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Room by Emma DonoghueA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyA Stolen Life by Jaycee DugardThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
People in Peril; Kids in Crisis
139 books — 134 voters
The Daughter of Kurdland by Widad AkreyiLet the People In by Jan ReidFemales of Valor by Widad AkreyiZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad AkreyiJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Inspiring Women, Real or Unreal
278 books — 80 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMisery by Stephen KingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEthereal by Phillip Bainbridge
Emotions in Titles
853 books — 48 voters
The Nameless Dead by Leta Serafim30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyThe Damned Balkans by John FarebrotherLuck Follows the Brave by Aida ŠibićAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Inspirational Stories of Refugees & Outsiders
41 books — 45 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryDragons Don't Dance Ballet by Jennifer Carson
Favorite Female Characters
88 books — 43 voters
The Cavalier by Israh AziziCrown of Shadows by K.M. SheaFierce Heart by Tara GrayceMagic Forged by K.M. SheaRoyal Magic by K.M. Shea
Underrated Reads *CLEAN* Sci-fi/Fantasy
84 books — 41 voters

Positive Winning Soul Defeating Prader-Willi Syndrome by Rhoda L. Ross-Williams30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyWalking in Grace with Grief by Della TempleRealizing River City by Melissa GrunowLessons Learned from The Path Less Traveled Volume 1 by Zero Dean
Profound Memoirs
32 books — 39 voters
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyTender Is the Night by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Modest Proposal by Jonathan SwiftBeloved by Toni Morrison
Virtuous Words in the Title
490 books — 31 voters

Humankind by Brad AronsonWonder by R.J. PalacioIf Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma BombeckThe Holy Bible by AnonymousAddie and the Divorce Disaster by Meghan Baird
Books To Read When You Feel Like The World Is Falling Apart
63 books — 29 voters
Hope Was Here by Joan BauerJust Mercy by Bryan StevensonThe Simple Faith of Mister Rogers by Amy HollingsworthA Street Cat Named Bob by James BowenThe Loved One by Evelyn Waugh
Seven Virtues
534 books — 22 voters

On the Way to the Wedding by Julia QuinnThe Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia QuinnThe Wedding by Julie GarwoodTo Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth HoytThe Masquerade by Brenda Joyce
Wedding crashers
19 books — 18 voters
Proof of Heaven by Eben AlexanderThe Long Loneliness by Dorothy DayWalking in Grace with Grief by Della TempleThe Story of a Soul by Thérèse of LisieuxA Time and Times by Dawn Voorheis Hawks
Religious Memoirs
33 books — 16 voters

Passing Clouds by G.A.A. KentCarrie's War by Nina BawdenAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrGood Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle MagorianBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
WW2 Novels With Child Protagonist
71 books — 14 voters
The Junkyard Wonders by Patricia PolaccoMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia PolaccoThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Long Rifles by Wayne Grant
Books that Build Boys
48 books — 10 voters

Wonder by R.J. PalacioA Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkOut of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleStargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Courage/Grit - SMS Character Ed Book Club
32 books — 9 voters
Kid Docs by Jenny LynneSaint George and the Dragon by Margaret HodgesThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWeslandia by Paul Fleischman
Boys of Courage and Invention
29 books — 8 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Books with real and fictional characters who have great COURAGE
89 books — 8 voters
Nearly Departed in Deadwood by Ann CharlesSmall Island by Andrea LevyUn día perfecto para Elis by Juanse GutiérrezPies and Prejudice by Ellery AdamsThe New Woman's Hour by Di Speirs
Characters that remind you of Sookie Stackhouse
17 books — 6 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerDrinking the Rain by Alix Kates ShulmanThe Invitation by Dawn Kohler
Adventures with the Estrogen Army
43 books — 6 voters
Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen CroninThe Why Why Girl by Mahasweta DeviRooth Sees a Trooth by Michael KarlbergThe Girl from The Sky by Jenny RichterDeep Listening by Emily Kasriel
Books of Belonging. Harvard Graduate School of Education
40 books — 5 voters

The Book of Hope by Jane GoodallHis Truth Is Marching On by Jon MeachamHumankind by Rutger BregmanThe Least of Us by Sam QuinonesActive Hope by Joanna Macy
Nurturing an Active Hope for the Future
7 books — 4 voters
A Night to Remember by Walter LordIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Wreck of the Medusa by Jonathan MilesWreck of the Medusa by Alexander McKeeWilful Murder by Diana Preston
LIFE BOAT ETHICS
11 books — 3 voters

The Adventures of Zeeron and Crash by Annie FaraoTHE AWAKENING by Paul R. SchmidtToast by Rick AllenHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Outdoor Adventures for Young Readers
23 books — 3 voters
Wall of Colours and Other Stories by Anu LalThe Buddha And the Terrorist by Satish KumarJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda
Magicall words
5 books — 2 voters

Jason and the Argonauts by Robert ByrdBruno the Brave by Samuel ClarkD'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri d'AulaireWay of the Warrior Kid by Jocko WillinkThe Making of a Knight by Patrick O'Brien
Heroic Books for Young Boys
11 books — 2 voters
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntGood Different by Meg Eden KuyattOctober, October by Katya BalenThe Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle
Top Empowering Teen Fiction
8 books — 2 voters

Dhi life by Rahul Porwad
Life Changing Book By Newbie-2019
1 book — 1 voter
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Life Worth Living
1 book — 1 voter

Not My Type by E. Jean CarrollEnough by Cassidy HutchinsonToo Much and Never Enough by Mary L. TrumpOath and Honor by Liz CheneyFull Disclosure by Stormy Daniels
Women That Spoke Up Against DJT (Survivors and Advocates)
7 books — 1 voter
Past Tense by Sacha MardouThe House of My Mother by Shari FrankeTogether by Vivek H. MurthyIt's Not You by Ramani DurvasulaHow to Leave the Mormon Church by Alyssa Grenfell
Novonexus' Book List For Religious Deconstruction
79 books — 1 voter

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