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Best Books to Read

This list is organized by my personal preference and experience, but some of these books I have not read, so I cannot accurately judge. :-) In the case of series, you must have read every book in the series for it to count.
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The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
Anonymous
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Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games Trilogy
Suzanne Collins
3
The Divergent Trilogy (Veronica Roth)
The Divergent Trilogy
Veronica Roth
4
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Kate DiCamillo)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Kate DiCamillo
5
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
Gayle Forman
6
The Underland Chronicles
The Underland Chronicles
7
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
8
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
J.K. Rowling
9
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
10
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis
11
Wintergirls (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Wintergirls
Laurie Halse Anderson
12
The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
Homer
13
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
Homer
14
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
John Green
15
The Giver Series
The Giver Series
16
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
17
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher
18
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
Lemony Snicket
19
Heroes of Olympus Series (Rick Riordan)
Heroes of Olympus Series
Rick Riordan
20
Percy Jackson Series (Rick Riordan)
Percy Jackson Series
Rick Riordan
21
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick
22
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
Rainbow Rowell
23
Just Listen (Sarah Dessen)
Just Listen
Sarah Dessen
24
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
25
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
26
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
27
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
Anonymous
28
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
Jennifer Niven
29
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
30
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
Roald Dahl
31
Every Last Word (Tamara Ireland)
Every Last Word
Tamara Ireland
32
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
33
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
34
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.Tolkien
35
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Ned Vizzini)
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Ned Vizzini
36
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
37
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs
38
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
39
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
40
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
John Green
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