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After we read Fahrenheit 451 as a class, I asked my Grade 10 English students what book they would save if all books were being destroyed and they could keep only one. These are the books that matter to them!
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The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1)
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4.19 avg rating — 583,589 ratings
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The Giving Tree
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4.39 avg rating — 1,228,461 ratings
score: 396,
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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4.51 avg rating — 216,268 ratings
score: 391,
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
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4.58 avg rating — 1,031,868 ratings
score: 387,
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Pride and Prejudice
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4.29 avg rating — 4,755,858 ratings
score: 385,
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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4.41 avg rating — 3,123,828 ratings
score: 293,
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The Glass Castle
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Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 1,352,452 ratings
score: 292,
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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4.30 avg rating — 4,426,925 ratings
score: 289,
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
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4.50 avg rating — 1,115,092 ratings
score: 284,
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 3,127,563 ratings
score: 284,
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 797,702 ratings
score: 193,
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Of Mice and Men
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3.89 avg rating — 2,811,374 ratings
score: 191,
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Life of Pi
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3.94 avg rating — 1,746,258 ratings
score: 191,
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 926,477 ratings
score: 190,
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A Tale of Two Cities
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3.88 avg rating — 1,008,441 ratings
score: 190,
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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4.47 avg rating — 11,310,172 ratings
score: 189,
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The Communist Manifesto
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3.68 avg rating — 195,973 ratings
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Treasure Island
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3.85 avg rating — 537,773 ratings
score: 182,
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The Alchemist
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Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 3,531,905 ratings
score: 100,
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To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence
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Robert Uttaro (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 190 ratings
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Curious George Rides a Bike
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4.25 avg rating — 18,072 ratings
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Candide
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3.76 avg rating — 299,951 ratings
score: 97,
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Sharpe's Rifles (Sharpe, #6)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 19,693 ratings
score: 96,
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The Old Man and the Sea
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3.81 avg rating — 1,300,770 ratings
score: 95,
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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4.20 avg rating — 305,605 ratings
score: 91,
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
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4.22 avg rating — 420,133 ratings
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Jul 07, 2013 01:45PM
Shannon, how many books were on the original list? Do you want me to remove the books that you didn't vote for? (As I assume that is the original list.)
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Susanna wrote: "Shannon, how many books were on the original list? Do you want me to remove the books that you didn't vote for? (As I assume that is the original list.)"
Sure, Susanna. I suppose I should have made the list closed to other contributions, but I wasn't sure how to do that. I'd love to leave it open to votes, but not to additions, if that's possible. Thank you!
Sure, Susanna. I suppose I should have made the list closed to other contributions, but I wasn't sure how to do that. I'd love to leave it open to votes, but not to additions, if that's possible. Thank you!
Putting a note in the subtitle about please not adding books to the list would probably help, though not stop it altogether.
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