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Charlotte's Web

36,201 members

1,025 reviews

4.2

26 Members: timspalding, capriciousreader, staffordcastle, SqueakyChu, DaynaRT, lquilter, dara85, foggidawn, leadmomma, Moomin_Mama, KimarieBee, amysisson, lwbooklover, norabelle414, Soupdragon, skullduggery, sturlington, keeneam, katie4098, martensgirl, rretzler, ahef1963, kerrygiven, debb052, gtkellerman, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027
Explanations: sturlington: It made my son cry, anyway. He got sad when Charlotte's children left Wilbur.

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Flowers for Algernon

by Daniel Keyes

15,822 members

381 reviews

4.1

21 Members: DaynaRT, lquilter, amysisson, norabelle414, javagal, belgrade18, skullduggery, artturnerjr, sturlington, suitable1, WordMaven, jon.k, rretzler, crustycruz, ahef1963, Peace2, debb052, gtkellerman, sarajohnson4, TashMason, Charon07,merrystar ,cej1027

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Bridge to Terabithia

by Katherine Paterson

21,824 members

609 reviews

4

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by Louisa May Alcott

26,520 members

400 reviews

4

19 Members: timspalding, capriciousreader, staffordcastle, lquilter, foggidawn, lwbooklover, norabelle414, laketa, snurp, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, souloftherose, mousse, katie4098, rretzler, ahef1963, debb052, Charon07,DaynaRT ,TashMason

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Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery

29,490 members

562 reviews

½ 4.3

17 Members: DaynaRT, foggidawn, amysisson, countrylife, raidergirl3, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, rretzler, carlyrose, ahef1963, kerrygiven, debb052, gtkellerman, Tinuvia, alvaret, sarajohnson4,cej1027

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Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

11,350 members

372 reviews

4

13 Members: SqueakyChu, dara85, amysisson, lwbooklover, countrylife, javagal, laketa, melissarochelle, crustycruz, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman, TashMason

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by Markus Zusak

44,977 members

2,126 reviews

½ 4.4

13 Members: dara85, foggidawn, KimarieBee, norabelle414, cbl_tn, quigui, sturlington, keeneam, perennialreader, rretzler, ahef1963, Peace2, gtkellerman,Moomin_Mama

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by Richard Adams

24,934 members

472 reviews

4.2

13 Members: Moomin_Mama, avatiakh, javagal, skullduggery, sturlington, calm, souloftherose, eileenjunker, rretzler, ahef1963, Peace2, gtkellerman, ManWithAnAgenda,crustycruz

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Where the Red Fern Grows

by Wilson Rawls

14,600 members

351 reviews

4

12 Members: foggidawn, lwbooklover, countrylife, sturlington, rretzler, fuzzi, tetrachromat, kerrygiven, debb052, gtkellerman, Tabatha014, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027

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The Velveteen Rabbit

by Margery Williams

14,073 members

223 reviews

4.2

12 Members: staffordcastle, foggidawn, lwbooklover, sturlington, eileenjunker, arrwa, rretzler, Lexxi, ahef1963, Peace2, debb052, ManWithAnAgenda,cej1027

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The Fault in Our Stars

26,995 members

1,553 reviews

4.2

11 Members: foggidawn, amysisson, raidergirl3, skullduggery, SylviaC, keeneam, souloftherose, melissarochelle, gtkellerman, frenchmama, Tabatha014

12

Les Misérables

26,341 members

341 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: timspalding, SilentInAWay, laketa, Dilara86, arrwa, GavinMad, rachelmelanie, Tinuvia

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The Lions of al-Rassan

by Guy Gavriel Kay

3,192 members

103 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: anglemark, rstaedter, snurp, merrystar, calm, souloftherose, ahef1963

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Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

39,154 members

665 reviews

3.9

8 Members: Bookmarque, sturlington, martensgirl, ahef1963, Peace2, gtkellerman, sarajohnson4, smansir91

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A Monster Calls

by Patrick Ness

5,767 members

461 reviews

½ 4.4

7 Members: capriciousreader, claire.rivers, avatiakh, souloftherose, MDGentleReader, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Amber Spyglass

by Philip Pullman

23,655 members

408 reviews

4

8 Members: reakendera, amysisson, norabelle414, Dilara86, tetrachromat, ahef1963, debb052, ManWithAnAgenda,martensgirl

17

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

22,908 members

938 reviews

3.8

7 Members: Moomin_Mama, DorsVenabili, sturlington, mousse, ahef1963, gtkellerman, ManWithAnAgenda

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by Suzanne Collins

45,332 members

1,742 reviews

3.9

9 Members: KimarieBee, amysisson, sturlington, keeneam, carlyrose, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman, smansir91,martensgirl ,ManWithAnAgenda

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My Sister's Keeper

by Jodi Picoult

20,919 members

687 reviews

4

8 Members: SqueakyChu, amysisson, raidergirl3, laketa, bestem, keeneam, ahef1963, frenchmama,norabelle414 ,crustycruz

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by Nicholas Sparks

15,161 members

314 reviews

3.8

7 Members: SqueakyChu, dara85, laketa, chgstrom, bcrowl399, gtkellerman, sarajohnson4,LJBooks

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The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

50,482 members

451 reviews

½ 4.5

7 Members: cpg, artturnerjr, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, MissJessie, gtkellerman,cej1027

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by Marilynne Robinson

3,807 members

150 reviews

4

5 Members: countrylife, augustau, Dilara86, isigfethera, ahef1963

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A Song for Arbonne

by Guy Gavriel Kay

2,720 members

54 reviews

4.1

5 Members: anglemark, rstaedter, calm, ahef1963, debb052

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8,251 members

112 reviews

3.9

5 Members: perennialreader, cej1027, fuzzi, kerrygiven, debb052

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven

18,760 members

394 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: Athabasca, honeydew69862004, ahef1963, Peace2, gtkellerman, frenchmama,Charon07

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer

19,430 members

1,248 reviews

4.2

6 Members: countrylife, Athabasca, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, Peace2

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The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

39,540 members

1,271 reviews

4.1

7 Members: KimarieBee, CapitalHackels, sturlington, souloftherose, rretzler, ahef1963, gtkellerman,cej1027

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To Kill a Mockingbird

78,632 members

1,433 reviews

½ 4.4

7 Members: hipdeep, sturlington, mousse, Dilara86, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman,martensgirl ,cej1027

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by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

4,786 members

69 reviews

4

4 Members: SqueakyChu, amobogio, countrylife, laketa

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The Art of Racing in the Rain

10,088 members

592 reviews

4

5 Members: SqueakyChu, javagal, SugarCreekRanch, ahef1963, Tabatha014

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Five Quarters of the Orange

by Joanne Harris

3,957 members

82 reviews

3.8

4 Members: lilithcat, claire.rivers, LJBooks, frenchmama,javagal
Explanations: frenchmama: Loved this book!

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

15,006 members

854 reviews

4

5 Members: chgstrom, keeneam, rretzler, ahef1963, TashMason

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by Emma Donoghue

14,359 members

977 reviews

4

5 Members: timspalding, norabelle414, Soupdragon, ahef1963, gtkellerman,frenchmama

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A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

36,743 members

455 reviews

3.9

5 Members: cpg, souloftherose, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman

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The World According to Garp

15,311 members

196 reviews

4.1

5 Members: artturnerjr, sturlington, ahef1963, MissJessie, debb052

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by Gayle Forman

9,388 members

554 reviews

3.9

4 Members: keeneam, melissarochelle, Peace2, Tabatha014

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by Kristin Hannah

4,818 members

326 reviews

3.8

4 Members: honeydew69862004, crustycruz, ahef1963, Tabatha014

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by Suzanne Collins

49,262 members

1,793 reviews

4.2

6 Members: sturlington, carlyrose, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman, smansir91,martensgirl ,ManWithAnAgenda

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4,203 members

66 reviews

4.1

4 Members: mousse, fuzzi, ahef1963, MissJessie

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The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

19,778 members

337 reviews

4.1

5 Members: sturlington, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman, Charon07

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Babe: The Gallant Pig

by Dick King-Smith

2,319 members

31 reviews

3.9

3 Members: MikeBriggs, merrystar, Dilara86

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10,262 members

606 reviews

4.1

4 Members: SqueakyChu, melissarochelle, ahef1963, Tabatha014

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by Boris Pasternak

11,408 members

152 reviews

3.9

3 Members: lahochstetler, bcrowl399, debb052

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by Stephen King

14,195 members

230 reviews

3.8

5 Members: artturnerjr, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, gtkellerman,Moomin_Mama

45

The Knife of Never Letting Go

by Patrick Ness

6,586 members

406 reviews

4

3 Members: capriciousreader, foggidawn, claire.rivers

46

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

by James Hilton

2,307 members

51 reviews

3.8

3 Members: dara85, SylviaC, MissJessie

47

The Last Lecture

by Randy Pausch

9,916 members

317 reviews

4

3 Members: amobogio, skullduggery, MDGentleReader

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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

by Christopher Moore

10,617 members

415 reviews

4.2

3 Members: sturlington, ekelnor, Charon07

49

Thirteen Reasons Why

12,783 members

758 reviews

3.9

3 Members: keeneam, melissarochelle, MissJessie

50

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

by Milan Kundera

22,506 members

274 reviews

4

3 Members: sturlington, rretzler, Tinuvia

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40,197 members

1,587 reviews

4.2

5 Members: sturlington, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman, smansir91,cej1027

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Angle of Repose

by Wallace Stegner

5,471 members

183 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: countrylife, sturlington, ahef1963

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J. K. Rowling

101,551 members

932 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: chgstrom, rretzler, ahef1963, ekelnor,cej1027 ,ManWithAnAgenda

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Good Night, Mr. Tom

by Michelle Magorian

2,617 members

69 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: souloftherose, ahef1963, alvaret

55

Jacob Have I Loved

by Katherine Paterson

5,584 members

72 reviews

3.8

4 Members: sturlington, keeneam, ahef1963, debb052

56

Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place

by Terry Tempest Williams

1,114 members

20 reviews

4.2

2 Members: leadmomma, claire.rivers

57

All Creatures Great and Small

by James Herriot

7,879 members

138 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: hipdeep, fuzzi, ahef1963, kerrygiven,cej1027

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by Catherine Ryan Hyde

1,509 members

29 reviews

3.9

2 Members: bestem, susiesharp

59

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

by Louis De Bernières

8,003 members

156 reviews

3.9

3 Members: scotsguyinwales, Moomin_Mama, ahef1963,timspalding

60

by Alistair MacLean

1,240 members

28 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Athabasca, fuzzi

61

The Light Between Oceans

by M. L. Stedman

7,316 members

508 reviews

3.9

3 Members: KimarieBee, ahef1963, Peace2

62

...And the Ladies of the Club

by Helen Hooven Santmyer

1,297 members

42 reviews

4

2 Members: SylviaC, MissJessie

63

The Bridges of Madison County

by Robert James Waller

6,468 members

101 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: laketa, bcrowl399

64

Kristin Lavransdatter

by Sigrid Undset

3,029 members

75 reviews

4.2

2 Members: DaynaRT, SilentInAWay

65

by Charles Frazier

13,657 members

201 reviews

3.8

2 Members: scotsguyinwales, perennialreader

66

Death of an Ordinary Man

334 members

10 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: reakendera, ManWithAnAgenda

67

Christmas, Present

by Jacquelyn Mitchard

145 members

8 reviews

3

2 Members: dara85, SugarCreekRanch

68

by Kathi Appelt

1,561 members

125 reviews

3.9

2 Members: avatiakh, SugarCreekRanch

69

by Charlotte Brontë

8,806 members

145 reviews

3.9

3 Members: cbl_tn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,cpg

70

by David Nicholls

7,139 members

374 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: skullduggery, TashMason

71

The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

29,569 members

331 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: cpg, gtkellerman

72

The Man in the Iron Mask

by Alexandre Dumas

5,831 members

32 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Bookmarque, gtkellerman

73

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

14,194 members

177 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Tinuvia, Charon07

74

by Lauren Oliver

2,314 members

202 reviews

4

2 Members: keeneam, melissarochelle

75

by Laurie Halse Anderson

14,774 members

722 reviews

4.1

3 Members: keeneam, ahef1963, debb052

76

In This House of Brede

by Rumer Godden

1,422 members

33 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: souloftherose, Peace2

77

by Anna Quindlen

1,772 members

128 reviews

3.9

2 Members: raidergirl3, Soupdragon

78

Falls the Shadow

by Sharon Kay Penman

1,518 members

28 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: fuzzi, kerrygiven

79

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

24,755 members

526 reviews

4.1

4 Members: hipdeep, sturlington, ahef1963, gtkellerman,martensgirl ,cej1027

80

by Marguerite Henry

1,109 members

7 reviews

4.1

2 Members: fuzzi, kerrygiven

81

Birds Without Wings

by Louis de Bernières

2,658 members

50 reviews

4.1

2 Members: scotsguyinwales, Crypto-Willobie,Moomin_Mama

82

How the Light Gets In

by Louise Penny

2,623 members

174 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: cbl_tn, ahef1963

83

by Louise Penny

2,946 members

224 reviews

4.2

2 Members: cbl_tn, ahef1963

84

2,885 members

62 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: sturlington, perennialreader

85

Everything Is Illuminated

by Jonathan Safran Foer

14,260 members

267 reviews

3.9

2 Members: quigui, ahef1963

86

Lassie Come Home

2,219 members

21 reviews

3.9

2 Members: laketa, ahef1963

87

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

38,582 members

435 reviews

3.9

4 Members: cpg, ahef1963, debb052, gtkellerman,merrystar ,Charon07

88

David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens

20,719 members

276 reviews

4.1

2 Members: cpg, ahef1963

89

by Charles Dickens

10,600 members

133 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: cpg, ahef1963

90

The Magician's Assistant

by Ann Patchett

3,243 members

126 reviews

3.8

2 Members: norabelle414, ahef1963

91

The Bronze Horseman

by Paullina Simons

2,132 members

103 reviews

4.2

Member: SuzanneML

92

The Brothers Lionheart

by Astrid Lindgren

1,771 members

35 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: alvaret

93

Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl

by Stacey O'Brien

1,089 members

68 reviews

4.1

Member: MikeBriggs

94

801 members

53 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: amobogio

95

by Neil Abramson

447 members

36 reviews

3.8

Member: SugarCreekRanch

96

by William Horwood

237 members

4 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: calm

97

by John Crowley

183 members

19 reviews

4

Member: paradoxosalpha
Explanations: paradoxosalpha: It's wonderful to be different, but it hurts.

98

Was It Beautiful?

by Alison McGhee

69 members

1 review

3.8

Member: dablackwood

99

My Friends George and Tom

44 members

½ 4.4

Member: MDGentleReader

100

by Theresa Rizzo

25 members

4 reviews

4.2

Member: Theresa_Rizzo

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