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This House Is Haunted
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This House Is Haunted
This House Is Haunted by John Boyne appears in NPR’s 2013 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around for history lovers, sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, the dark side, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended for history lovers, sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, the dark side title from 2013.
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