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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,585,293 ratings — published 1988
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,907,000 ratings — published 1960
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,739,055 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,007,230 ratings — published 1999
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,489,537 ratings — published 1943
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,476,483 ratings — published 2020
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,888,177 ratings — published 2005
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,503,524 ratings — published 2003
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 882,942 ratings — published 1946
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,816,506 ratings — published 1993
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,752,159 ratings — published 2005
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,742,182 ratings — published 2007
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,014,428 ratings — published 2017
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,936,777 ratings — published 1925
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,206,805 ratings — published 1997
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,489,098 ratings — published 1948
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,574,473 ratings — published 1945
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 677,841 ratings — published 2012
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,903,864 ratings — published 1951
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 806,136 ratings — published 2003
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,877,958 ratings — published 2018
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,125,467 ratings — published 2017
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
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avg rating 4.08 — 4,638,713 ratings — published 2016
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 629,873 ratings — published 2015
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,197,801 ratings — published 2012
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,889,461 ratings — published 1890
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,209,725 ratings — published 1954
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,026,040 ratings — published 2007
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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)
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avg rating 3.75 — 873,393 ratings — published 2017
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 810,861 ratings — published 2016
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,756,626 ratings — published 2001
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,435,475 ratings — published 1985
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,850,915 ratings — published 1953
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 2,468,622 ratings — published 1868
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.55 — 239,049 ratings — published 2019
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
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avg rating 3.65 — 699,087 ratings — published 2015
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,643,903 ratings — published 2018
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,845,860 ratings — published 1937
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,261,636 ratings — published 2012
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Paper Towns Paper Towns (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 1,494,361 ratings — published 2008
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,480,309 ratings — published 2022
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,218,857 ratings — published 2012
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 290,581 ratings — published 2011
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I'll Give You the Sun I'll Give You the Sun (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 358,147 ratings — published 2014
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,900,672 ratings — published 1818
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,945,326 ratings — published 2008
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 484,854 ratings — published 1995
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 858,840 ratings — published 2005
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,431,039 ratings — published 2017
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 406,279 ratings — published 2019
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Stephen  King
“What we like to think of ourselves and what we really are rarely have much in common....”
Stephen King, The Drawing of the Three

Cassandra Clare
“I am a legion who cannot be touched.”
Cassandra Clare, Chain of Gold

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