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Harry Potter: the Complete Series
by J.K. Rowling

Reckless: The Petrified Flesh
by Cornelia Funke & Oliver Latsch (translator)

Danny Champion of the World
by Roald Dahl

Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories
by Angela Carter

The Island at the End of Everything
by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Watership Down
by Richard Adams