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The Most Deserving Newbery
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Hamlet by William ShakespeareA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Best Plays Ever
856 books — 1,132 voters
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertEscape by Carolyn JessopNews from the Border by Jane Taylor McDonnell
Memoirs by Women
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Best Children's Books
5,337 books — 6,723 voters
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Favorite Books
14,765 books — 10,223 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Historical Fiction
7,535 books — 25,747 voters
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Must Read Classics
1,857 books — 4,675 voters

The Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
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7,886 books — 49,785 voters
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems
Best Books of 2008
1,643 books — 6,775 voters