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Fifty Books You Might Have Missed

These are excellent books that, for whatever reason, don't have the acclaim and adulation they deserve. Some of these books were overshadowed by other books that came out at the same time. Some were bestsellers when they were written, but have since gone out of fashion. Some were written by well-known authors, but outside of the author's usual genre. Some are classics in their own country, but aren't read often outside of their country of origin. They are books that were aimed at different groups - picture books, children's books, young adult books, books written for adults - but they all deserve love. *Note* I live in America, so some of these books may be popular elsewhere. I don't know about that; I just know that when I recommend these books to people, they haven't heard of them.
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The 13 Clocks (James Thurber)
The 13 Clocks
1
James Thurber
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
2
S.J. Watson
The Breadwinner (Deborah Ellis)
The Breadwinner
3
Deborah Ellis
Briar Rose (Jane Yolen)
Briar Rose
4
Jane Yolen
By the Great Horn Spoon! (Sid Fleischman)
By the Great Horn Spoon!
5
Sid Fleischman
Capyboppy (Bill Pete)
Capyboppy
6
Bill Pete
The Carpet People (Terry Pratchett)
The Carpet People
7
Terry Pratchett
The Cat Who Went to Heaven (Elizabeth Coatsworth)
The Cat Who Went to Heaven
8
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Catwings (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Catwings
9
Ursula K. Le Guin
Challenger Deep (Neal Shusterman)
Challenger Deep
10
Neal Shusterman
The Cuckoo Child (Dick King-Smith)
The Cuckoo Child
11
Dick King-Smith
The Dark Side of Nowhere (Neal Shusterman)
The Dark Side of Nowhere
12
Neal Shusterman
Dogsbody (Diana Wynne Jones)
Dogsbody
13
Diana Wynne Jones
Dragonwyck (Anya Seton)
Dragonwyck
14
Anya Seton
Enchantress of the Stars (Sylvia Engdahl)
Enchantress of the Stars
15
Sylvia Engdahl
The Forgotten Door (Alexander Key)
The Forgotten Door
16
Alexander Key
Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake)
Gormenghast
17
Mervyn Peake
The Green Book (Jill Paton Walsh)
The Green Book
18
Jill Paton Walsh
The Hollow City (Dan Wells)
The Hollow City
19
Dan Wells
House of the Scorpion
House of the Scorpion
20
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
21
Richard Llewellyn
I Am Not a Serial Killer (Dan Wells)
I Am Not a Serial Killer
22
Dan Wells
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
23
H.G. Wells
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
24
Patrick Ness
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
25
Sigrid Undset
Lady Susan (Jane Austen)
Lady Susan
26
Jane Austen
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
27
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Life and Adventures of Santa Clause (Baum, Frank L.)
The Life and Adventures of Santa Clause
28
Baum, Frank L.
Lost Horizon (James Hilton)
Lost Horizon
29
James Hilton
Mandy (Julie Andrews Edwards)
Mandy
30
Julie Andrews Edwards
The Midnighters (Scott Westerfeld)
The Midnighters
31
Scott Westerfeld
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
32
C.S. Lewis
The Perilous Gard (Elizabeth Marie Pope)
The Perilous Gard
33
Elizabeth Marie Pope
Pilgrimage (Zenna Henderson)
Pilgrimage
34
Zenna Henderson
Queen Margot (Alexandre Dumas)
Queen Margot
35
Alexandre Dumas
The Rose and the Ring (William Makepeace Thackeray)
The Rose and the Ring
36
William Makepeace Thackeray
Socks (Beverly Cleary)
Socks
37
Beverly Cleary
Tangerine
Tangerine
38
That Was Then, This Is Now (S.E. Hinton)
That Was Then, This Is Now
39
S.E. Hinton
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
40
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