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Jenn's Personal Favorite Books

I read a lot of genres but I especially enjoy historical fiction, contemporary fiction, science fiction, memoirs and books that promote diversity.
These are many (but not all) of my "5-star reads." Which have you read? Which do you agree with?
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Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
1
Wilson Rawls
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2
Judy Blume
Because of Winn Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn Dixie
3
Kate DiCamillo
Twelve Angry Men (Reginald Rose)
Twelve Angry Men
4
Reginald Rose
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
5
James McBride
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes
6
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
7
George Orwell
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
8
Solomon Northup
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
9
Miller
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
10
Elie Wiesel
Mornings in Jenin
Mornings in Jenin
11
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
12
Alexandre Dumas
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves
13
Jean Craighead George
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place (Terry Tempest Williams)
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
14
Terry Tempest Williams
Out of the Dust (Karen Hesse)
Out of the Dust
15
Karen Hesse
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
16
Barbara Kingsolver
A Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone
17
Ishmael Beah
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
18
Sherman Alexie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
19
Betty Smith
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH(Rats of NIMH #1) (O'Brien, Robert C.)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH(Rats of NIMH #1)
20
O'Brien, Robert C.
I Am the Cheese (Robert Cormier)
I Am the Cheese
21
Robert Cormier
The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes)
The Hundred Dresses
22
Eleanor Estes
The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Polar Express
23
Chris Van Allsburg
Alexander - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
24
Judith Viorst
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
25
Margaret Atwood
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
26
W.E.B. Du Bois
I Know This Much Is True (Wally Lamb)
I Know This Much Is True
27
Wally Lamb
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
28
Dee Brown
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
29
Ray Bradbury
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
30
Alexandre Dumas
Birth of the Firebringer (Firebringer #1) (Meredith Ann Pierce)
Birth of the Firebringer (Firebringer #1)
31
Meredith Ann Pierce
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
32
Yann Martel
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Auel, Jean M)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
33
Auel, Jean M
Pope Joan (Donna Woolfolk Cross)
Pope Joan
34
Donna Woolfolk Cross
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
35
Maya Angelou
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
36
Richard Adams
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
37
Margery Williams
The Complete Maus (Art Speigelman)
The Complete Maus
38
Art Speigelman
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
39
David Guterson
Stone Soup
Stone Soup
40
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