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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,012,499 ratings — published 2017
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.28 — 929,766 ratings — published 2015
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My Dark Vanessa My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.10 — 426,307 ratings — published 2020
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A List of Cages A List of Cages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.24 — 27,460 ratings — published 2017
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We Are the Ants We Are the Ants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.10 — 53,925 ratings — published 2016
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,003,372 ratings — published 1999
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,622,986 ratings — published 2016
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Beartown (Beartown, #1) Beartown (Beartown, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.29 — 598,697 ratings — published 2016
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Long Way Down Long Way Down (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.24 — 137,611 ratings — published 2017
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We Are Okay We Are Okay (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 3.93 — 100,833 ratings — published 2017
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.34 — 290,200 ratings — published 2011
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,882,315 ratings — published 2005
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Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1) Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.33 — 85,461 ratings — published 2017
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,729,560 ratings — published 2012
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,025,413 ratings — published 2007
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,469,946 ratings — published 2022
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,105,732 ratings — published 2017
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Far from the Tree Far from the Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.24 — 49,361 ratings — published 2017
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Sadie Sadie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.03 — 130,567 ratings — published 2018
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The Wicker King (The Wicker King, #1) The Wicker King (The Wicker King, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 3.97 — 13,093 ratings — published 2017
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Turtles All the Way Down Turtles All the Way Down (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 3.87 — 642,907 ratings — published 2017
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The Female of the Species The Female of the Species (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.14 — 38,950 ratings — published 2016
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Eliza and Her Monsters Eliza and Her Monsters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.14 — 65,326 ratings — published 2017
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The Names They Gave Us The Names They Gave Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,991 ratings — published 2017
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,464,019 ratings — published 2020
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Clap When You Land Clap When You Land (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.22 — 109,773 ratings — published 2020
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How to Make Friends with the Dark How to Make Friends with the Dark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.07 — 41,706 ratings — published 2019
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The First Time She Drowned The First Time She Drowned (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,947 ratings — published 2016
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The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1) The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.14 — 229,567 ratings — published 2016
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Salt to the Sea Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.35 — 256,057 ratings — published 2016
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I'll Give You the Sun I'll Give You the Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.15 — 357,895 ratings — published 2014
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The Last Time We Say Goodbye The Last Time We Say Goodbye (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.07 — 27,557 ratings — published 2015
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 3.75 — 871,127 ratings — published 2017
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More Happy Than Not More Happy Than Not (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 3.95 — 68,400 ratings — published 2015
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Girl in Pieces Girl in Pieces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 3.93 — 268,477 ratings — published 2016
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.11 — 628,972 ratings — published 2015
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,978,736 ratings — published 2014
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,365,257 ratings — published 1956
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.10 — 471,560 ratings — published 1995
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.23 — 599,793 ratings — published 2021
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Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.37 — 67,057 ratings — published 2021
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,923,261 ratings — published 2008
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Monday's Not Coming Monday's Not Coming (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.26 — 80,311 ratings — published 2018
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Everything I Never Told You Everything I Never Told You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 3.83 — 611,685 ratings — published 2014
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.01 — 407,036 ratings — published 2019
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On the Come Up On the Come Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.26 — 100,690 ratings — published 2019
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.16 — 968,379 ratings — published 2006
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The Astonishing Color of After The Astonishing Color of After (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.04 — 33,939 ratings — published 2018
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All American Boys All American Boys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.29 — 50,139 ratings — published 2015
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as hard-hitting)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,195,946 ratings — published 2012
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Erin Hunter
“He began to sink, gazing up at the fading light.
Darkness swept over Flametail and the sunlight vanished forever.”
Erin Hunter, Night Whispers

David Malouf
“This new lot...they too would go down. They were 'troops' who were about to be 'thrown in,' 'men' in some general's larger plan, 're-enforcements ' and would soon be 'casualties'. They were also Spud, Snow, Skeeter, Blue, Tommo.”
David Malouf

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