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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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4.57 avg rating — 4,105,424 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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4.35 avg rating — 9,686,661 ratings
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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4.35 avg rating — 4,057,927 ratings
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Battle Royale
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4.26 avg rating — 83,899 ratings
score: 684,
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7 people voted
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 1,276,626 ratings
score: 578,
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6 people voted
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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4.11 avg rating — 3,634,798 ratings
score: 576,
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6 people voted
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
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James Dashner (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 1,648,802 ratings
score: 488,
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5 people voted
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
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Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 2,257,580 ratings
score: 392,
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4 people voted
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The Wide Game (Harmony, Indiana, #1)
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Michael West (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 230 ratings
score: 300,
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3 people voted
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The Long Walk
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Richard Bachman (Pseudonym)
4.05 avg rating — 240,629 ratings
score: 297,
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3 people voted
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The Running Man
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3.89 avg rating — 153,488 ratings
score: 291,
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3 people voted
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The Testing (The Testing, #1)
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4.05 avg rating — 81,892 ratings
score: 284,
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3 people voted
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The Most Dangerous Game
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3.95 avg rating — 59,932 ratings
score: 196,
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2 people voted
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
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3.99 avg rating — 1,106,829 ratings
score: 185,
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2 people voted
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The Grand Ellipse
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3.74 avg rating — 477 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Connect
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Julian Gough (Goodreads Author)
3.29 avg rating — 507 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Scorpio Races
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Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 113,130 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
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Kaylie Smith (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 257,839 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Immortal Game
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Allison Saft (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Arena
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4.13 avg rating — 2,713 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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Invitation to the Game
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3.79 avg rating — 5,663 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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Trials of Death (Cirque Du Freak, #5)
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Darren Shan (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 33,909 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, #2)
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James Dashner (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 632,086 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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Everyone Is Watching
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Heather Gudenkauf (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 31,676 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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The Death Cure (The Maze Runner, #3)
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James Dashner (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 491,677 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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The Westing Game
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3.99 avg rating — 231,727 ratings
score: 94,
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The Four Legendary Kingdoms (Jack West Jr, #4)
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4.32 avg rating — 10,490 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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Competitions (The Blending, #2)
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3.71 avg rating — 941 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2)
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Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)
3.44 avg rating — 180,682 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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Flash Point
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Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author)
3.30 avg rating — 823 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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Countdown
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Michelle Rowen (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 1,682 ratings
score: 91,
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1 person voted
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Corridor
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Robin Parrish (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 323 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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This is Not a Game (Dagmar Shaw, #1)
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Walter Jon Williams (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 2,669 ratings
score: 86,
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1 person voted
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33 books ·
26 voters ·
list created December 28th, 2012
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