The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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299 books — 227 voters
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31,546 books — 120,146 voters

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YA Books that TEACH your kids something.
2,191 books — 2,582 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books Ever
76,194 books — 283,342 voters