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1

by Markus Zusak

44,993 members

2,126 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

2

by Paulo Coelho

39,300 members

1,040 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

3

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

44,375 members

1,332 reviews

3.9

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

4

by Kathryn Stockett

30,630 members

1,490 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

5

43,672 members

1,012 reviews

3.9

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

6

Water for Elephants

28,971 members

1,181 reviews

4.1

3 Members: KimarieBee, teachdcs, ahef1963

7

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

15,013 members

854 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

8

A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking

6,817 members

99 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

9

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Safran Foer

16,469 members

468 reviews

4.1

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

10

by Jodi Picoult

5,115 members

234 reviews

3.8

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

11

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer

14,097 members

317 reviews

4.2

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

12

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

52,879 members

1,300 reviews

4.2

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

13

My Sister's Keeper

by Jodi Picoult

20,917 members

687 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

14

The Once and Future King

15,352 members

206 reviews

4.1

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

15

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

22,915 members

938 reviews

3.8

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

16

by Emma Donoghue

14,363 members

977 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

17

by Tatiana de Rosnay

11,120 members

654 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

18

The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd

27,124 members

588 reviews

3.9

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

19

19,174 members

494 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

20

by Veronica Roth

25,399 members

1,438 reviews

4

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

21

The Art of Racing in the Rain

10,089 members

592 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

22

Looking for Alaska

19,168 members

753 reviews

4.1

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

23

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

by Alan Bradley

7,781 members

656 reviews

3.8

2 Members: teachdcs, ahef1963

24

Big Mouth & Ugly Girl

by Joyce Carol Oates

875 members

22 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: teachdcs

25

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

by Malcolm Gladwell

21,079 members

386 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

26

Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

3,080 members

86 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

27

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

by James McBride

6,118 members

115 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

28

The Devil in the White City

22,226 members

701 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

29

The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

by Ken Robinson

1,383 members

35 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

30

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

by Alfred Lansing

5,098 members

125 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: teachdcs

31

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D. Levitt

25,518 members

457 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

32

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

6,824 members

466 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

33

The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story

by Richard Preston

6,112 members

118 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

34

In the Time of the Butterflies

by Julia Alvarez

4,483 members

103 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

35

The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams

253 members

2 reviews

4

Member: teachdcs

36

The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

by Tiffany Baker

1,242 members

111 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

37

Lone Survivor : The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

by Marcus Luttrell

3,142 members

84 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

38

by Lev Grossman

10,291 members

672 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: teachdcs

39

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

by Art Spiegelman

10,686 members

255 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: teachdcs

40

by Jhumpa Lahiri

12,379 members

323 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

41

by Jack Kerouac

27,968 members

387 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: teachdcs

42

The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids

by Alexandra Robbins

454 members

14 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

43

by Paula McLain

6,074 members

370 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

44

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

by Marjane Satrapi

8,511 members

322 reviews

4.2

Member: teachdcs

45

by Cormac McCarthy

34,498 members

1,407 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

46

The Shadow of the Wind

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

27,943 members

1,042 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

47

by Patricia McCormick

2,805 members

158 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

48

by Laurie Halse Anderson

14,775 members

722 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

49

by Michael Crichton

8,754 members

147 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: teachdcs

50

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

by Laura Hillenbrand

12,254 members

594 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: teachdcs

51

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

by Scott McCloud

5,176 members

97 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: teachdcs

52

A Visit from the Goon Squad

by Jennifer Egan

8,624 members

515 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

53

The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy

by Charles Fishman

803 members

17 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

54

What Is the What

6,814 members

164 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

55

1,191 members

145 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

56

by Veronica Roth

13,686 members

516 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: teachdcs

57

by Veronica Roth

16,361 members

682 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

58

A Dog's Purpose

by W. Bruce Cameron

3,682 members

178 reviews

4.2

Member: teachdcs

59

The Fault in Our Stars

27,006 members

1,553 reviews

4.2

Member: teachdcs

60

The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

16,435 members

779 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

61

by James Dashner

7,914 members

242 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: teachdcs

62

The Scorch Trials

by James Dashner

9,743 members

313 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

63

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

by Gabrielle Zevin

1,924 members

119 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: teachdcs

64

On the Devil's Court

201 members

2 reviews

3.8

Member: teachdcs

65

15,980 members

565 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

66

The Ruins of Gorlan

by John Flanagan

6,352 members

200 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

67

The Burning Bridge

by John Flanagan

4,163 members

89 reviews

4.2

Member: teachdcs

68

The Icebound Land

by John Flanagan

3,482 members

65 reviews

4.1

Member: teachdcs

69

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

7,459 members

341 reviews

3.9

Member: teachdcs

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October 2014
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