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252 books — 567 voters
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
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Awesome Women of the Ancient World
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World Without End by Ken Follett
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Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I'm glad someone made me read this book
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