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1	Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin 4.14 avg rating — 21,697 ratings score: 688, and 7 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	The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery by Steve Sheinkin 3.83 avg rating — 5,486 ratings score: 495, and 5 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	Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45,404 ratings score: 481, and 5 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 Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin 4.04 avg rating — 6,716 ratings score: 295, and 3 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	Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot" by Michael O. Tunnell 4.16 avg rating — 2,753 ratings score: 292, and 3 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
6	The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 5,893 ratings score: 196, 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
6	Sniffer Dogs: How Dogs (and Their Noses) Save the World by Nancy F. Castaldo (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 196, 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
8	Castle: How It Works by David Macaulay 4.06 avg rating — 235 ratings score: 192, 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
9	The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins by Bea Uusma 3.96 avg rating — 275 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
9	Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition by Karen Blumenthal (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 1,079 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
9	Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia by Sy Montgomery 4.14 avg rating — 237 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
9	Trial By Ice by K.M. Kostyal 4.13 avg rating — 46 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
9	Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster 3.95 avg rating — 2,195 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
14	Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious (Food Heroes, 2) by Jacqueline Briggs Martin 3.87 avg rating — 188 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
14	African Icons: Ten People Who Built a Continent by Tracey Baptiste (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 338 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
16	Mary Dyer Friend of Freedom by John Briggs (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 12 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
16	To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel by Siena Cherson Siegel (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 3,964 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
16	Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer 3.64 avg rating — 3,551 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
16	Cheaper by the Dozen (Cheaper by the Dozen, #1) by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45,404 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
16	The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa by Patricia C. McKissack 3.74 avg rating — 224 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
21	Judy Garland: Little Woman, Big Talent by John Briggs (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 12 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
21	Ghosts in the Fog: The Untold Story of Alaska's WWII Invasion by Samantha Seiple (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 683 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
21	The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 45,900 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
21	When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson 4.59 avg rating — 34,377 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
25	Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! by Kathleen V. Kudlinski (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 344 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
25	Pete Seeger The People's Singer by John Briggs (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 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
25	Lost Soul, Be at Peace by Maggie Thrash (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 1,461 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
25	A Gift from Childhood: Memories of an African Boyhood by Baba Wagué Diakité 4.09 avg rating — 39 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
29	Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football's Make-or-Break Moment by Carla Killough McClafferty 4.06 avg rating — 199 ratings score: 95, 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	Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret 4.44 avg rating — 8,556 ratings score: 95, 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	The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan 3.98 avg rating — 8,034 ratings score: 95, 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	Kings and Queens of Central Africa by Scholastic Inc (Contributor) 4.59 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 95, 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
33	Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town by Warren St. John 3.84 avg rating — 8,447 ratings score: 94, 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
33	All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2) by James Herriot 4.36 avg rating — 163,551 ratings score: 94, 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
33	Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam by Elizabeth Partridge 4.28 avg rating — 1,123 ratings score: 94, 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
36	Mandela: An Illustrated Autobiography by Nelson Mandela 4.26 avg rating — 145 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
36	Presidential Pets by Laura Driscoll 3.86 avg rating — 43 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
36	The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 4.41 avg rating — 218,623 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
36	Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic History by Trevor R. Getz 3.77 avg rating — 1,110 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
40	World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky 3.86 avg rating — 1,354 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
40	Seymour Simon's Extreme Earth Records by Seymour Simon (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 71 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
40	Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir by Maggie Thrash (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 11,020 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
40	Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan by John Bul Dau (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 863 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
44	Black Gold: The Story of Oil in Our Lives by Albert Marrin 3.64 avg rating — 256 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
44	Scientific Work and Creativity: Advice from the Masters by Citizen Scientists League 3.67 avg rating — 3 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
44	Smile (Smile, #1) by Raina Telgemeier (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 320,453 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
47	Barnum's Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World by Tracey E. Fern 4.01 avg rating — 1,091 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
47	El Deafo by Cece Bell (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 92,518 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
49	The Dumbest Idea Ever!: A Graphic Novel by Jimmy Gownley (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 4,198 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
50	One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, #1) by Nathan Hale (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 7,653 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
51	Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 3,670 ratings score: 87, 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
52	Sisters - Free Preview Edition by Raina Telgemeier (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 38,611 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
53	Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.21 avg rating — 307,459 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