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Real Simple's 50 Books That Readers Love

When almost 4,000 of Real Simple's Facebook fans answered the question which books they loved, they wrote passionately about the books they love (and, in some cases, really, really love).
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Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
1
E.B. White
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
2
Charlotte Bronte
A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of Verses
3
The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
The Boxcar Children
4
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Nancy Drew (Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge)
Nancy Drew
5
Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
6
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
7
Scott O'Dell
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
8
Margaret Mitchell
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
9
Wilson Rawls
The Baby-Sitters Club
The Baby-Sitters Club
10
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
11
L.M. Montgomery
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
12
Madeleine L'engle
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
13
Maurice Sendak
Fun With Dick and Jane
Fun With Dick and Jane
14
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
15
Jk Rowling
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
16
Charles Dickens
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
17
Margery Williams
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
18
Pearl S. Buck
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
19
Louisa May Alcott
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
20
E. L. Konigsburg
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
21
Katherine Paterson
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
22
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
23
Johanna Spyri
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
24
S.E. Hinton
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
25
Judy Blume
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
26
Dr. Seuss
The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
The Magic Faraway Tree
27
Enid Blyton
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
28
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
29
Betty Smith
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
30
Judy Blume
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
31
John Steinbeck
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
32
Louise Fitzhugh
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
33
Daphne Du Maurier
Stuart Little (E.B. White)
Stuart Little
34
E.B. White
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
35
Harper Lee
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
36
C.S. Lewis
Trixie Belden
Trixie Belden
37
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
38
Agatha Christie
The Black Stallion (Walter Farley)
The Black Stallion
39
Walter Farley
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
40
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
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