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100 Books to Read in a Lifetime According to Readers

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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
2
Jane Austen
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
3
Anne Frank
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
5
J.K. Rowling
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
6
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Hobbit
7
J.R.R. Tolkein
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
8
E.B. White
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
9
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
10
George Orwell
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
11
Charlotte Bronte
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
12
Louisa May Alcott
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
13
Markus Zusak
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
14
J.D. Salinger
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
15
Margaret Mitchell
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
16
Ray Bradbury
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
17
Suzanne Collins
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
18
C.S. Lewis
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
19
Kathryn Stockett
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
20
Mark Twain
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
21
Khalid Hosseini
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
22
John Steinbeck
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
23
Elie Wiesel
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
24
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
25
William Shakespeare
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
26
John Steinbeck
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
27
Douglas Adams
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
28
Madeleine L'engle
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
29
William Shakespeare
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
30
Charles Dickens
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
31
Aldous Huxley
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
32
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
33
Charles Dickens
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
34
Lois Lowry
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
35
J.K.Rowling
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
36
Margaret Atwood
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
37
John Green
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
38
Shel Silverstein
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
39
Emily Brontë
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
40
L.M. Montgomery
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