The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinState of Wonder by Ann PatchettA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  Smith
Olive Editions
20 books — 3 voters
The Moon Dwellers by David EstesFire Country by David EstesRoute 666 by J.D. ToepferThe Woodlands by Lauren Nicolle TaylorA Different Alchemy by Chris Dietzel
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263 books — 280 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
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3,898 books — 26,169 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,997 voters