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Books the Reading Girl Recommends to Adults

This list represents the books I love to recommend. I love reading and made my career around books - as a teacher and a librarian. But these aren't the classics. Most of them wouldn't be taught in school (except for a few I chose to teach because I loved them so much). There's no Shakespeare or Bronte or Twain. As good as those authors are, I usually figure they've already be recommended countless times or many of my friends would have already read them.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts)
Where the Heart Is
2
Billie Letts
The School of Essential Ingredients, Erica Bauermeister
The School of Essential Ingredients, Erica Bauermeister
3
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
4
Ray Bradbury
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
5
Mitch Albom
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
6
Sandra Cisneros
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
7
Barbara Kingsolver
Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching
8
Zora Neale Hurston
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (Maya Angelou)
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou
9
Maya Angelou
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
10
James McBride
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland (Defede,Jim)
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
11
Defede,Jim
Because of Winn Dixie (DiCamillo, Kate)
Because of Winn Dixie
12
DiCamillo, Kate
The Traveler's Gift (Andy Andrews)
The Traveler's Gift
13
Andy Andrews
Last of the Mango Sunsets (Dorothea Benton Frank)
Last of the Mango Sunsets
14
Dorothea Benton Frank
New and Selected Poems: Volume One (Mary Oliver)
New and Selected Poems: Volume One
15
Mary Oliver
Comfort Me With Apples (Ruth Reichl)
Comfort Me With Apples
16
Ruth Reichl
The Lords of Discipline (Pat Conroy)
The Lords of Discipline
17
Pat Conroy
A Short Guide to a Happy Life (Quindlen)
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
18
Quindlen
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
19
Laurie Halse Anderson
Joni (Joni Eareckson-Tada)
Joni
20
Joni Eareckson-Tada
Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Bud, Not Buddy
21
Christopher Paul Curtis
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
22
Sherman Alexie
Ragamuffin Gospel, the (Brennan Manning)
Ragamuffin Gospel, The
23
Brennan Manning
Goodnight Mr. Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mr. Tom
24
Michelle Magorian
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
25
Jeffrey Archer
Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet (Jo Carson)
Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet
26
Jo Carson
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
27
Laura Esquivel
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
28
Olive Burns
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
29
Tim O'Brien
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
30
Alice Walker
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
31
Maya Angelou
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
32
Janet Evanovich
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
33
Rudolpho Anaya
Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
Joy Luck Club
34
Amy Tan
Sullivan's Island
Sullivan's Island
35
Full of Grace (Dorothea Benton Frank)
Full of Grace
36
Dorothea Benton Frank
A Cup of Christmas Tea (Tom Hegg)
A Cup of Christmas Tea
37
Tom Hegg
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
38
J.K. Rowling
The Christmas Pearl (Dorothea Benton Frank)
The Christmas Pearl
39
Dorothea Benton Frank
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
40
Diana Gabaldon
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