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OUABC Lite 2026
The Unknown
The Unknown by Riley SagerSound: Page 72: "My train of thought is derailed by a strange sound. Scratching. Soft but persistent. As if something is clawing the wood of the cottage."
The included gift was a small card with an art print of ducks on one side and a QR code on the other side that leads to a video of a creepy scratching door sound effect.
Sight: Page 102: "Maybe it's the gin, but I at first think it's the butterflies that are screaming, begging to be freed from their glass boxes. I approach one and stare, searching for the lone flap of wings or the wriggle of an antenna."
The included gift was a custom art print of a multicolored butterfly in a gold box.
Taste: Page 155: ""What if she's not back by tomorrow?" Julianne said as we stood in the kitchen, preparing a variation of the hash and biscuits I made the night before."
The included gift was a recipe card for Biscuits and Hash.
Touch: Page 307: "But within minutes I've created a rudimentary circle surrounding a six-petaled flower. I stand, drop the ice pick onto the sideboard, and admire my handiwork. A daisy wheel of my own making."
The included gift was a custom Just in Case magnet with a flower design that looks like the daisy wheel described in the book.
Smell: Page 326: "I slide my fingers under the board and lift. Air whispers from the uncovered hole. An unsettling exhalation that smells of earth and dust and rot. It puffs against my face, but I don't look away."
The included gift was a custom art print of a painting of a barn, with a scratch-and-sniff sticker on the back that smells like wet dirt.
OUABC Lite 2026
To Drown a Witch
To Drown a Witch by Lindsey OlssonSight: Page 17: "Again, that green light burst from her chest. The light went out only when Marnie set the jar back on the desk, effectively cutting off her connection to the magic in it."
The included gift was a custom sticker of a green magic potion bottle.
Taste: Page 133: "Fishing out a gadot, he tossed it to the vendor and picked a doughnut with blueberry topping from the tray. The first bite was heavenly. Still warm and sweet, but with that special tang only blueberries from Kimden offered."
The included gift was a recipe card for Kimden Blueberry Donuts.
Smell: Page 213: "Smooth skin, spotted with hundreds of freckles and messy with strands of ever-changing hair, flooded his vision. He took a deep breath in, and their combined air filled him, smelling of forest moss and maple syrup and something entirely wild."
The included gift was a custom art print of a woman walking through the woods on one side, and a scratch-and-sniff sticker on the other side that smells like maple syrup.
Touch: Page 292: "Nes picked up the fallen feather off the ground, rolling it between her fingers. It twirled for her, a blur of vibrant violet. It was the color of Suri's uniform."
The included gift was a violet feather bookmark.
Sound: Page 308: "The clocktower chiming the hour. It rang out once. Then twice. An idea pealed through her, as loud and insistent as the clocktower continuing to chime. Maybe they had a chance after all."
The included gift was a card with a QR code that takes you to the sound of a clocktower chiming.
OUABC Lite 2026
The Undergrads: Student Union
The Undergrads: Student Union by Julie MurphyTaste: Page 47: ""Real," she says as she slathers two pieces of bread with mayo before adding three slices of cheese without looking up."
The included gift was a recipe card for grilled cheese.
Sight: Page 101: "Briar opens the door a moment later, her eyes wide and frantic. She's wearing an apron with iron-on letters across the chest that spell out SAY CHEESE."
The included gift was a custom holographic sticker of a light pink apron that says Say Cheese on it.
Smell: Page 112: "The stall is infused with vanilla and amber the moment he opens my conditioner. "Only use a little bit on my ends," I tell him. "It's almost gone and I'm going to have to switch to the cheap stuff." My ridiculously expensive conditioner is probably one of the things I miss most."
The included gift was a custom light pink card with a scratch-and-sniff sticker. On one side is the quote don't save it for someday; today is the occasion with little self-care icons like a candle, bow, champagne flute, dress, and flowers. On the back of the card is the quoted scene from the book with a scratch-and-sniff sticker of a shampoo bottle that smells like vanilla and amber.
Touch: Page 230: ""When did you do this?" she asks, her finger drawing circles around the bumblebee tattoo on my chest."
The included gift was a custom temporary tattoo of a bumblebee.
Sound: Page 289: "A chorus of my favorite kind of fireworks shoots up into the air. The kind that flies impossibly high and then erupts into a shower of light."
The included gift was a QR code that takes the reader to a Youtube video of 3 hours of fireworks, so you can finish the book just like the characters!
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The Wicked Sea
The Wicked Sea by Jordan Stephanie GrayTaste: Page 13: ""Then perhaps you should eat some ginger or, even better, leave.""
The included gift was a recipe card for ginger tea.
Sound: Page 244: "Midnight-blue tapestries drape along driftwood walls, sea-glass wind chimes ring softly from an icy breeze that stretches across the whole of the grandiose room. Thunder booms. Distant, a mere echo of reverberations that only gently quakes the floor."
The included gift was a custom card with the quote from the scene written on one side and a QR code on the other that leads to a video with chimes, rain, thunder, and wind ambiance.
Touch: Page 258: "He trips over the corner of a hastily strewn violet rug, and the skull begins to careen off the platter."
The included gift was a bookmark with a tassel attached and the quote I am not just a mermaid. I am every drop of water in every sea. I am the riptide. I am th salt and the silt. I am the ocean..
Sight: Page 273: ""Yes, Historian. I mean Queen Emilia." Amaya kisses the temple of the skull."
The included gift was a custom skull floral sticker that says Queen Emilia.
Smell: Page 395: "A preternatural gust - sweet as strawberries - blows through the temple. The ocean outside, beyond, grows louder."
The included gift was a custom art print of a mermaid holding the moon. On the back is a quote from the scene in the novel with a spot to scratch to sniff the scent of strawberries.
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Graceless Heart
Graceless Heart by Isabel IbañezSight: Page 199: "Ravenna picked up the note, opening it with steady hands even as the air around her coiled tight, as if she were spinning frantically in a circle."
The included gift was a copy of the letter Ravenna receives in the story.
Smell: Page 283: "Lit lanterns guided her way, and the scent of blooming roses, jasmine, and orange blossoms clung to her hair, her skin. Spring was making herself known."
The included gift was a custom art print of a floral garden. On the back is a quote from the scene in the book with a scratch-and-sniff sticker that smells like roses.
Sound: Page 392: "Above her the cathedral bell tolled, a haunting melody, drowning out the cries for help, the cries for blood."
The included gift was a custom card with the scene from the novel written on one side and a QR code on the other that leads to a video of haunting cathedral bells.
Touch: Page 445: "Marco let out a piercing whistle as the spectators jumped to their feet, ribbons fluttering wildly."
The included gift was a custom a blue night sky bookmark with the quote The moon is yours to make of it what you will. There is a blue tassel attached to the bookmark to represent the ribbons in the story.
Taste: Page 468: "Ravenna nibbled on a biscotto di Prato as she stared at the Luni famiglia. It was her favorite almond biscuit, and she craved them at all hours."
The included gift was a recipe card for Biscotti di Prato.