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PBS's The Great American Read

Below is the list of America's 100 most-loved books brought to you by PBS and The Great American Read.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
2
John Kennedy Toole
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
3
John Irving
A Seperate Peace (John Knowles)
A Seperate Peace
4
John Knowles
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
5
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
6
Betty Smith
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
7
Mark Twain
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
8
Paulo Coelho
Alex Cross Series
Alex Cross Series
9
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
10
Lewis Carroll
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
11
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
12
Agatha Christie
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
13
L.M. Montgomery
Another Country
Another Country
14
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
15
Ayn Rand
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
16
Toni Morrison
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
17
Rudolpho Anaya
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
18
Markus Zusak
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
19
Junot Díaz
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
20
Jack London
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
21
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
22
J.D. Salinger
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
23
E.B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
24
C.S. Lewis
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
25
Jean Auel
The Coldest Winter Ever
The Coldest Winter Ever
26
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
27
Alice Walker
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
28
Alexandre Dumas
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
29
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
30
Mark Haddon
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
31
Dan Brown
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
32
Miguel De Cervantes
Dona Barbara (Romulo Gallegos)
Dona Barbara
33
Romulo Gallegos
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
34
Frank Herbert
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
35
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
36
V.C. Andrews
Foundation Series
Foundation Series
37
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
38
Mary Shelley
Ghost (Jason Reynolds)
Ghost
39
Jason Reynolds
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
40
Marilynne Robinson
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