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An English Teacher's List of Inspiring Books - Page 2

I've found all of these books engaging and thoughtful in their own way. It's a mix of children's, young adult, ancient, contemporary, fiction and nonfiction. I've been inspired by so many lists here to widen my choices and now read 100 books a year. I hope you will be inspired to try some of these reads.
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The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
41
Alex Garland
A Bear Called Paddington
A Bear Called Paddington
42
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie
43
Kate DiCamillo
Beck (Mal Peet)
Beck
44
Mal Peet
Behind Closed Doors (B a PARIS)
Behind Closed Doors
45
B a PARIS
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
46
Kate Atkinson
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
47
Toni Morrison
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
48
Anonymous
Between Shades of Gray (Ruta Sepetys)
Between Shades of Gray
49
Ruta Sepetys
Beyond the Bright Sea (Lauren Wolk)
Beyond the Bright Sea
50
Lauren Wolk
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
51
Roald Dahl
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
52
Sebastian Faulks
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
53
Anna Sewell
Black Light Express (Philip Reeve)
Black Light Express
54
Philip Reeve
Blink (Malcolm Gladwell)
Blink
55
Malcolm Gladwell
The Bone Sparrow (Zana Fraillon)
The Bone Sparrow
56
Zana Fraillon
Bone Talk (Candy Gourlay)
Bone Talk
57
Candy Gourlay
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
58
Amy Tan
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
59
Markus Zusak
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
60
Trevor Noah
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
61
John Boyne
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie MacKesy)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
62
Charlie MacKesy
Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl)
Boy: Tales of Childhood
63
Roald Dahl
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
64
Aldous Huxley
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
65
Truman Capote
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
66
Katherine Paterson
Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy
67
Helen Fielding
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
68
Helen Fielding
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
69
Helen Fielding
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
70
Hilary Mantel
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Bill Martin Jr.)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
71
Bill Martin Jr.
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
Burmese Days
72
George Orwell
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
73
Jack London
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
74
Voltaire
Cane Warriors (Alex Wheatle)
Cane Warriors
75
Alex Wheatle
The Canterville Ghost (Oscar Wilde)
The Canterville Ghost
76
Oscar Wilde
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
77
Stephen King
The Castle of Otranto (Horace Walpole)
The Castle of Otranto
78
Horace Walpole
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
79
Dr. Seuss
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
80
J.D. Salinger
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