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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
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3.87 avg rating — 62,410 ratings
score: 382,
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The Uncommon Reader
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3.73 avg rating — 59,521 ratings
score: 200,
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2 people voted
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Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home
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3.65 avg rating — 4,029 ratings
score: 191,
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In the Stacks: Short Stories about Libraries and Librarians
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Michael Cart (Editor)
3.19 avg rating — 355 ratings
score: 180,
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2 people voted
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Dat weet ik zelf niet : Jonge mensen in boek en verhaal
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3.38 avg rating — 39 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books
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Cara Nicoletti (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 2,408 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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The Borrower
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Rebecca Makkai (Goodreads Author)
3.53 avg rating — 16,569 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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De verrekijker
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3.07 avg rating — 861 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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The Trouble with Boys: A Surprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do
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3.86 avg rating — 745 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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The Camel Bookmobile
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Masha Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
3.38 avg rating — 2,438 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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De perfecte puber
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John Müller (editor & compiler)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 98,
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Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in a Digital Age -- From Picture Books to eBooks and Everything in Between
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Jason Boog (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 301 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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The Book of Speculation
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Erika Swyler (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 38,827 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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De Ideale Bibliotheek : 100 boeken die iedereen gelezen moet hebben
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Jan Croes (editor)
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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Reading in the Wild
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Donalyn Miller (Goodreads Author)
4.45 avg rating — 5,581 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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Christopher Morley: Two Classic Novels in One Volume: Parnassus on Wheels and The Haunted Bookshop
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4.01 avg rating — 205 ratings
score: 96,
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The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
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Donalyn Miller (Goodreads Author)
4.49 avg rating — 18,574 ratings
score: 95,
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The Library of Unrequited Love
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3.16 avg rating — 3,050 ratings
score: 95,
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The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age
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3.76 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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The Library at Night
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Alberto Manguel (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 3,957 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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What to Read When: The Books and Stories to Read with Your Child--and All the Best Times to Read Them
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Pam Allyn (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 337 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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The Strange Library
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3.55 avg rating — 69,047 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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Playful Learning: Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder
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4.06 avg rating — 610 ratings
score: 92,
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Developmental Profiles: Pre-birth through Twelve
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4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings
score: 91,
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1 person voted
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The Library at the Edge of the World
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Felicity Hayes-McCoy (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 10,240 ratings
score: 90,
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1 person voted
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The Bookshop on the Corner (Kirrinfief #1)
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3.84 avg rating — 101,259 ratings
score: 89,
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1 person voted
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Essentials Of Children's Literature: Mylabschool
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3.69 avg rating — 207 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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Dear Fahrenheit 451
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Annie Spence (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 11,180 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children's Books
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3.92 avg rating — 960 ratings
score: 87,
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1 person voted
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The Librarian
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3.37 avg rating — 6,553 ratings
score: 87,
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1 person voted
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Babies in the Library!
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30 ratings
score: 86,
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Reading Allowed: True Stories and Curious Incidents from a Provincial Library
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Chris Paling (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 819 ratings
score: 86,
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1 person voted
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The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared
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3.67 avg rating — 6,800 ratings
score: 85,
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A Library Miscellany
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Claire Cock-Starkey (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 89 ratings
score: 85,
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1 person voted
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Rex Libris, Volume I: I, Librarian (Rex Libris, #1-5)
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James Turner (Goodreads Author)
3.32 avg rating — 689 ratings
score: 84,
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1 person voted
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Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread
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Michiko Kakutani (Goodreads Author)
3.54 avg rating — 1,938 ratings
score: 84,
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1 person voted
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Quiet, Please: Dispatches From A Public Librarian
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Scott Douglas (Goodreads Author)
3.19 avg rating — 1,812 ratings
score: 83,
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Fierce Bad Rabbits: The Tales Behind Children's Picture Books
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4.14 avg rating — 333 ratings
score: 83,
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1 person voted
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So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading
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3.39 avg rating — 3,052 ratings
score: 82,
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1 person voted
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Dear Reader
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4.18 avg rating — 4,111 ratings
score: 82,
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1 person voted
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Crash Course in Storytime Fundamentals
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3.79 avg rating — 34 ratings
score: 81,
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Crash Course in Children's Services
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3.58 avg rating — 79 ratings
score: 80,
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Reading with the Stars : A Celebration of Books and Libraries
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3.19 avg rating — 112 ratings
score: 79,
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1 person voted
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The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids
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Alexandra Robbins (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 3,529 ratings
score: 78,
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1 person voted
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
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Francine Prose (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 11,789 ratings
score: 77,
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Everyday Play: Fun Games to Develop the Fine Motor Skills Your Child Needs for School
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3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings
score: 76,
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1 person voted
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The Nextgen Librarian's Survival Guide
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3.21 avg rating — 108 ratings
score: 75,
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1 person voted
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The Library Card
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3.45 avg rating — 3,378 ratings
score: 74,
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The Night Bookmobile
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Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author)
3.49 avg rating — 6,565 ratings
score: 73,
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1 person voted
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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
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Allison Hoover Bartlett (Goodreads Author)
3.44 avg rating — 13,901 ratings
score: 72,
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1 person voted
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