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Scythe by Neal Shusterman

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

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adventurous informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Dramatic Murder by Elizabeth Anthony

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A Lively Midwinter Murder by Katy Watson

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

An atmospheric read set in a Scottish castle at Christmas. The continuing development of the relationship between the Dahlias is fun to read. The intrigue and mystery and sheer number of suspicious characters in this kept me guessing.
Christmas Poems by Carol Ann Duffy

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

Lovely poems. all quite different from each other. Beautiful illustrations. A book to return to time and again.