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1

by Markus Zusak

52,385 members

2,240 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

2

by Paulo Coelho

44,258 members

1,128 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

3

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

47,921 members

1,395 reviews

3.9

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

4

by Kathryn Stockett

34,309 members

1,538 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

5

47,533 members

1,051 reviews

3.9

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

6

Water for Elephants

31,541 members

1,216 reviews

4.1

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

7

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

17,677 members

887 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

8

A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking

7,698 members

110 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

9

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Safran Foer

17,790 members

490 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

10

by Jodi Picoult

5,850 members

245 reviews

3.8

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

11

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer

15,745 members

344 reviews

4.2

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

12

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

58,085 members

1,375 reviews

4.2

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

13

My Sister's Keeper

by Jodi Picoult

22,706 members

714 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

14

The Once and Future King

17,349 members

225 reviews

4.1

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

15

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

26,829 members

1,014 reviews

3.8

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

16

by Emma Donoghue

16,061 members

1,026 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

17

by Tatiana de Rosnay

12,252 members

679 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

18

The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd

29,384 members

611 reviews

3.9

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

19

21,067 members

518 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

20

by Veronica Roth

30,936 members

1,507 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

21

The Art of Racing in the Rain

11,410 members

624 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

22

Looking for Alaska

22,903 members

801 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

23

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

by Alan Bradley

8,504 members

687 reviews

3.8

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

24

Big Mouth & Ugly Girl

by Joyce Carol Oates

932 members

24 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: teachdcs

25

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

by Malcolm Gladwell

22,920 members

394 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

26

Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

3,279 members

90 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

27

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

by James McBride

7,088 members

122 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

28

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

25,351 members

757 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

29

The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

by Ken Robinson

1,518 members

38 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

30

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

by Alfred Lansing

6,267 members

153 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: teachdcs

31

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D. Levitt

27,200 members

476 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

32

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

7,484 members

492 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

33

The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story

by Richard Preston

6,802 members

120 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

34

In the Time of the Butterflies

by Julia Alvarez

5,114 members

113 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

35

The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams

264 members

2 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

36

The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

by Tiffany Baker

1,291 members

111 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

37

Lone Survivor : The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

by Marcus Luttrell

3,680 members

84 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

38

by Lev Grossman

11,807 members

715 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: teachdcs

39

Maus I: My Father Bleeds History

by Art Spiegelman

12,215 members

281 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: teachdcs

40

by Jhumpa Lahiri

13,439 members

343 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

41

by Jack Kerouac

30,448 members

424 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: teachdcs

42

The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids

by Alexandra Robbins

477 members

13 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

43

by Paula McLain

6,793 members

389 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

44

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

by Marjane Satrapi

11,461 members

379 reviews

4.2

Member: teachdcs

45

by Cormac McCarthy

38,946 members

1,513 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

46

The Shadow of the Wind

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

30,967 members

1,107 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

47

by Patricia McCormick

3,233 members

165 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

48

by Laurie Halse Anderson

16,624 members

750 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

49

by Michael Crichton

9,617 members

163 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: teachdcs

50

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

by Laura Hillenbrand

14,365 members

618 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: teachdcs

51

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

by Scott McCloud

5,760 members

107 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: teachdcs

52

A Visit from the Goon Squad

by Jennifer Egan

9,817 members

551 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

53

The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy

by Charles Fishman

861 members

16 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

54

What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng

7,257 members

173 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

55

1,300 members

151 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

56

by Veronica Roth

18,026 members

570 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: teachdcs

57

by Veronica Roth

20,369 members

723 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

58

A Dog's Purpose

by W. Bruce Cameron

4,600 members

191 reviews

4.2

Member: teachdcs

59

The Fault in Our Stars

32,742 members

1,649 reviews

4.2

Member: teachdcs

60

The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

20,761 members

832 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

61

by James Dashner

10,521 members

271 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: teachdcs

62

The Scorch Trials

by James Dashner

12,687 members

347 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

63

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

by Gabrielle Zevin

2,066 members

123 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

64

On the Devil's Court

226 members

2 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

65

19,302 members

592 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

66

The Ruins of Gorlan

by John Flanagan

7,807 members

215 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

67

The Burning Bridge

by John Flanagan

5,044 members

99 reviews

4.2

Member: teachdcs

68

The Icebound Land

by John Flanagan

4,305 members

72 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

69

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

8,628 members

351 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

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October 2014
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