Books recommended by Calgary Public Library staff

Description: Both in-person displays and the online lists count. Please include a description of where you found it recommended if possible! Note that some books that were once recommended might not even be present in the CPL system anymore. || Books missing from LibraryThing: [Equal as Citizens: The Tumultuous and Troubled History of A Great Canadian Idea ( https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/413788788_get_ready_to_vote,_calgary / https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/item/show/935831095 )] [Coding and AI, Mandeep Locham ( https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2456554355_2024_the_year_we_learn_to )]

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The Giver

by Lois Lowry

40,556 members

1,587 reviews

4.2

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/858377088_freedom_to_read_meet_the_accused

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

39,052 members

715 reviews

4.2

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1073755867_librarymoments_teen_team_picks

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

36,434 members

740 reviews

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/858377088_freedom_to_read_meet_the_accused

The Magician's Nephew

by C. S. Lewis

29,658 members

363 reviews

3.9

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/427579857_magical

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

by Gregory Maguire

29,021 members

651 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/573510307_professor_snapes_favourite_books

The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman

22,350 members

1,262 reviews

4.2

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/858377088_freedom_to_read_meet_the_accused

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky

20,912 members

750 reviews

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1073755867_librarymoments_teen_team_picks

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs

19,518 members

1,130 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/697429754_schools_you_want_to_go_to

The Once and Future King

by T. H. White

15,433 members

205 reviews

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/573510307_professor_snapes_favourite_books

Howl's Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones

12,366 members

433 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/573510307_professor_snapes_favourite_books

A Monster Calls

by Patrick Ness

5,817 members

461 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/595993855_dont_be_a_bully

The Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger

69,924 members

1,078 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/592318559_freedom_to_read_week_2016

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

50,017 members

736 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/595993855_dont_be_a_bully

Life of Pi

by Yann Martel

43,812 members

1,010 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/448543673_imagine_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_3

Dune

by Frank Herbert

43,052 members

680 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: Copy I got after placing a hold on the book had the "Place" sticker used in one of the displays they have at different library locations, implying it was put on display by a staff member at some point. Don't remember which library it said it was from, wasn't one of the ones I go to often though

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

42,747 members

1,144 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/592318559_freedom_to_read_week_2016

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

28,819 members

275 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/573510307_professor_snapes_favourite_books

Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

23,753 members

388 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/438591129_explore_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_1

City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare

21,381 members

887 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/573510307_professor_snapes_favourite_books

The Outsiders

by S. E. Hinton

21,271 members

679 reviews

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/595993855_dont_be_a_bully

Speak

by Laurie Halse Anderson

14,857 members

721 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/573510307_professor_snapes_favourite_books https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731430074_read_woke_womens_voices_for_teens

Naked

by David Sedaris

12,365 members

121 reviews

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/466839427_laugh_adult_summer_reading_week_6

The Satanic Verses

by Salman Rushdie

12,140 members

141 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/592318559_freedom_to_read_week_2016

The Magicians

by Lev Grossman

10,383 members

670 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/697429754_schools_you_want_to_go_to

A Great and Terrible Beauty

by Libba Bray

10,062 members

355 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/697429754_schools_you_want_to_go_to

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

9,431 members

472 reviews

½ 4.5

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1102871827_best_books_of_2017_for_young_adults https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731430074_read_woke_womens_voices_for_teens https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1730702009_read_woke_social_justice_for_teens

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

by Marjane Satrapi

8,571 members

322 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/858377088_freedom_to_read_meet_the_accused

The Book of Three

by Lloyd Alexander

7,994 members

164 reviews

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/427579857_magical

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

6,178 members

349 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1257149277_would_you_like_pride_with_that https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731000743_read_woke_lgbtq_for_teens

The Incredible Journey

by Sheila Burnford

5,799 members

70 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1023345067_road_trip_ontario

They Both Die at the End

by Adam Silvera

5,657 members

135 reviews

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1102871827_best_books_of_2017_for_young_adults https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1733182899_read_woke_voices_of_people_of_colour_for_teens

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

by Scott McCloud

5,201 members

96 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens

Feed

by M. T. Anderson

5,178 members

431 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens

Monster

by Walter Dean Myers

5,161 members

351 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/785691037_great_reads_for_2017_teens

Every Day

by David Levithan

4,398 members

282 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1042641697_embrace_the_rainbow

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

by Aimee Bender

3,423 members

274 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/448543673_imagine_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_3

Furiously Happy

by Jenny Lawson

3,345 members

198 reviews

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/521447147_october_staff_picks_for_adults

The Hazel Wood

by Melissa Albert

3,222 members

145 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1343917639_great_reads_2019_teens

The School for Good and Evil

by Soman Chainani

3,104 members

124 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/697429754_schools_you_want_to_go_to

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

by Mackenzi Lee

2,789 members

158 reviews

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731596749_read_woke_diverse_abilities_for_teens https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731000743_read_woke_lgbtq_for_teens

Warcross

by Marie Lu

2,266 members

144 reviews

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1102871827_best_books_of_2017_for_young_adults

Dread Nation

by Justina Ireland

1,740 members

108 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2183845849_oh,_the_horror https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1728763799_read_woke_black_voices_for_teens

They Called Us Enemy

by George Takei

1,716 members

98 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens

Aru Shah and the End of Time

by Roshani Chokshi

1,447 members

38 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2025659063_race_to_the_sun

On the Move: A Life

by Oliver Sacks

1,327 members

50 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/556322327_best_adult_non-fiction_of_2015

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

by Adib Khorram

1,214 members

61 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1733182899_read_woke_voices_of_people_of_colour_for_teens

The Marrow Thieves

by Cherie Dimaline

1,161 members

41 reviews

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1734388989_read_woke_first_nations,_inuit_amp_m%C3%A9tis_voices_for_teens

Tempests and Slaughter

by Tamora Pierce

1,117 members

40 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2162909189_class_starts_at_8

Pet

by Akwaeke Emezi

1,095 members

42 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1728763799_read_woke_black_voices_for_teens

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

by Kevin Noble Maillard

1,013 members

84 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2025659063_race_to_the_sun

Batman: Nightwalker

by Marie Lu

849 members

32 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1343917639_great_reads_2019_teens

Check, Please!, Book 1: #Hockey!

by Ngozi Ukazu

828 members

54 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens

Mooncakes

by Suzanne Walker

807 members

66 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2196308369_cozy_reads_for_cloudy_skies

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1: A Touch of Magic

by Kamome Shirahama

681 members

22 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens

Punching the Air

by Ibi Zoboi

620 members

18 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1728763799_read_woke_black_voices_for_teens

Like a Love Story

by Abdi Nazemian

541 members

13 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731000743_read_woke_lgbtq_for_teens

Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

by Jason Reynolds

369 members

13 reviews

½ 4.5

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1728763799_read_woke_black_voices_for_teens

Picture Us In The Light

by Kelly Loy Gilbert

346 members

21 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1257149277_would_you_like_pride_with_that

Superman Smashes the Klan

by Gene Luen Yang

317 members

24 reviews

½ 4.7

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1811710029_calgary_expo_reading_challenge_for_teens

A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities

by Mady G

231 members

19 reviews

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731000743_read_woke_lgbtq_for_teens

Ship It

by Britta Lundin

226 members

15 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1294788007_october_2018_staff_picks_for_teens

Fear Street Super Thriller: Party Games & Don't Stay Up Late

by R. L. Stine

158 members

½ 2.4

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/858377088_freedom_to_read_meet_the_accused

California Dreamin': Cass Elliot Before The Mamas & the Papas

by Pénélope Bagieu

151 members

10 reviews

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1056571377_september_2017_staff_picks_for_teens

Lakelore

by Anna-Marie McLemore

144 members

3 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2212782699_protagonists_with_disabilities

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by J. K. Rowling

134,863 members

2,047 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ahef1963, ngoomie,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/427579857_magical https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/697429754_schools_you_want_to_go_to https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/858377088_freedom_to_read_meet_the_accused

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

45,334 members

2,127 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2218367131_top_10_titles_for_teens

Love in the Time of Cholera

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

27,969 members

407 reviews

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/448543673_imagine_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_3

Night

by Elie Wiesel

27,876 members

574 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2244473339_not_long_ago,_not_far_away_holocaust_day_of_remembrance

Middlesex

by Jeffrey Eugenides

27,290 members

631 reviews

4.1

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/438591129_explore_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_1

The Devil in the White City

by Erik Larson

22,322 members

701 reviews

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/2296814561_book_club_essentials

The Martian

by Andy Weir

18,367 members

1,241 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/438591129_explore_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_1

Kafka on the Shore

by Haruki Murakami

18,170 members

469 reviews

4.1

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/448543673_imagine_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_3

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

by Haruki Murakami

17,991 members

368 reviews

4.2

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/2375363132_read_like_raphael

Oryx and Crake

by Margaret Atwood

17,057 members

536 reviews

3.9

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/2375415860_read_like_phil

The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

16,598 members

780 reviews

3.8

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/697429754_schools_you_want_to_go_to

Paper Towns

by John Green

16,116 members

561 reviews

3.9

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/785691037_great_reads_for_2017_teens

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

14,793 members

739 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/460704299_live_adult_summer_reading_week_5

The House of the Spirits

by Isabel Allende

14,028 members

245 reviews

4.1

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/448543673_imagine_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_3

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney

13,469 members

715 reviews

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2218375869_top_10_graphic_novel_series

The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

13,403 members

508 reviews

4.2

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/2334922444_blockbuster_summer_action

Thirteen Reasons Why

by Jay Asher

12,873 members

762 reviews

3.9

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/595993855_dont_be_a_bully

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

11,939 members

227 reviews

4.1

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/457084199_create_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_4

Cinder

by Marissa Meyer

11,877 members

831 reviews

4.1

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2201150661_the_write_stuff

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie

11,787 members

797 reviews

½ 4.3

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/592318559_freedom_to_read_week_2016

Six of Crows

by Leigh Bardugo

11,287 members

347 reviews

½ 4.3

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/785691037_great_reads_for_2017_teens

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares

11,064 members

255 reviews

3.8

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1356111416_happy_galentines_day

Shadow and Bone

by Leigh Bardugo

10,885 members

429 reviews

3.9

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/573510307_professor_snapes_favourite_books

The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

10,691 members

441 reviews

3.8

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/2296814561_book_club_essentials

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

by Anne Lamott

10,257 members

240 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/457084199_create_adult_summer_reading_challenge_week_4

Red Queen

by Victoria Aveyard

9,192 members

345 reviews

3.8

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/785691037_great_reads_for_2017_teens

Eleanor and Park

by Rainbow Rowell

9,154 members

632 reviews

4.1

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1731436239_read_woke_poverty_and_homelessness_for_teens

The Complete Maus

by Art Spiegelman

8,822 members

252 reviews

½ 4.5

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/2244473339_not_long_ago,_not_far_away_holocaust_day_of_remembrance

Vampire Academy

by Richelle Mead

8,808 members

354 reviews

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/697429754_schools_you_want_to_go_to

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

by Alison Bechdel

8,230 members

366 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/2375399769_read_like_jasmine

The Fifth Season

by N. K. Jemisin

8,176 members

359 reviews

4.2

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/2375415860_read_like_phil

A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

7,730 members

327 reviews

4.1

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/554891747_best_books_of_2015_adult_fiction

The Cruel Prince

by Holly Black

7,617 members

195 reviews

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Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1343917639_great_reads_2019_teens

A Darker Shade of Magic

by V. E. Schwab

7,593 members

322 reviews

3.9

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/555738878_best_cover_art_2015

Alanna: The First Adventure

by Tamora Pierce

7,588 members

194 reviews

4.1

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393778337_calgarylibrary_youth/1073755867_librarymoments_teen_team_picks

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by Margaret Atwood

7,346 members

362 reviews

3.9

Member: ngoomie
Explanations: ngoomie: https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/393989767_calgarylibrary_adults/2334922444_blockbuster_summer_action

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