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A Few Pleasure Reads For Your Thanksgiving Break

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Mizzou chapter.

On Friday, Nov. 17, the movie Wonder will be coming into theaters, based on the New York Times bestseller novel by R.J. Palacio. The story about a ten-year-old boy with a facial deformity and how he lives his life while bringing joy to those around him is definitely worth reading, especially with the new movie coming out.

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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is always a great choice for a read, especially when preparing for Christmas. There is also an upcoming movie about Charles Dickens and the story behind his writing of A Christmas Carol that will be coming out on Wednesday, Nov. 22, so reading the book before watching the movie would definitely be worth your time.

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In honor of his birthday this month, try revisiting the classic The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis with the timeless tales of Aslan, Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter, along with many others, as they go on adventures in the land they call Narnia.

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If you’re looking for a romance, Me Before You by Jojo Moyes is a story about a young woman caring for a quadriplegic that is sure to make you laugh, cry and everything in between.

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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is a fictional novel for young adults which follows the story of a fifteen-year-old girl who is arrested by the Soviet Secret Police along with the rest of her family in 1941 and tells the story of her journey through it all.

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If you loved the Divergent and Hunger Games series, then Legend by Marie Lu is just right for you. This is the first book in the dystopian trilogy that involves two teenagers living in a society they call “The Republic.”

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a classic that has been around for years and is a novel that every woman should read. It is more than just a romance and brings out bits of humor while also shedding light on the lifestyle of women in the early nineteenth century.

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