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Readers who finished Showing Off by Sarah Mlynowski and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by MAGIC_FICTION, SCHOOLS_FICTION, FRIENDSHIP_FICTION, and Fantasy Fiction.

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Themes: MAGIC_FICTION • SCHOOLS_FICTION • Fantasy Fiction

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • Fantasy Fiction

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Themes: MAGIC_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • Fantasy Fiction

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Themes: MAGIC_FICTION • Fantasy Fiction • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • Fantasy Fiction • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: MAGIC_FICTION • SCHOOLS_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

#16

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

#17

The Magic Thief: Found (Magic Thief, 3)

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Themes: MAGIC_FICTION • Fantasy Fiction • CHILDREN'S FICTION

#18

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: MAGIC_FICTION • Fantasy Fiction • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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A Fairy Tale for Artemis

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Themes: MAGIC_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: MAGIC_FICTION • SCHOOLS_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: SCHOOLS_FICTION • FRIENDSHIP_FICTION • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: MAGIC_FICTION • Fantasy Fiction • CHILDREN'S FICTION

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Themes: MAGIC_FICTION • Fantasy Fiction • CHILDREN'S FICTION

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Showing Off by Sarah Mlynowski — spanning MAGIC_FICTION, SCHOOLS_FICTION, FRIENDSHIP_FICTION and featuring authors such as J. K. Rowling, Soman Chainani, Adam Jay Epstein, Angie Sage, and others.