Lolita by Vladimir NabokovEast of Eden by John SteinbeckCat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee WilliamsThe Fall by Albert CamusLittle Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
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1,181 books — 1,510 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersThe Plague by Albert Camus
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,143 voters

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafNausea by Jean-Paul SartreAnne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,254 voters
The Price of Salt by Claire  Morgan
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66 books — 11 voters

Out of the Dust by Karen HesseTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleEsperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,267 books — 3,653 voters