A couple of things...

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whatwasthatbook is addictive. I did find out the book I was looking for a few days ago - Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. Stevenson. (Yes, related to Robert Louis. :D) Anyway, I've been reading the community for a few days and what I have learned is that (a) I can recognize almost none of these books that people are looking for and (b) the ones I do recognize are recognized by almost everybody else and get about 5 answers saying the same thing. Oh, and (c) most of the books that people are looking for are ones they read as kids or teens and want to find again.

And (d) - that if you say that you read a book in 8th grade, it really helps to know whether you were in 8th grade in 1973, 1983, 1993, or 2003.

ETA: And it's really interesting to see the elements in books and stories that have stuck with people through the years.

And in other notes ... where is our Project Blue Rose crackfanfic and fan art?! YOU FAIL US.