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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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4.57 avg rating — 4,137,214 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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4.35 avg rating — 9,756,213 ratings
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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4.35 avg rating — 4,090,410 ratings
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Battle Royale
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4.26 avg rating — 84,625 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 — 1,284,967 ratings
score: 578,
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6 people voted
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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4.12 avg rating — 3,663,413 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 — 1,660,799 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 — 2,311,143 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)
3.92 avg rating — 231 ratings
score: 300,
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3 people voted
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The Long Walk
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Richard Bachman (Pseudonym)
4.03 avg rating — 259,419 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 — 158,575 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 — 82,394 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 — 60,462 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 — 1,131,742 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 — 479 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 — 510 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 — 113,395 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 — 284,297 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Immortal Game
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Allison Saft (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Arena
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4.14 avg rating — 2,732 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 — 5,666 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 — 34,031 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 — 635,663 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 — 32,369 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 — 494,587 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 — 233,005 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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The Four Legendary Kingdoms (Jack West Jr, #4)
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4.32 avg rating — 10,567 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 — 942 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 — 182,604 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 — 825 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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Countdown
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Michelle Rowen (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 1,683 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 — 326 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 — 2,673 ratings
score: 86,
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1 person voted
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33 books ·
26 voters ·
list created December 28th, 2012
by Shanna_redwind (votes) .
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