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by Markus Zusak

43,622 members

2,103 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

2

by Paulo Coelho

38,000 members

1,007 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

3

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

43,596 members

1,311 reviews

3.9

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

4

by Kathryn Stockett

29,802 members

1,471 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

5

42,862 members

998 reviews

3.9

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

6

Water for Elephants

29,001 members

1,165 reviews

4.1

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7

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

14,504 members

843 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

8

A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking

6,681 members

99 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

9

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Safran Foer

16,332 members

465 reviews

4.1

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

10

by Jodi Picoult

4,937 members

230 reviews

3.8

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

11

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

by Jon Krakauer

13,785 members

309 reviews

4.2

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

12

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

51,876 members

1,290 reviews

4.2

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

13

My Sister's Keeper

by Jodi Picoult

20,739 members

682 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

14

The Once and Future King

14,964 members

197 reviews

4.1

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

15

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

22,289 members

925 reviews

3.8

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

16

by Emma Donoghue

14,037 members

967 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

17

by Tatiana de Rosnay

10,948 members

645 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

18

The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd

26,627 members

583 reviews

3.9

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

19

18,761 members

482 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

20

by Veronica Roth

24,244 members

1,415 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

21

The Art of Racing in the Rain

9,771 members

583 reviews

4

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22

Looking for Alaska

18,533 members

744 reviews

4.1

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23

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

by Alan Bradley

7,580 members

647 reviews

3.8

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

24

Big Mouth & Ugly Girl

by Joyce Carol Oates

849 members

22 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: teachdcs

25

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

by Malcolm Gladwell

20,736 members

378 reviews

½ 3.7

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26

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

3,036 members

85 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

27

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

by James McBride

5,929 members

111 reviews

4

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28

The Devil in the White City

21,558 members

687 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

29

The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

by Ken Robinson

1,348 members

35 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

30

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

by Alfred Lansing

4,862 members

123 reviews

½ 4.4

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31

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D. Levitt

25,086 members

451 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

32

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

6,708 members

462 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

33

The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story

by Richard Preston

5,962 members

117 reviews

4

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34

In the Time of the Butterflies

by Julia Alvarez

4,348 members

101 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

35

The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams

252 members

2 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

36

The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

by Tiffany Baker

1,225 members

110 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

3,004 members

83 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

38

by Lev Grossman

9,909 members

653 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: teachdcs

39

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

by Art Spiegelman

10,319 members

246 reviews

½ 4.4

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40

by Jhumpa Lahiri

12,207 members

320 reviews

3.9

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41

by Jack Kerouac

27,415 members

382 reviews

½ 3.6

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42

The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids

by Alexandra Robbins

445 members

14 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

43

by Paula McLain

5,885 members

367 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

44

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

by Marjane Satrapi

8,228 members

320 reviews

4.2

Member: teachdcs

45

by Cormac McCarthy

33,593 members

1,387 reviews

4.1

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46

The Shadow of the Wind

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

27,395 members

1,024 reviews

4.1

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47

by Patricia McCormick

2,712 members

158 reviews

4.1

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48

by Laurie Halse Anderson

14,741 members

716 reviews

4.1

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49

by Michael Crichton

8,564 members

145 reviews

½ 3.4

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50

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

by Laura Hillenbrand

11,805 members

582 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: teachdcs

51

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

by Scott McCloud

5,033 members

96 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: teachdcs

52

A Visit from the Goon Squad

by Jennifer Egan

8,379 members

507 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

793 members

17 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

54

What Is the What

6,701 members

161 reviews

4.1

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55

1,167 members

145 reviews

3.9

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56

by Veronica Roth

12,838 members

503 reviews

½ 3.4

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57

by Veronica Roth

15,457 members

664 reviews

3.8

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58

A Dog's Purpose

by W. Bruce Cameron

3,473 members

175 reviews

4.2

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59

The Fault in Our Stars

25,853 members

1,532 reviews

4.2

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60

The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

15,646 members

767 reviews

3.8

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61

by James Dashner

7,405 members

236 reviews

½ 3.6

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62

The Scorch Trials

by James Dashner

9,142 members

307 reviews

½ 3.7

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63

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

by Gabrielle Zevin

1,890 members

120 reviews

3.8

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64

On the Devil's Court

194 members

2 reviews

3.8

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65

15,180 members

554 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

66

The Ruins of Gorlan

by John Flanagan

6,067 members

194 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

67

The Burning Bridge

by John Flanagan

3,975 members

87 reviews

4.2

Member: teachdcs

68

The Icebound Land

by John Flanagan

3,289 members

64 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

69

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

7,307 members

335 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

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