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<\/p>\n…wherein I cleaned out my home library and gave away hundreds of books.<\/p>\n
And others came to swap out their old books for some new stuff to read.<\/p>\n
And played board games.<\/p>\n
And listed our top 5 books of the year.<\/p>\n
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Other nominated titles: (click on the title for more info)<\/p>\n …wherein I cleaned out my home library and gave away hundreds of books. And others came to swap out their old books for some new stuff to read. And played board games. And listed our top 5 books of the year. 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\u00a0Six of Crows<\/a> by Leigh Bardugo (Nominated 2 times)<\/p>\n
\u00a0The 5th Wave<\/a> by Rick Yancey (Nominated 2 times)<\/p>\n
\u00a0Cress <\/a>(or the Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer (Nominated 2 times)<\/p>\n
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