Black and Orange


The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Summer Nights by Susan Mallery
Tempted by P.C. And Kristin Cast
I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Shadowland by Alyson Noel
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Night World (No. 1) by L. J. Smith
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
The Vampire Diaries: Nightfall by L.J. Smith
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Thirst (No. 2) by Christopher Pike
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving
Animal Farm and 1984 by George Orwell 
The Blood Coven Vampires (Volume 1) by Mari Mancusi
The Story of Edgar Swatelle by David Wroblewski

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