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A Half-Dozen Literary Gingerbread Houses

Jeff O'Neal

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I’m not sure what it is about gingerbread houses, but if you are into them, it seems like you REALLY get into them. And if you add a layer of book-obsession on top of that, well…..look what happens.

1. Hogwarts
hogwarts gingerbread house

2. Minas Tirith

minas tirith gingerbread house

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3. A Christmas Carol

christmas carol gingerbread house

4. The House of the Seven Gables

house of the seven gables gingerbread houses

5. Alice in Wonderland

 alice in wonderland gingerbread house

6. The Hunger Games (more of a gingerbread terrain, I guess)

hunger games gingerbread house

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