The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
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Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
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The Best Fairytales and Retellings
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Favorite Tamora Pierce book
36 books — 112 voters

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Best Series Books
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Best Beginning
727 books — 658 voters

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2,313 books — 3,224 voters
Lolita by Vladimir NabokovA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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