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Notes on a Scandal
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Skellig
“I thought he was dead. He was sitting with his legs stretched out and his head tipped back against the wall. He was covered in dust and webs […]
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The Amber Spyglass
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The Subtle Knife
“The knife was the subtle one. It could cut through anything, even the fabric of the world itself.” Chapter 1: The story begins with Will Parry, a twelve-year-old […]
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Northern Lights (The Golden Compass)
“The idea hovered and shimmered delicately, like a soap bubble, and she dared not even look at it directly in case it burst. But she was familiar with […]
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His Dark Materials (trilogy)
“All the history of human life has been a struggle between wisdom and stupidity.” — Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials Book One: Northern Lights (The Golden Compass) Lyra […]
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” — Epigraph from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Chapter 1: The Dark Lord Ascending Voldemort gathers his Death […]
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.” — The Marauder’s Map Chapter 1: Owl Post Harry Potter is spending another miserable summer with the Dursleys […]