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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books for the INFJ/INFP
116 books — 66 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesConscious Parenting by Nataša PantovićMindful Being by Nataša Pantović
Crash Course in Empathy
97 books — 36 voters

Empath Empowerment in 30 Days by Rose RosetreeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Master Empath by Rose RosetreeThe Empowered Empath by Rose RosetreeShe Who Rose From Ashes by Sita Bennett
Best Books For Empaths
74 books — 33 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Best SA-Free Fiction for Young Adults
141 books — 30 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTwilight by Stephenie MeyerFangirl by Rainbow RowellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Book Characters You Identify With
109 books — 28 voters
The Great Weather Diviner by Rob LongWatership Down by Richard AdamsBlack Beauty by Anna SewellMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienThe Plague Dogs by Richard Adams
Novels with Animal Protagonists
33 books — 28 voters

Dead Low Tide by Eddie JonesRumor of a Werewolf by Eddie JonesDead Man's Hand by Eddie JonesHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingSkull Creek Stakeout by Eddie Jones
Best G-Rated Fiction for Tweens and Teens
78 books — 23 voters
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best Transformed-Character Fiction for Young Adults
63 books — 20 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLegend of the Storm Sneezer by Kristiana SfirleaThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Best G-Rated Fantasy and Science Fiction for Tweens and Teens
76 books — 19 voters
Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann ThompsonSusan Laughs by Jeanne WillisRailway Jack by KT JohnstonSix Dots by Jen BryantSee the Ocean by Estelle Condra
Picture Books About Physical Challenges
134 books — 18 voters

Memory by Lois McMaster BujoldHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen SimonsonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Best Transformed-Character Fiction
64 books — 17 voters
Healthcare From The Trenches by Alejandro BadiaButchered by "Healthcare" by Robert A. YohoMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderWarm Hearts by Patrice M. FosterRejuvenate Aging Eyes by Rajesh Khanna
Perspectives on Healthcare
26 books — 16 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best SA-Free Historical Mysteries (set and/or written prior to 1970).
46 books — 15 voters
Miss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyPignic by Matt PhelanLet It Go by Sameer KholeWhen the Squirrel Sings by Shana HollowellPoems from Under a Toadstool by Alicia Bayer
Books which bring kids close to nature
23 books — 12 voters

30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltThe Good Good Pig by Sy MontgomeryDeep Listening by Emily KasrielLeaving Time by Jodi Picoult
Creatures That Change Us: Stories of Understanding and Compassion
7 books — 10 voters
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloSome Kind of Happiness by Claire LegrandRuby on the Outside by Nora Raleigh BaskinMy Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
Kids needs sad books
84 books — 9 voters

The Whistling Season by Ivan DoigGreat Expectations by Charles DickensMy Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim PotokThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasLife Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson
Best SA-Free Historical Fiction
40 books — 8 voters
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen SimonsonCrosstalk by Connie WillisOne Plus One by Jojo MoyesPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Best SA-Free Romance
30 books — 8 voters

God, Country and Telepathy by Peter LeGuillouPersonhood The Tree of Life by Daniel C BeckerOther People's Stories by Amy ShumanNo Option But North by Kelsey FreemanPath to Honor by Alexa Aston
Amble Down This "Path"
237 books — 8 voters
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis PetersThe Chosen by Chaim PotokLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
Best SA-Free Historical Fiction for Young Adults
32 books — 7 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Transformed-Character Juvenile Fiction (Age 7 to 12).
28 books — 7 voters
Separate Things by Ashley Marie BerryThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathOrdinary People by Judith GuestThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Books Every Person With Mental Health Should Read (AKA Everyone)
81 books — 7 voters

My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim PotokThe Annotated Alice by Lewis CarrollRosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea BeatyTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best G-Rated Historical Fiction for Tweens and Teens
24 books — 5 voters
The Center Cannot Hold by Elyn R. SaksCognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies by Rob WillsonDeep Listening by Emily KasrielSend Her Back and Other Stories by Munashe KasekeNeuro-Linguistic Programming for Dummies by Romilla Ready
Incredibly Insightful
12 books — 3 voters

Deep Listening by Emily KasrielNever Split the Difference by Chris VossGetting Naked by Patrick LencioniRadical Candor by Kim Malone ScottSo Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
Essential Skills
16 books — 3 voters
Deep Listening by Emily KasrielHow Compassion Made Us Human by Penny SpikinsMaking Minds by Henry M. WellmanThe Cultural Origins of Human Cognition by TOMASELLOBig Gods by Ara Norenzayan
Book about Empathy
12 books — 3 voters

Bright-Sided by Barbara EhrenreichTiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl StrayedFrom Detached Concern to Empathy by Jodi HalpernThere Is No Good Card for This by Kelsey CroweDaring Greatly by Brené Brown
References in There Is No Good Card For This
16 books — 2 voters
Deep Listening by Emily KasrielTalking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
Books On Empathy, Dialogue And Understanding
2 books — 2 voters

The Art of Innovation by Tom KelleyInsight Out by Tina SeeligChange by Design by Tim BrownDesign Thinking by Nigel CrossCreative Confidence by Tom Kelley
Stanford d.school Reading List
16 books — 1 voter
Film Music by Juan ChattahEmbodied Cognition and Cinema by Mark JohnsonFilm as Embodied Art by Maarten CoëgnartsPsychology of Music by Siu-Lan TanMusic as Image by Benjamin Nagari
Film Music Cognition
14 books — 1 voter

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