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Not the Same Old Story

A list of good (in my opinion) books that are not the typical "must reads". Some of these do turn up on some of the "must reads" lists, but most of them don't. Some are "other" books by well known authors and some are books I've discovered along the way.
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
1
Chinua Achebe
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
2
Joan Aiken
Jack and Jill (Louisa May Alcott)
Jack and Jill
3
Louisa May Alcott
Eight Cousins (Louisa May Alcott)
Eight Cousins
4
Louisa May Alcott
Little Men (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Men
5
Louisa May Alcott
A Garland for Girls (Louisa May Alcott)
A Garland for Girls
6
Louisa May Alcott
For One More Day (Mitch Albom)
For One More Day
7
Mitch Albom
The Book of Three (Lloyd Alexander)
The Book of Three
8
Lloyd Alexander
The Black Cauldron (Lloyd Alexander)
The Black Cauldron
9
Lloyd Alexander
The Castle of Llyr (Lloyd Alexander)
The Castle of Llyr
10
Lloyd Alexander
Taran Wanderer (Lloyd Alexander)
Taran Wanderer
11
Lloyd Alexander
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
12
Sherman Alexie
Garden Spells (Sarah Addison Allen)
Garden Spells
13
Sarah Addison Allen
The Girl Who Chased the Moon (Sarah Addison Allen)
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
14
Sarah Addison Allen
The Peach Keeper (Sarah Addison Allen)
The Peach Keeper
15
Sarah Addison Allen
First Frost (Sarah Addison)
First Frost
16
Sarah Addison
Lost Lake (Sarah Addison Allen)
Lost Lake
17
Sarah Addison Allen
Sugar Queen (Sarah Addison Allen)
Sugar Queen
18
Sarah Addison Allen
Lysistrata (Aristophenes)
Lysistrata
19
Aristophenes
Lady Susan (Jane Austen)
Lady Susan
20
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
21
Jane Austen
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
22
Jane Austen
Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard)
Red Queen
23
Victoria Aveyard
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
24
A Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone
25
Ishmael Beah
Amazing Gracie (Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff)
Amazing Gracie
26
Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff
The Looking Glass Wars (Frank Beddor)
The Looking Glass Wars
27
Frank Beddor
Seeing Redd (Frank Beddor)
Seeing Redd
28
Frank Beddor
Archenemy (Frank Beddor)
Archenemy
29
Frank Beddor
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
30
Circle of Friends (Maeve Binchy)
Circle of Friends
31
Maeve Binchy
The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall)
The Penderwicks
32
Jeanne Birdsall
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
33
Ray Bradbury
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
34
Anthony Burgess
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
35
Edgar Rice Burroughs
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
36
Willa Cather
The School for Good and Evil (Soman Chainani)
The School for Good and Evil
37
Soman Chainani
The Warrior Heir (Cinda Williams Chima)
The Warrior Heir
38
Cinda Williams Chima
The Wishing Spell (Chris Colfer)
The Wishing Spell
39
Chris Colfer
The Butterfly Conspiracy (Vivian Conroy)
The Butterfly Conspiracy
40
Vivian Conroy
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