The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto UrreaDona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado
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Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezState of Wonder by Ann Patchett
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588 books — 376 voters

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
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65 books — 64 voters
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50 Books Every Child Should Read
1,366 books — 1,058 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezIsland Beneath the Sea by Isabel AllendeIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezThe Lotus Eaters by Tatjana SoliThe Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
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106 books — 47 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
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129 books — 150 voters

When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda SantiagoAlmost a Woman by Esmeralda Santiago
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Desert Flower by Waris Dirie
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1,764 books — 1,645 voters

A Voice in the Wind by Francine  RiversAs Sure as the Dawn by Francine  RiversAn Echo in the Darkness by Francine  Rivers
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Bunnicula by Deborah HoweThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Favorite books from my childhood
4,428 books — 7,436 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
Best Historical Fiction
7,442 books — 25,634 voters

The Long Secret by Louise FitzhughThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
Best Kids Books Ever
1,046 books — 751 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
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