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1	Breaking the Bias of English: How English Disempowers Women and How to Fix It in Only Six Words! by Vivian R. Probst (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 1,100, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 285,400 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 142,187 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 2,679,067 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 3.91 avg rating — 88,663 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Library by Bella Osborne (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 11,781 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 37,141 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Check These Out: One Librarian's Catalog of the 200 Coolest, Best, and Most Important Books You'll Ever Read by Gina Sheridan (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 364 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Goodnight June by Sarah Jio (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 10,493 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Call Numbers: The Not So Quiet Life Of Librarians (Call Numbers, #1) by Syntell Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	What We Talk About When We Talk About Books: The History and Future of Reading by Leah Price 3.40 avg rating — 1,303 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Best Cook in the World by Rick Bragg 4.21 avg rating — 3,598 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn 3.94 avg rating — 62,570 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Because of Sex: One Law, Ten Cases, and Fifty Years That Changed American Women's Lives at Work by Gillian Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 470 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Christmas by the Book by Anne Marie Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 7,919 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Library Book by Susan Orlean (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 128,329 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 1,356,021 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 331,172 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 37,295 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Library: An Illustrated History by Stuart A.P. Murray 3.90 avg rating — 569 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up by Julia Eccleshare 4.11 avg rating — 559 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Best of Books and Company by Susan Hill (Editor) 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard 3.44 avg rating — 5,147 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Wild About Books by Judy Sierra (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 4,927 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Reading Picture Books With Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking about What They See by Megan Dowd Lambert (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 718 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016 by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.02 avg rating — 1,761 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	BookSpeak!: Poems about Books by Laura Purdie Salas (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 842 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Booktalker's Bible: How to Talk About the Books You Love to Any Audience by Chapple Langemack 3.44 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Talk about Books!: A Guide for Book Clubs, Literature Circles, and Discussion Groups, Grades 4-8 by Liz Knowles 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults: A Selected Listing of Books 1991-1996 by and About People of Color Volume 2: 1991-1996 by Ginny Moore Kruse 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	New York, My Village by Uwem Akpan 3.36 avg rating — 777 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 327,250 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars