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40 Best Breakout Books

This is a list of best breakout books, the first book by an author that readers took notice of and left them wanting more from that author.
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Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
1
Veronica Roth
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
2
Cassandra Clare
Fifty Shades of Grey (EL James)
Fifty Shades of Grey
3
EL James
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
4
J.K. Rowling
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
5
Stephenie Meyer
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
6
Gayle Forman
Dark Lover (JR Ward)
Dark Lover
7
JR Ward
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
8
Marie Lu
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
9
Khalid Hosseini
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
10
Rick Riordan
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
11
Stephen Chbosky
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
12
John Green
A Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)
A Game of Thrones
13
George RR Martin
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
14
Suzanne Collins
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
15
Diana Gabaldon
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
16
Ransom Riggs
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Vampire Academy
17
Richelle Mead
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
18
Stephen King
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
19
John Grisham
Going Home (Danielle Steel)
Going Home
20
Danielle Steel
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
21
Barbara Kingsolver
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
22
Dan Brown
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
23
Terry Pratchett
The Thomas Berryman Number (James Patterson)
The Thomas Berryman Number
24
James Patterson
Postmortem (Patricia Cornwell)
Postmortem
25
Patricia Cornwell
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
26
Roald Dahl
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
27
Helen Fielding
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
28
Michael Crichton
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
29
Philippa Gregory
The Other Side of Midnight (Sidney Sheldon)
The Other Side of Midnight
30
Sidney Sheldon
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
31
Alex Haley
Raise the Titanic! (Clive Cussler)
Raise the Titanic!
32
Clive Cussler
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
33
Ken Follett
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
34
Anne Rice
Scruples (Judith Krantz)
Scruples
35
Judith Krantz
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
36
Tom Clancy
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
37
Sophie Kinsella
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
38
Frank Herbert
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
39
Nicholas Sparks
Something Borrowed (Emily Giffin)
Something Borrowed
40
Emily Giffin
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