The Very Best: My Favorite Books!

Discover 'The Very Best: My Favorite Books!'—a curated list of must-read favorites across genres. Find your next great read today!

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

The American classic about a young girl's coming of age at the turn of the century. "A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true …
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Rebecca

by Daphne Du Maurier

The young second wife of a widower comes to realize the evil surrounding Rebecca, his first wife.
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The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the …
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The Catcher in the Rye

by J.D. Salinger

Anyone who has read J. D. Salinger's New Yorker stories - particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and …
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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

A mysterious American millionaire tries to recapture the sweetheart of his youth, which results in tragedy.
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The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd

The multi-million bestselling novel about a young girl's journey towards healing and the transforming power of love, from the award-winning author of The Invention of …
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Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression, in a deluxe centennial edition Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale …
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The Caine Mutiny

by Herman Wouk

The story of a modern-day mutiny aboard a U.S. naval vessel.
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Cloud Atlas

by David Stephen Mitchell

Recounts the connected stories of people from the past and the distant future, from a nineteenth-century notary and an investigative journalist in the 1970s to …
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The Hiding Place

by Corrie ten Boom

This 35th anniversary edition of a bestselling book recounts Corrie tenBoom's horrific experiences in Hitler's concentration camps, explains how she survived, and offers hope through …
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Slaughterhouse-five, Or, The Children's Crusade

by Kurt Vonnegut

Billy Pilgrim, an American soldier captured by the Germans, witnesses firebombing and destruction in Dresden. Launched in November, Dell's Kurt Vonnegut reissue program continues with …
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Breakfast at Tiffany's

by Truman Capote

Holly Golightly knows that nothing bad can ever happen to you at Tiffany's. In this seductive, wistful masterpiece, Capote created a woman whose name has …
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Cry, the Beloved Country

by Alan Paton

Sams local 11-4-2003 $14.95.
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Interpreter of Maladies

by Jhumpa Lahiri

Navigating between the Indian traditions they've inherited and a baffling new world, the characters in Lahiri's elegant, touching stories seek love beyond the barriers of …
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The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son, in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through …
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

by Alexander McCall Smith

The first three books in Alexander MCCall Smith's beloved bestselling series, featuring Mma Precious Ramotswe, the traditionally built, eminently sensible, cunning proprietor of the only …
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Harry Potter

by J. K. Rowling

During his third year at Hogwarts School for witchcraft and wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsable for his parents death.
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Harry Potter

by J. K. Rowling

Collects the complete series that relates the adventures of young Harry Potter, who attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he and others of …
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Catching Fire

by Suzanne Collins

By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and …
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Twilight

 

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When You Reach Me

by Rebecca Stead

"Like A Wrinkle in Time (Miranda's favorite book), When You Reach Me far surpasses the usual whodunit or sci-fi adventure to become an incandescent exploration …
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The Outsiders

by S. E. Hinton

When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a …
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Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

From New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game—adapted to film in 2013 starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford—is the classic Hugo and …
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The Giver

by Lois Lowry

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, …
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Charlotte's Web

by E. B. White

Sixty years ago, on October 15, 1952, E.B. White's Charlotte's Web was published. It's gone on to become one of the most beloved children's books …
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