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Independent Reading Suggestions

Type: Preset list created by teachdcs

Members: 3 participating members (show all)

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1
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
39,706 members, 2,047 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), ahef1963 (2), teachdcs (5)

2
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
34,760 members, 961 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), teachdcs (1)

3
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
41,669 members, 1,287 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (5), ahef1963 (5), teachdcs (10)

4
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
27,744 members, 1,455 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (3), ahef1963 (7), teachdcs (16)

5
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
40,831 members, 970 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2), ahef1963 (11), teachdcs (24)

6
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
27,157 members, 1,149 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (4), ahef1963 (19), teachdcs (50)

7
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
13,057 members, 826 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (3), teachdcs (6)

8
A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking
6,185 members, 89 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (4), teachdcs (7)

9
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer
15,428 members, 456 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (6), teachdcs (14)

10
House Rules
by Jodi Picoult
4,589 members, 226 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (8), teachdcs (19)

11
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
12,945 members, 299 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (9), teachdcs (21)

12
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
48,757 members, 1,245 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (10), teachdcs (22)

13
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
19,780 members, 675 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (12), teachdcs (29)

14
The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
13,874 members, 187 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (13), teachdcs (32)

15
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
20,652 members, 897 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (14), teachdcs (35)

16
Room
by Emma Donoghue
13,032 members, 951 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (15), teachdcs (38)

17
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
10,287 members, 630 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (16), teachdcs (39)

18
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
25,422 members, 566 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (17), teachdcs (40)

19
Watchmen
by Alan Moore
17,649 members, 474 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (18), teachdcs (49)

20
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
21,149 members, 1,383 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (20), teachdcs (53)

21
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein
9,068 members, 562 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (2)

22
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
16,533 members, 725 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (21), teachdcs (57)

23
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
7,224 members, 631 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (22), teachdcs (68)

24
Big Mouth & Ugly Girl
by Joyce Carol Oates
815 members, 22 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (3)

25
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
19,599 members, 365 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (4)

27
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
by James McBride
5,478 members, 102 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (9)

28
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
19,944 members, 657 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (11)

29
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
by Ken Robinson
1,238 members, 32 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (12)

30
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
by Alfred Lansing
4,243 members, 115 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (13)

32
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
6,374 members, 449 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (17)

33
The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story
by Richard Preston
5,564 members, 113 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (18)

34
In the Time of the Butterflies
by Julia Alvarez
4,009 members, 94 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (20)

35
The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams
by Darcy Frey
241 members, 2 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (23)

36
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County
by Tiffany Baker
1,200 members, 109 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (25)

38
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
9,040 members, 633 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (27)

39
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
by Art Spiegelman
9,509 members, 233 reviews
4.43 stars (4.43 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (28)

40
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
11,695 members, 305 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

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41
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
25,942 members, 358 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

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42
The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids
by Alexandra Robbins
421 members, 13 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (33)

43
The Paris Wife
by Paula McLain
5,533 members, 360 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

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44
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi
7,751 members, 306 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: teachdcs (36)

45
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
31,266 members, 1,352 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

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46
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
25,814 members, 980 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

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47
Sold
by Patricia McCormick
2,544 members, 156 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

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48
Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson
13,577 members, 701 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

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49
State of Fear
by Michael Crichton
8,118 members, 139 reviews
3.39 stars (3.39 stars)

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51
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
by Scott McCloud
4,713 members, 89 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

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52
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan
7,758 members, 474 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

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54
What Is the What
by Dave Eggers
6,455 members, 159 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

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55
Ashfall
by Mike Mullin
1,072 members, 141 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

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56
Allegiant
by Veronica Roth
10,847 members, 483 reviews
3.42 stars (3.42 stars)

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57
Insurgent
by Veronica Roth
13,303 members, 645 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

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58
A Dog's Purpose
by W. Bruce Cameron
3,001 members, 173 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

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59
The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green
22,473 members, 1,488 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

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60
The Maze Runner
by James Dashner
13,425 members, 737 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

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61
The Death Cure
by James Dashner
6,100 members, 225 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

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62
The Scorch Trials
by James Dashner
7,683 members, 296 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

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63
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
by Gabrielle Zevin
1,798 members, 115 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

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64
On the Devil's Court
by Carl Deuker
181 members, 2 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

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65
Paper Towns
by John Green
13,310 members, 539 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

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66
The Ruins of Gorlan
by John Flanagan
5,270 members, 183 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

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67
The Burning Bridge
by John Flanagan
3,389 members, 83 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

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68
The Icebound Land
by John Flanagan
2,821 members, 60 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

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69
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green
6,468 members, 328 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

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Started by: teachdcs (October 2014)

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