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Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason

A love letter to books written by Nancy Pearl, this 2003 reference guide pairs books to readers through unique categories. This list includes every book in bold in the book but doesn't include books when only the author was recommended.
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The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (Eleanor Cameron)
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
1
Eleanor Cameron
The Little White Horse (Elizabeth Goudge)
The Little White Horse
2
Elizabeth Goudge
Space Cadet
Space Cadet
3
Red Planet
Red Planet
4
The Star Beast
The Star Beast
5
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field (1930)
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field (1930)
6
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn
7
Carol Ryrie Brink
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
8
C.S.Lewis
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
9
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
10
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Saturdays
The Saturdays
11
The Sea Is Blue (Marie Lawson)
The Sea Is Blue
12
Marie Lawson
The Moffats (Eleanor Estes)
The Moffats
13
Eleanor Estes
Ginger Pye (Eleanor Estes)
Ginger Pye
14
Eleanor Estes
Crazy Creek (Evelyn Sibley Lampman)
Crazy Creek
15
Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Wait for Marcy (Rosamund Du Jardin)
Wait for Marcy
16
Rosamund Du Jardin
Green Eyes (Jean Nielsen)
Green Eyes
17
Jean Nielsen
The Casket and the Sword (Norman Dale)
The Casket and the Sword
18
Norman Dale
Dream Gold (David Severn)
Dream Gold
19
David Severn
Going on Sixteen (Betty Cavanna)
Going on Sixteen
20
Betty Cavanna
Minnow on the Say (Philippa Pearce)
Minnow on the Say
21
Philippa Pearce
The Kid From Tomkinsville (John R. Tunis)
The Kid From Tomkinsville
22
John R. Tunis
Hello to the Cannibals (Richard Bausch)
Hello to the Cannibals
23
Richard Bausch
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
24
Salman Rushdie
Freedom at Midnight
Freedom at Midnight
25
The Paperboy (Peter Dexter)
The Paperboy
26
Peter Dexter
A Dangerous Friend (Ward Just)
A Dangerous Friend
27
Ward Just
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
28
Dave Eggers
The Little Friend (Donna Tartt)
The Little Friend
29
Donna Tartt
English Passengers (Matthew Kneale)
English Passengers
30
Matthew Kneale
Little, Big
Little, Big
31
The Voyage of the Narwhal (Andrea Barrett)
The Voyage of the Narwhal
32
Andrea Barrett
The Second Common Reader (Virginia Woolf)
The Second Common Reader
33
Virginia Woolf
Caroline's Daughters (Alice Adams)
Caroline's Daughters
34
Alice Adams
After You've Gone: Stories (Alice Adams)
After You've Gone: Stories
35
Alice Adams
Superior Women (Alice Adams)
Superior Women
36
Alice Adams
Families and Survivors (Alice Adams)
Families and Survivors
37
Alice Adams
The Stories of Alice Adams (Alice Adams)
The Stories of Alice Adams
38
Alice Adams
In the Gloaming: Stories (Alice Elliott Dark)
In the Gloaming: Stories
39
Alice Elliott Dark
Naked to the Waist (Alice Elliott Dark)
Naked to the Waist
40
Alice Elliott Dark
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