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Watership Down
by Richard Adams

The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Lorax
by Dr Seuss

Father Christmas Goes on Holiday
by Raymond Briggs

Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories
by Angela Carter

The Island at the End of Everything
by Kiran Millwood Hargrave