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The Great American Read

The Great American Read is an eight-part series that celebrates the power of reading through a list of 100 chosen books. A nationwide vote will decide which one of these titles gets crowned America's most beloved book by the PBS program.
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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 Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
4
John Knowles
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
5
Betty Smith
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
6
Mark Twain
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
7
Paulo Coelho
Alex Cross Series
Alex Cross Series
8
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
9
Lewis Carroll
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
10
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
11
Agatha Christie
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
12
L.M. Montgomery
Another Country (James Baldwin)
Another Country
13
James Baldwin
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
14
Ayn Rand
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
15
Toni Morrison
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolpho Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
16
Rudolpho Anaya
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
17
Markus Zusak
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
18
Junot Diaz
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
19
Jack London
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
20
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
21
J.D. Salinger
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
22
E.B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia: Full Series (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Full Series
23
C.S. Lewis
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
24
Jean Auel
The Coldest Winter Ever
The Coldest Winter Ever
25
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
26
Alice Walker
Count of Monte Cristo (Alexander Dumas)
Count of Monte Cristo
27
Alexander Dumas
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
29
Mark Haddon
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
30
Dan Brown
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
31
Miguel De Cervantes
Dona Barbara (Romulo Gallegos)
Dona Barbara
32
Romulo Gallegos
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
33
Frank Herbert
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
34
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
35
V.C. Andrews
Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series
Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series
36
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
37
Mary Shelley
Game of Thrones (George R. R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
38
George R. R. Martin
Ghost (Jason Reynolds)
Ghost
39
Jason Reynolds
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
40
Marilynne Robinson
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