2014 Reading Council Recommended Reads (25 books)

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Random list of titles selected by librarian, Irm Brown, for a summer filled with reading treasure. Friend me and we can talk about these books all summer.

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1	The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 3.97 avg rating — 1,090,924 ratings score: 398, and 4 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	How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 7,209 ratings score: 296, 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
3	Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins 4.13 avg rating — 3,900,727 ratings score: 277, 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
3	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 5,905,968 ratings score: 277, 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	Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,574,759 ratings score: 274, 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 Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 1,756,794 ratings score: 268, 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
7	The Axe Factor (Jimm Juree #3) by Colin Cotterill 3.83 avg rating — 1,134 ratings score: 184, 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	Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind by Biz Stone 3.93 avg rating — 3,912 ratings score: 182, 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	Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 31,298 ratings score: 181, 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
10	The Giver (Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,916,668 ratings score: 175, 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
11	The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro 3.78 avg rating — 98,863 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
12	The Anatomy Lesson by Nina Siegal 3.51 avg rating — 1,892 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
13	Everything to Lose by Andrew Gross 3.75 avg rating — 3,762 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
14	Family Life by Akhil Sharma 3.54 avg rating — 10,136 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
15	An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken 4.20 avg rating — 6,965 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
16	Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 by Francine Prose (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 5,230 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
17	The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 2,576 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
18	Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 24,444 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
19	She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick 3.59 avg rating — 5,711 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
20	The Here and Now by Ann Brashares 3.29 avg rating — 13,366 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
21	Expiration Day by William Campbell Powell (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 1,056 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
22	Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,285,693 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
23	Afterparty by Ann Redisch Stampler (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 1,375 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
24	Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath 3.98 avg rating — 102,146 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
25	Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal 3.96 avg rating — 18,070 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