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Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond CarverCathedral by Raymond CarverSelf-Help by Lorrie MooreLike Life by Lorrie Moore
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2,903 books — 2,047 voters
Stray Toasters by Bill SienkiewiczPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
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1,175 books — 2,018 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakDangerous Angels by Francesca Lia BlockWhat My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya SonesWhat My Girlfriend Doesn't Know by Sonya SonesStop Pretending by Sonya Sones
Best Young Adult Fiction
3,603 books — 6,917 voters
Possession by A.S. Byatt
The Worst Books of All Time
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7,889 books — 49,797 voters
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Best Young Adult Books
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