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100 Best Books of the 21st Century - Page 2

This list was compiled by the USC Rossier School of Education using lists of bestsellers from Amazon and Goodreads. It is a list of 100 of the top-rated books published this century. It is not all-inclusive.
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The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
41
Kathryn Stockett
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
42
Sue Monk Kidd
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
43
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet (David Mitchell)
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
44
David Mitchell
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
45
Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
46
Khaled Hosseini
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
47
Sara Gruen
Fall of Giants (Ken Follett)
Fall of Giants
48
Ken Follett
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
49
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
50
Patrick Rothfuss
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
51
George R.R. Martin
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
52
Deborah Harkness
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
53
Ernest Cline
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
54
David Mitchell
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
55
Haruki Murakami
Matched (Ally Condie)
Matched
56
Ally Condie
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
57
Jeff Kinney
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
58
Markus Zusak
Wonder (Cameron Jace)
Wonder
59
Cameron Jace
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
60
Rick Riordan
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End
61
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
62
J.K. Rowling
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
63
Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
64
Neil Gaiman
Clockwork Angel (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Angel
65
Cassandra Clare
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
66
Suzanne Collins
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
67
Christopher Paolini
Insurgent (Veronica Roth)
Insurgent
68
Veronica Roth
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
69
Cassandra Clare
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
70
John Green
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
71
John Green
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
72
Stephenie Meyer
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Vampire Academy
73
Richelle Mead
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
74
Jeannette Walls
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
75
Dave Eggers
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
76
Tina Fey
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
77
Augusten Burroughs
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife
78
Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson)
Three Cups of Tea
79
Greg Mortenson
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
80
Elizabeth Gilbert
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