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100 Essential New England Books

• Make way for ducklings by Robert McCloskey (Boston Globe, #3)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Cannery Row (Twentieth-Century Classics) by John Steinbeck (2006 Edition)
• The little prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (2006/2008 Edition)
• Lord of the flies : a novel by William Golding (2006/2008 Edition)
• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics) by John Steinbeck (2006/2008 Edition)
• To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (2006/2008 Edition)
• On the Road by Jack Kerouac (2006/2008 Edition)
• Of Mice and Men (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway (2006/2008 Edition)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (2006/2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee (2009, No 819, Age 12 and over)
• Make way for ducklings by Robert McCloskey (2009, Age 0-3)
• In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak (2009, Ages 3↑)

Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century

• Facing Mount Kenya; the tribal life of the Gikuyu by Jomo Kenyatta (scholarship/non-fiction)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• Of Mice and Men (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck (6)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (10)
• In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak (21)
• To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee (40)
• Lord of the flies : a novel by William Golding (68)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• Of Mice and Men (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck (6)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (10)
• In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak (25)
• To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee (41)
• Lord of the flies : a novel by William Golding (70)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Ball four by Jim Bouton (1970)
• The greatest, my own story by Muhammad Ali (1975)
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1992)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (Drama, 1999)
• Mythology by Edith Hamilton (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (Fiction, 1999)
• The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics) by John Steinbeck (Fiction, 1999)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (Fiction, 1999)
• To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee (Fiction, 1999)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (Books for the Soul, 1997)
• Hatchet by Gary. Paulsen ( Facing Nature Head On, 1998)
• When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago ( Tales of the Cities, 2002)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Own Your Freak, 2005)
• On the Road by Jack Kerouac (Journey > Destination, 2009)
• The rose and the beast : fairy tales retold by Francesca Lia Block ( Twists on the Tale, 2010)
• The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream by Barack Obama ( Change Your World, 2010)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• 10 Sure Signs a Movie Character is Doomed by Richard Roeper (2004)

ALA Stonewall Book Award Winner

• The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies by Vito Russo (1982)

Alex Award

• When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago (1999)

American Library Association Notable Children's Book

• In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak

Anthony Award Nominee

• The Lincoln lawyer : a novel by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2006)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (1951)
• The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1952)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961)
• Island by Aldous Huxley (1962)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (2004)

Bancarella

• The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1953)

BBC's Big Read

• To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee (Best loved novel, 2003, No 06)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (Best loved novel, 2003, No 11)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Best loved novel, 2003, No 15)
• The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics) by John Steinbeck (Best loved novel, 2003, No 29)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Best loved novel, 2003, No 43)
• Of Mice and Men (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck (Best loved novel, 2003, No 52)
• Lord of the flies : a novel by William Golding (Best loved novel, 2003, No 70)
• On the Road by Jack Kerouac (Best loved novel, 2003, No 90)
• Hogfather by Terry Pratchett (Best loved novel, 2003, No 137)
• The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Best loved novel, 2003, No 173)
• The little prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Best loved novel, 2003, No 180)

Benjamin Franklin Award

• On the Road by Jack Kerouac (Audiobook - Adult Fiction, 2001)

BILBY

• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (secondary, 1996)

Bothers Judd Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century

• To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee

British Fantasy Award

• Fragile things : short fictions and wonders by Neil Gaiman (Collection, 2007)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• Hogfather by Terry Pratchett (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 1997)

Caldecott Honor

• In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak (1971)

Caldecott Medal

• Make way for ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1942)

Carey-Thomas Award

• In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak (Honor Citation, 1971)

Casey Award

• Moneyball : the art of winning an unfair game by Michael Lewis (2003)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• Tortilla Flat (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by John Steinbeck (General Literature, Silver, 1935)
• In Dubious Battle (20th Century Classics) by John Steinbeck (General Literature, Silver, 1936)
• The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics) by John Steinbeck (General Literature, Silver, 1939)

CounterPunch's Top 100 [and a few more] Non-fiction Works of the 20th Century

• Ball four by Jim Bouton

CWA

• The Lincoln lawyer : a novel by Michael Connelly (Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, shortlist, 2006)

Ditmar Shortlist

• The snow queen by Joan D. Vinge (International Fiction, 1981)

Edgar Award Nominee

• The Lincoln lawyer : a novel by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2006)

Edge Hill Short Story Prize Shortlist

• Fragile things : short fictions and wonders by Neil Gaiman (2007)

Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time

• South: The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance by Sir Ernest Shackleton (015)

Fortune's 75 The Smartest Books We Know

• Moneyball : the art of winning an unfair game by Michael Lewis (Investing)
• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell (Strategy)

Galaxy British Book Award

• The audacity of hope : thoughts on reclaiming the American dream by Barack Obama (2009, shortlist)

Gaylactic Spectrum

• The wild swans by Peg Kerr (Novel, 2000)

Guardian 1000

• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (Comedy)
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (Crime)
• Of Mice and Men (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck (Crime)
• To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee (Crime)
• My family and other animals by Gerald Durrell (Family and self)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Family and self)
• The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Family and self)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Love)
• The little prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Lord of the flies : a novel by William Golding (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics) by John Steinbeck (State of the nation)
• On the Road by Jack Kerouac (War and travel)
• Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles (War and travel)

The Guardian's Text on the Beach: 50 Best Summer Reads Ever

• Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles (2009)
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (2009)

Gumshoe Award nominee

• The Lincoln lawyer : a novel by Michael Connelly (Thriller, 2006)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
• Hans Christian Andersen: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories (Anchor Folktale Library) by Hans Christian Andersen

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• The perennial philosophy by Aldous Huxley
• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• Abuela by Arthur. Dorros (1992)

Hugo

• The snow queen by Joan D. Vinge (Novel, 1981)

IMBA's 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century

• To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee

Iowa Teen Award Nominee

• Hatchet by Gary. Paulsen (1989-1990)
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1994-1995)

Iowa Teen Award Winner

• Hatchet by Gary. Paulsen (1989-1990)
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1994-1995)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (20)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (22)
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (29)
• The Grapes of Wrath (20th Century Classics) by John Steinbeck (34)
• On the Road by Jack Kerouac (38)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (60)
• Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles (83)
• The Universal Baseball Association, inc., J. Henry Waugh, prop by Robert Coover (90)

Locus

• Fragile things : short fictions and wonders by Neil Gaiman (Collection, 2007)
• Last call by Tim Powers (Fantasy Novel, 1993)
• The snow queen by Joan D. Vinge (SF Novel, 1981)

Locus Award

• Last call by Tim Powers (Best Fantasy Novel, 1993)
• The snow queen by Joan D. Vinge (Best Novel, 1981)

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