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20 Favorite Pick-Me-Up Books

"The right book can chase away even the gloomiest moods. In the company of cheerful characters and playful prose, worries slip away and anxiety fades. Everyone should have at least one pick-me-up book" Goodreads asked their users to tell them their favorite pick-me-up books. Here's a list of some of the favorites. How many of these have you read? Do you have a pick-me-up book of your own?
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Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
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Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
Terry Pratchett
3
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome K. Jerome
4
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
5
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
6
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Judy Blume
7
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer
8
My Man Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
My Man Jeeves
P.G. Wodehouse
9
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
10
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
11
Every Living Thing (James Herriot)
Every Living Thing
James Herriot
12
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
Graeme Simsion
13
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
14
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
Jenny Lawson
15
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
16
Maybe Someday (Colleen Hoover)
Maybe Someday
Colleen Hoover
17
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
18
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
19
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling
20
14,000 Things to Be Happy About (Barbara Ann Kipfer)
14,000 Things to Be Happy About
Barbara Ann Kipfer
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