4.26 avg rating — 7,068,530 ratings

"The books I added on this list were intended to provide food for thought. To Kill a Mockingbird is a wonderful book because it is young, inoccent and entertaining. However it is a book everyone should read once because it makes us rethink how we view race, especially for those of us who live in the South. While some object to rape as a plot device and the racism of some of the characters, I think it's ridiculous to pretend that these things don't exist."

4.20 avg rating — 4,298,766 ratings

"I think that this book is interesting even without the Holocaust element. The writing from the viewpoint of a teenage girl is really interesting. But of course the ending is what makes the story so tragic."

4.47 avg rating — 11,715,556 ratings

"This, along with J.K. Rowling's other books in the series, are the books that will define my generation. Unfortunately the other books that do that are the Twilight series but I digress."

3.70 avg rating — 3,289,167 ratings

4.28 avg rating — 719,829 ratings

"Another childhood classic."

4.36 avg rating — 3,582,389 ratings

"I think it's important for us, as Americans, to understand the culture that our soldiers are immersed in when they go overseas."

4.62 avg rating — 4,204,150 ratings

"One chapter makes the book: The Prince's Tale. "

4.31 avg rating — 1,268,280 ratings

"This is my all-time favorite book and a must read for any southerner."

4.58 avg rating — 4,995,145 ratings

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4.16 avg rating — 2,136,857 ratings

"I really enjoyed reading about such a seperate culture."

4.57 avg rating — 4,312,010 ratings

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4.46 avg rating — 1,797,770 ratings

"By the author of the Kite Runner, this book is even more touching. "

4.16 avg rating — 2,529,663 ratings

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4.21 avg rating — 640,610 ratings

"I thought it was an interesting idea to take a biblical story and retell it from the viewpoint of women, who are so often excluded from holy writings."

4.27 avg rating — 960,380 ratings

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4.45 avg rating — 2,796,279 ratings

"I'm really obsessed with these books right now. I just think that almost anyone, fantasy fan or not, can enjoy this series."

3.59 avg rating — 265,204 ratings

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4.34 avg rating — 167,199 ratings

"Just a warning: this book is not pleasant to read. But it's one of those books that everyone needs to read. While the focus is on the Holocaust and the hurt that people do one another, I like to think that the real message is how people are so willing to risk everything for people they barely even know. Humans are complex. Oscar Schindler is a Nazi who saves many, many Jews. He is a womanizer, an alcoholic and despite all that a great, great man."

4.02 avg rating — 83,651 ratings

"This short story really makes you consider the effects of mob action and always obeying the dictates of tradition. Just because something has always been done doesn't mean that it needs to be done until the end of time."

3.80 avg rating — 226,237 ratings

"One of the best books written for teenage girls. In this story the girls are actually well done and not silly and weak like in some well known writings. While Gemma is the main character and the narrator, the main villain and the side character named Felicity are the characters that make the story. I also like the fact that there is a homosexual character. I enjoyed this book immensely and it is my mission in life to get everyone I know to read it."

3.98 avg rating — 340,116 ratings

"Blance is a truely unforgettable character in this play."

4.15 avg rating — 48,840 ratings

"This book is a rather dark book about growing up poor and white in the south. The girl is also abused by her stepfather and this story is loosely based on the author's life."

4.55 avg rating — 863,420 ratings

"Another part of the Song of Ice and Fire trilogy."