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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,194,272 ratings — published 2012
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 361,408 ratings — published 2013
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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 191,695 ratings — published 2013
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Little Bee Little Bee (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 248,512 ratings — published 2008
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 751,896 ratings — published 1982
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 806,243 ratings — published 2016
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,010,907 ratings — published 2017
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Fish in a Tree Fish in a Tree (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 84,793 ratings — published 2015
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,284,265 ratings — published 2011
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The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 99,666 ratings — published 2014
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Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1) Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1)
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avg rating 4.34 — 188,340 ratings — published 2010
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Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 658,361 ratings — published 1996
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The Running Dream The Running Dream (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 32,521 ratings — published 2011
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 1,110,471 ratings — published 2021
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When Stars Are Scattered When Stars Are Scattered (Audio CD)
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avg rating 4.60 — 32,518 ratings — published 2020
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 1,857,896 ratings — published 2018
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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 56,900 ratings — published 2017
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Wish Wish (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 22,213 ratings — published 2016
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Ghost (Track, #1) Ghost (Track, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 52,111 ratings — published 2016
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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.34 — 623,648 ratings — published 2017
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 504,042 ratings — published 2016
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Salt to the Sea Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 255,368 ratings — published 2016
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 805,700 ratings — published 2016
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The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
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avg rating 4.49 — 115,338 ratings — published 2015
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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 28,671 ratings — published 2014
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 876,430 ratings — published 1946
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A Long Walk to Water A Long Walk to Water (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 103,420 ratings — published 2010
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 623,234 ratings — published 2012
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
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avg rating 4.14 — 460,601 ratings — published 1995
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Half Broke Horses Half Broke Horses (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 173,260 ratings — published 2009
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 867,247 ratings — published 2012
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,189,880 ratings — published 1947
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 631,408 ratings — published 1999
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James James (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 490,810 ratings — published 2024
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 791,114 ratings — published 2022
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Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 126,407 ratings — published 2021
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The Four Winds The Four Winds (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 979,106 ratings — published 2021
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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.30 — 312,962 ratings — published 2018
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The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1) The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 215,938 ratings — published 2020
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I Talk Like a River I Talk Like a River (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 4,119 ratings — published 2020
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,361,549 ratings — published 2005
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 165,141 ratings — published 1959
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They Called Us Enemy They Called Us Enemy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 52,747 ratings — published 2019
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,622,985 ratings — published 2018
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,420,486 ratings — published 1985
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Refugee Refugee (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.36 — 82,137 ratings — published 2017
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 185,591 ratings — published 2016
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus #1) Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus #1)
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avg rating 4.28 — 37,154 ratings — published 2017
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The Heart's Invisible Furies The Heart's Invisible Furies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 210,710 ratings — published 2017
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,423,305 ratings — published 2017
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Daphne du Maurier
“I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial. We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end.”
Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca

Margaret Mitchell
“Hardships make or break people.”
Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind

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