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Books the Reading Girl Recommends to Adults

This list represents the books I love to recommend. I love reading and made my career around books - as a teacher and a librarian. But these aren't the classics. Most of them wouldn't be taught in school (except for a few I chose to teach because I loved them so much). There's no Shakespeare or Bronte or Twain. As good as those authors are, I usually figure they've already be recommended countless times or many of my friends would have already read them.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts)
Where the Heart Is
Billie Letts
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The School of Essential Ingredients, Erica Bauermeister
The School of Essential Ingredients, Erica Bauermeister
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
Mitch Albom
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The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
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The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
Barbara Kingsolver
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Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching
Zora Neale Hurston
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The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (Maya Angelou)
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
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The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
James McBride
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The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland (Defede,Jim)
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
Defede,Jim
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Because of Winn Dixie (DiCamillo, Kate)
Because of Winn Dixie
DiCamillo, Kate
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The Traveler's Gift (Andy Andrews)
The Traveler's Gift
Andy Andrews
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Last of the Mango Sunsets (Dorothea Benton Frank)
Last of the Mango Sunsets
Dorothea Benton Frank
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New and Selected Poems: Volume One (Mary Oliver)
New and Selected Poems: Volume One
Mary Oliver
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Comfort Me With Apples (Ruth Reichl)
Comfort Me With Apples
Ruth Reichl
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The Lords of Discipline (Pat Conroy)
The Lords of Discipline
Pat Conroy
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A Short Guide to a Happy Life (Quindlen)
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
Quindlen
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Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
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Joni (Joni Eareckson-Tada)
Joni
Joni Eareckson-Tada
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Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
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Ragamuffin Gospel, the (Brennan Manning)
Ragamuffin Gospel, The
Brennan Manning
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Goodnight Mr. Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mr. Tom
Michelle Magorian
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Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
Jeffrey Archer
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Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet (Jo Carson)
Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet
Jo Carson
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Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
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Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
Olive Burns
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The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
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One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
Janet Evanovich
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Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolpho Anaya
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Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
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Sullivan's Island
Sullivan's Island
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Full of Grace (Dorothea Benton Frank)
Full of Grace
Dorothea Benton Frank
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A Cup of Christmas Tea (Tom Hegg)
A Cup of Christmas Tea
Tom Hegg
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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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The Christmas Pearl (Dorothea Benton Frank)
The Christmas Pearl
Dorothea Benton Frank
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Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
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