![Little Red, autumn on the farm]( "Little Red, autumn on the farm")
![Seven samosas : counting at the market]( "Seven samosas : counting at the market")
![Nether Ghost]( "Nether Ghost")
![Fighting words]( "Fighting words")
![Mouse & his dog]( "Mouse & his dog")
![Stopping by jungle on a snowy evening]( "Stopping by jungle on a snowy evening")
![Our unbreakable thread]( "Our unbreakable thread")
![Take it from the top]( "Take it from the top")
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