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Books Every Teen Should Read
a list of books that young adults should read
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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4.47 avg rating — 11,141,466 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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4.24 avg rating — 1,960,746 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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4.62 avg rating — 4,033,209 ratings
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The Outsiders
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S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 1,552,803 ratings
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Speak
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Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 624,752 ratings
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The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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4.28 avg rating — 697,374 ratings
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Romeo and Juliet
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3.74 avg rating — 2,780,829 ratings
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Dating Mr. Mogul (Mogul, #2)
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Mel Ryle (Goodreads Author)
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The Book Thief
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Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 2,819,405 ratings
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The Fault in Our Stars
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 5,613,847 ratings
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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4.35 avg rating — 4,048,996 ratings
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 2,750,016 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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4.58 avg rating — 4,714,688 ratings
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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4.20 avg rating — 4,100,729 ratings
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Looking for Alaska
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 1,723,867 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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4.57 avg rating — 4,097,781 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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4.58 avg rating — 3,585,747 ratings
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Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)
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4.73 avg rating — 300,391 ratings
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The Catcher in the Rye
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3.80 avg rating — 3,822,888 ratings
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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4.11 avg rating — 3,626,758 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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4.43 avg rating — 4,381,230 ratings
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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3.67 avg rating — 7,166,375 ratings
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Lord of the Flies
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3.70 avg rating — 3,136,547 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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4.50 avg rating — 3,715,852 ratings
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Truly, Madly, Deeply
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Faraaz Kazi (Goodreads Author)
3.58 avg rating — 1,554 ratings
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The Alchemist
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Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 3,463,127 ratings
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Paper Towns
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 1,471,065 ratings
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Matched (Matched, #1)
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Ally Condie (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 810,914 ratings
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
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4.07 avg rating — 260,678 ratings
score: 863,
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Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 4,308,943 ratings
score: 858,
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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4.30 avg rating — 4,371,700 ratings
score: 823,
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Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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4.36 avg rating — 1,175,712 ratings
score: 661,
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Alice in Wonderland
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Jane Carruth (Adapted By)
4.03 avg rating — 396,054 ratings
score: 648,
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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 869,111 ratings
score: 639,
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Pride and Prejudice
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4.29 avg rating — 4,674,025 ratings
score: 628,
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Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)
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Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 675,342 ratings
score: 562,
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Of Mice and Men
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3.89 avg rating — 2,770,420 ratings
score: 562,
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 2,137,912 ratings
score: 549,
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City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 1,006,313 ratings
score: 549,
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Peter Pan
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4.03 avg rating — 369,837 ratings
score: 524,
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Emma
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4.05 avg rating — 957,629 ratings
score: 511,
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Financial Basics: A Money Management Guide for Students
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3.88 avg rating — 41 ratings
score: 500,
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5 people voted
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I Am the Messenger
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Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 168,208 ratings
score: 480,
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
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4.48 avg rating — 350,316 ratings
score: 478,
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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3.92 avg rating — 1,002,217 ratings
score: 471,
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Fallen (Fallen, #1)
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Lauren Kate (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 613,326 ratings
score: 467,
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Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
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Kami Garcia (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 617,942 ratings
score: 456,
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The Truth About Forever
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 225,854 ratings
score: 448,
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City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 984,689 ratings
score: 446,
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 3,081,065 ratings
score: 446,
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Life of Pi
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3.94 avg rating — 1,734,329 ratings
score: 435,
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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 477,655 ratings
score: 432,
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Wuthering Heights
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3.90 avg rating — 1,973,560 ratings
score: 430,
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Animal Farm
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4.01 avg rating — 4,401,843 ratings
score: 430,
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The Secret Garden
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4.17 avg rating — 1,270,990 ratings
score: 429,
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Uglies (Uglies, #1)
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Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 703,044 ratings
score: 410,
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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
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3.98 avg rating — 202,737 ratings
score: 362,
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Jane Eyre
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4.16 avg rating — 2,274,662 ratings
score: 355,
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The Kite Runner
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Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author)
4.35 avg rating — 3,423,859 ratings
score: 354,
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The Princess Bride
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4.27 avg rating — 939,536 ratings
score: 348,
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
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4.30 avg rating — 321,782 ratings
score: 342,
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Realm of the Goddess
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Sabina Khan (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 84 ratings
score: 300,
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A Storm Rises (Bloodlines Legacy #1)
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Rose Garcia (Goodreads Author)
4.45 avg rating — 100 ratings
score: 296,
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Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
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3.93 avg rating — 104,410 ratings
score: 281,
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Rape Girl
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Alina Klein (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 599 ratings
score: 279,
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Faking Normal (Faking Normal, #1)
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Courtney C. Stevens (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 8,721 ratings
score: 276,
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The Lord of the Rings
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4.54 avg rating — 719,944 ratings
score: 274,
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
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4.16 avg rating — 614,505 ratings
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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
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Matthew Quick (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 48,413 ratings
score: 272,
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
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4.03 avg rating — 1,599,472 ratings
score: 265,
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The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1)
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James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 232,341 ratings
score: 264,
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Tuck Everlasting
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3.91 avg rating — 290,981 ratings
score: 260,
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Great Expectations
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3.80 avg rating — 861,397 ratings
score: 259,
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The Help
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Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author)
4.47 avg rating — 2,975,580 ratings
score: 258,
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Go Set a Watchman
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3.31 avg rating — 287,851 ratings
score: 258,
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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4.26 avg rating — 6,732,712 ratings
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 3,395,013 ratings
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Gulliver's Travels and ''A Modest Proposal''
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3.92 avg rating — 5,852 ratings
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The Neverending Story
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4.18 avg rating — 217,249 ratings
score: 249,
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Marked (House of Night, #1)
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P.C. Cast (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 519,184 ratings
score: 248,
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Holes (Holes, #1)
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Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 1,341,479 ratings
score: 248,
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Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1)
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Simone Elkeles (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 262,928 ratings
score: 247,
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Impulse (Impulse, #1)
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Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 82,023 ratings
score: 246,
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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4.51 avg rating — 215,003 ratings
score: 243,
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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4.03 avg rating — 158,460 ratings
score: 241,
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Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
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3.77 avg rating — 334,725 ratings
score: 228,
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
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4.32 avg rating — 1,087,527 ratings
score: 227,
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Fahrenheit 451
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3.97 avg rating — 2,746,147 ratings
score: 224,
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The Historian
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3.80 avg rating — 274,226 ratings
score: 220,
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Boy Meets Boy
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David Levithan (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 76,237 ratings
score: 200,
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The Consequences of Forever
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Kaitlyn Oruska (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 292 ratings
score: 200,
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The Skinwalker's Apprentice
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3.97 avg rating — 125 ratings
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Final Life (The Final Life, #1)
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Rose Garcia (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 426 ratings
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Rainbow Boys (Rainbow Trilogy, #1)
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Alex Sanchez (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 14,127 ratings
score: 199,
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
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Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 209,268 ratings
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The Sword of Sighs (The Age of the Flame, #1)
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Greg James (Goodreads Author)
3.37 avg rating — 377 ratings
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The Heart of a Girl
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Kaitlyn Oruska (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 160 ratings
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Daughter of Xanadu (Daughter of Xanadu #1)
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Dori Jones Yang (Goodreads Author)
3.59 avg rating — 646 ratings
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Prisoner B-3087
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Alan Gratz (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 43,091 ratings
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Mar 21, 2013 06:28AM
Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank would be my choice.
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This is such a good list and I totally agree with it. I am slowly making my way down this list. Not enough time in the day to read!
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How to Vote
To vote on existing books from the list, beside each book there is a link vote for this book clicking it will add that book to your votes.
To vote on books not in the list or books you couldn't find in the list, you can click on the tab add books to this list and then choose from your books, or simply search.
