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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
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Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
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The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonEndurance by Alfred Lansing
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6,236 books — 8,067 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The top 20 books of 2012 (so far!)
59 books — 36 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Giver by Lois LowryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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8,365 books — 5,314 voters
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Books about Books
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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Giver by Lois Lowry
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1,470 books — 1,549 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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40 books — 232 voters