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Sam Certainly Can by Bridgitte LesleyDogshit Saved My Life by Karl WigginsCrashing Back Down by Kristen Hope MazzolaTagged by Joseph M. ChironSend More Idiots by Tony Perez-Giese
My Fave Indie Authors
503 books — 464 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Vicarious Thrills
388 books — 418 voters

Hatchet by Gary PaulsenIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeHoles by Louis Sachar
Middle Grade & YA Wilderness Survival Stories
403 books — 135 voters
The Terror by Dan SimmonsLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Ruins by Scott SmithThe Willows by Algernon BlackwoodJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Best Wilderness Horror Stories
122 books — 130 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingWatership Down by Richard Adams
LOST Book Club
80 books — 119 voters
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis CarrollParadise Lost by John MiltonThe Lost Hero by Rick RiordanLost Horizon by James HiltonThe Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
Books with Lost or Found in the Title
1,086 books — 54 voters

The False Prince by Jennifer A. NielsenThe Runaway King by Jennifer A. NielsenThe Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. NielsenPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisNoblesse Oblige by Uri Kurlianchik
Missing Royalty
46 books — 53 voters
Paper Towns by John GreenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellThe Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Missing persons/disappearance/absence
203 books — 49 voters

Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. AbagnaleThe Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford StollBallad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian RubinsteinBad Blood by John CarreyrouDeath, Taxes, and Turduckens by Jens Kurt Heycke
True-Crime: Lost, Stolen, or Conned
111 books — 36 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisBehind the Attic Wall by Sylvia CassedyHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Secret Passages, Hidden Rooms, and Pocket Dimensions
170 books — 31 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelLord of the Flies by William GoldingIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellHatchet by Gary PaulsenKidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
YA Shipwreck / Lost At Sea Books
122 books — 30 voters
Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa PearceThe Curse of the Blue Figurine by John BellairsThe Story of the Amulet by E. NesbitThe Darkangel by Meredith Ann PierceChildren of the Dust by Louise Lawrence
Books you read as a kid and searched forever to find later
177 books — 30 voters

Miracle in the Andes by Nando ParradoLost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn FendlerIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Last Season by Eric BlehmForever on the Mountain by James M. Tabor
Missing in Nature
39 books — 29 voters
The Lost Hero by Rick RiordanAll the Missing Girls by Megan MirandaThe Book of Lost Names by Kristin HarmelThe Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerThe Lost Queen by Signe Pike
52 Book Club 2023: Summer Road Trip Challenge – The Word “Lost” Or “Missing” In the Title
160 books — 23 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAutumn by David MoodyBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysPhobia by Jack Hunt
Stories of Survival
156 books — 20 voters
Anastasia by Carolyn MeyerThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschHowards End by E.M. ForsterThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsThe End of the Affair by Graham Greene
’end’ or ‘last’ or ‘lost’ or 'final' in the title...
733 books — 20 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Juvenile Fiction: Mazes or Labyrinths
120 books — 16 voters
My Name Is Rachel by Lorna PeelWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensFamily Likeness by Caitlin DaviesBack From the Brink by Paul McGrathThe Shoebox Kid by Judith Lawrence Outten
Children abandoned by or separated from Birth Parents
26 books — 15 voters

Lost Horizon by James HiltonThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollyParadise Lost by John MiltonThe Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas PrestonThe Lost City of Z by David Grann
All Is Lost
402 books — 12 voters
Lord of Light by Roger ZelaznySpace Vacation by Christina EngelaThe Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal by Cordwainer SmithScout's Honor by Henry VogelThe Ruins of Ambrai by Melanie Rawn
lost colony planet
42 books — 9 voters

Emmy & Oliver by Robin BenwayTwice Taken by Susan Beth PfefferSomebody by Nancy SpringerWhere the Stars Still Shine by Trish DollerBilly by Laura Roybal
Custody Kidnappings
18 books — 5 voters
The Queen of the Tambourine by Jane GardamSex Happens by Carol SolowayTwo Minus One by Kathryn TaylorThis Glittering World by T. GreenwoodMemorial by Bryan Washington
Deserted Wives
5 books — 4 voters

The Hockey Sweater by Roch CarrierMelinda and the Class Photograph by Deborah van der BeekThat New Dress by Malorie BlackmanThe Goblin Pages by Jamie IveyBill's New Frock by Anne Fine
"I won't wear it!" - Rejected and ruined clothing
10 books — 3 voters
First-Year Orientation by Lauren GibaldiBrief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak by Adi AlsaidLes 7 vies de Léo Belami by Nataël TrappThe Secrets of Lost Cats by Dr. Nancy Davidson MD
Telephone Tear-Offs
4 books — 2 voters

Of Times and Places by Steve Patton
Books That Take You Back To Childhood
1 book — 1 voter
Dogger by Shirley HughesLove Makes a Family by Sophie BeerLost! by David McPhailElmer and the Lost Teddy by David McKeeBiscuit and the Lost Teddy Bear by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Lost Toys
30 books — 1 voter

The Family Next Door by Sally HepworthCry No More by Linda HowardThe Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
Uncomfortably Justified Kidnappings
3 books — 1 voter
The Ghost of the Mary Celeste by Valerie MartinMystery of the Ghost Ship by Philip PullmanGhost Ship by Clive CusslerFutureshocks by Lou AndersLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part I
100 books — 1 voter

The Light Years by R.W.W. GreeneThe Lamplighters by Emma StonexThe Lighthouse Keeper by Alan K. BakerOur Haunted Shores by Emily AlderAnnihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part II
100 books — 1 voter
Year's Best SF 3 by David G. HartwellExcession by Iain M. BanksPushing Ice by Alastair ReynoldsGalactic Derelict by Andre NortonHalf a Life by Kir Bulychev
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part III
92 books — 1 voter

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