The Giver by Lois LowryHatchet by Gary PaulsenIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellWalk Two Moons by Sharon CreechSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
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2,268 books — 3,663 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckNight by Elie Wiesel
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297 books — 336 voters

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Newbery Medal Honor Books
344 books — 444 voters