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50 Books to Read Before You're 18

These books in my opinion are some of the best books that I have read so far in my lifetime. I know that a lot of people read these things and/or take the recommendations but I promise you that if you read these books you will not be sorry.
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The Haunting of Sunshine Girl (Paige McKenzie)
The Haunting of Sunshine Girl
Paige McKenzie
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The Awakening of Sunshine Girl (.)
The Awakening of Sunshine Girl
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Bad Girls Don't Die
Bad Girls Don't Die
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From Bad to Cursed (Katie Alender)
From Bad to Cursed
Katie Alender
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As Dead as It Gets (Katie Alender)
As Dead as It Gets
Katie Alender
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The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
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Ms Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ms Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
8
Hollow City (Ransom Riggs)
Hollow City
Ransom Riggs
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The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
Markus Zusak
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The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
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Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
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The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)
The City of Ember
Jeanne Duprau
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I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You (Ally Carter)
I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You
Ally Carter
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J.K.Rowling
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
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Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins
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Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
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The Wonder (Emma Donoghue)
The Wonder
Emma Donoghue
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The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket
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The Reptile Room (Lemony Snicket)
The Reptile Room
Lemony Snicket
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The Wide Window (Lemony Snicket)
The Wide Window
Lemony Snicket
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The Miserable Mill (Lemony Snicket)
The Miserable Mill
Lemony Snicket
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The Austere Academy (Lemony Snicket)
The Austere Academy
Lemony Snicket
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The Ersatz Elevator (Lemony Snicket)
The Ersatz Elevator
Lemony Snicket
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The Vile Village
The Vile Village
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The Hostile Hospital
The Hostile Hospital
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The Carnivorous Carnival (Lemony Snicket)
The Carnivorous Carnival
Lemony Snicket
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The Slippery Slope (Lemony Snicket)
The Slippery Slope
Lemony Snicket
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The Grim Grotto (Lemony Snicket)
The Grim Grotto
Lemony Snicket
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The Penultimate Peril (Lemony Snicket)
The Penultimate Peril
Lemony Snicket
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The End (Lemony Snicket)
The End
Lemony Snicket
38
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
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Avalon High
Avalon High
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Ann Brashares
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