To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Poetry of Robert Frost by Robert Frost
100 Best American Authors
754 books — 616 voters

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7,899 books — 49,790 voters
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769 books — 225 voters

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Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,186 books — 28,368 voters
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31,707 books — 120,703 voters