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Fifty Books That Spark Joy (For Me, Anyway)

I picked out fifty books that left me feeling happy - sometimes with a few ups and downs along the way. Kids, teen, and adult; mostly fiction, with a couple of non-fiction thrown in for good measure. How many have you read?
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Blackout (Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone,)
Blackout
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Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone,
The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
2
Katherine Addison
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
3
Becky Albertalli
Amari and the Night Brothers (BB Alston)
Amari and the Night Brothers
4
BB Alston
The Black Flamingo (Dean Atta)
The Black Flamingo
5
Dean Atta
Turning Darkness Into Light (Marie Brennan)
Turning Darkness Into Light
6
Marie Brennan
Felix Ever After (Kacen Callender)
Felix Ever After
7
Kacen Callender
The Secrets of Primrose Square (Claudia Carroll)
The Secrets of Primrose Square
8
Claudia Carroll
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
9
Becky Chambers
Peter Darling (Austin Chant)
Peter Darling
10
Austin Chant
In at the Deep End (Kate Davies)
In at the Deep End
11
Kate Davies
Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow (Benjamin Dean)
Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow
12
Benjamin Dean
True Love Bites (Joy Demorra)
True Love Bites
13
Joy Demorra
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
14
Amal El-Mohtar
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
15
Bernardine Evaristo
Dating Hamlet (Lisa Fiedler)
Dating Hamlet
16
Lisa Fiedler
Hidden Nature (Alys Fowler)
Hidden Nature
17
Alys Fowler
George (Alex Gino)
George
18
Alex Gino
Undercover Princess (Connie Glynn)
Undercover Princess
19
Connie Glynn
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
20
Andrew Sean Greer
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
21
Joanne Harris
The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
22
Alix E. Harrow
Early Morning Riser (Katherine Heiny)
Early Morning Riser
23
Katherine Heiny
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
24
Emily Henry
The Library of the Dead (T. L. Huchu)
The Library of the Dead
25
T. L. Huchu
Break the Fall (Jennifer Iacopelli)
Break the Fall
26
Jennifer Iacopelli
The Henna Wars (Adiba Jaigirdar)
The Henna Wars
27
Adiba Jaigirdar
Roller Girl (Victoria Jamieson)
Roller Girl
28
Victoria Jamieson
You Should See Me in a Crown (Leah Johnson)
You Should See Me in a Crown
29
Leah Johnson
All My Friends Are Superheroes (Andrew Kaufman)
All My Friends Are Superheroes
30
Andrew Kaufman
Midnight in Everwood (M. A. Kuzniar)
Midnight in Everwood
31
M. A. Kuzniar
The Strangeworlds Travel Agency (L. D. Lapinski)
The Strangeworlds Travel Agency
32
L. D. Lapinski
Not Your Sidekick (C. B. Lee)
Not Your Sidekick
33
C. B. Lee
The Downstairs Girl (Stacey Lee)
The Downstairs Girl
34
Stacey Lee
Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom (Sangu Mandanna)
Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom
35
Sangu Mandanna
When the Moon Was Ours (Anna-Marie McLemore)
When the Moon Was Ours
36
Anna-Marie McLemore
A Kind of Spark (Elle McNicoll)
A Kind of Spark
37
Elle McNicoll
The Christmas Sisters (Sarah Morgan)
The Christmas Sisters
38
Sarah Morgan
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear (Walter Moers)
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear
39
Walter Moers
Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett)
Guards! Guards!
40
Terry Pratchett
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