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  Prada & Prejudice

  by Mandy Hubbard

  To impress the popular girls on a high school trip to London, klutzy Callie buys real Prada heels. But trying them on, she trips…conks her head…and wakes up in the year 1815! There Callie meets Emily, who takes her in, mistaking her for a long-lost friend. As she spends time with Emily’s family, Callie warms to them—particularly to Emily’s cousin Alex, a hottie and a duke, if a tad arrogant. But can Callie save... (more)
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  Love from Your Friend, Hannah

  by Mindy Warshaw Skolsky

  Hannah's best friend, Aggie, moves away and doesn't answer a single one of her letters. Determined to find a new pen pal, Hannah picks an address from a box on her teacher's desk. It's a boy, but his first letter is so dopey, Hannah isn't even going to answer it. Instead, she writes to President Roosevelt. Before long, Hannah has a whole lot of pen pals--and finally discovers the perfect friend, in the most... (more)
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  The Twilight Saga

  Twilight / New Moon / Eclipse / Breaking Dawn

  by Stephenie Meyer

  Bella Swan moves back to Forks, Washington to live with her dad. On her first day of school she is breathless when she meets Edward Cullen, the most beautiful boy you will ever lay eyes on. Until she finds out his secret that puts her life in danger.
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  Pride and Prejudice

  by Jane Austen

  The proud and wealthy Mr. Darcy and spirited Elizabeth Bennet dislike each other at first sight. While Elizabeth's mother schemes for suitable husbands for her five daughters, his pride and her prejudice just might keep them apart.
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  The BFG

  by Roald Dahl

  I have been wanting to share this book since I was in Grade 2 and my teacher then (Mrs Vango!) read this book to us. I've loved it ever since, and 2MO seems to be loving it so far too. We are looking forward to getting past the scary beginning parts though!
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  Matilda

  by Roald Dahl

  Matilda is the story of a young girl and her wondrous intelligence. Although her parents refuse to see the brilliance of Matilda, she is a very advanced girl for her age. She taught herself to read, preform advanced math problems, and many other things while her father went to work scamming people and her mother goes off to bingo wasting her time all day, never minding to Matilda. When Matilda is brought the... (more)
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  Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Book 1

  Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

  by Ann Brashares

  Carmen buys a pair of jeans at a thrift shop. The jeans were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmen decides to toss them, but Tibby says they’re great and she would love to have them. Lena and Bridget also think they’re fabulous. Lena decides they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them. Nobody knows why, but the pants fit... (more)
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  Eggs

  by Jerry Spinelli

  Nine-year-old David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Sarcastic and bossy 13-year-old Primrose lives with her childlike, fortuneteller mother, and a framed picture is the only evidence of the father she never knew. Despite their differences, David and Primrose forge a tight yet tumultuous friendship,... (more)