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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,584,941 ratings — published 1988
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,906,538 ratings — published 1960
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,738,737 ratings — published 2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,007,092 ratings — published 1999
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,489,244 ratings — published 1943
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,476,054 ratings — published 2020
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,887,967 ratings — published 2005
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,503,319 ratings — published 2003
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 882,801 ratings — published 1946
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,816,326 ratings — published 1993
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Looking for Alaska Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,752,099 ratings — published 2005
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,742,025 ratings — published 2007
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,014,353 ratings — published 2017
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,936,340 ratings — published 1925
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,206,659 ratings — published 1997
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,488,470 ratings — published 2020
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,573,939 ratings — published 1945
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 677,808 ratings — published 2012
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,903,639 ratings — published 1951
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 806,087 ratings — published 2003
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Normal People Normal People (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,877,706 ratings — published 2018
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,124,846 ratings — published 2017
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
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avg rating 4.08 — 4,638,224 ratings — published 2016
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All the Bright Places All the Bright Places (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 629,840 ratings — published 2015
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,197,750 ratings — published 2012
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,889,220 ratings — published 1890
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,209,512 ratings — published 1954
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,026,026 ratings — published 2007
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
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avg rating 3.75 — 873,301 ratings — published 2017
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 810,796 ratings — published 2016
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,756,558 ratings — published 2001
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,435,233 ratings — published 1985
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,850,632 ratings — published 1953
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 2,468,460 ratings — published 1868
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.55 — 239,008 ratings — published 2019
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
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avg rating 3.65 — 698,945 ratings — published 2015
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
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avg rating 4.37 — 3,643,569 ratings — published 2018
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,845,665 ratings — published 1937
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Eleanor & Park Eleanor & Park (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,261,588 ratings — published 2012
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Paper Towns Paper Towns (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 1,494,301 ratings — published 2008
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,479,955 ratings — published 2022
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,218,725 ratings — published 2012
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A Monster Calls A Monster Calls (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 290,566 ratings — published 2011
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I'll Give You the Sun I'll Give You the Sun (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 358,134 ratings — published 2014
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,900,398 ratings — published 1818
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,944,579 ratings — published 2008
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 484,383 ratings — published 1995
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 858,718 ratings — published 2005
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,430,911 ratings — published 2017
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 406,228 ratings — published 2019
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Jodi Lynn Anderson
“What mattered was stil there. That was what they all felt, and what surprised them all. What mattered couldnt be shaken.”
Jodi Lynn Anderson, Love and Peaches

Jody Feldman
“Every step gets him closer to greatness...or disaster.”
Jody Feldman, The Seventh Level

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