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The Great American Read: America's 100 Favorite Books

THE GREAT AMERICAN READ is an eight-part series on PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America's 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey). It investigates how and why writers create their fictional worlds, how we as readers are affected by these stories, and what these 100 different books have to say about our diverse nation and our shared human experience.
These are their stories... err, I mean books.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
1
J.K. Rowling
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
3
Jane Austen
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
4
J.R.R.Tolkien
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
5
George Orwell
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
6
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
7
Markus Zusak
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
8
Margaret Atwood
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
9
Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
10
E.B. White
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
11
Louisa May Alcott
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
12
C.S. Lewis
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
13
Suzanne Collins
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
14
Kathryn Stockett
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
15
Margaret Mitchell
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
16
L.M. Montgomery
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
17
Lois Lowry
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
18
John Steinbeck
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
19
S.E. Hinton
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
20
George R.R. Martin
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
21
Douglas Adams
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
22
Agatha Christie
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
23
J.D. Salinger
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
24
Alice Walker
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
25
Betty Smith
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
26
Daphne Du Maurier
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
27
Andy Weir
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
28
Mark Twain
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
29
Diana Gabaldon
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
30
Emily Bronte
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
31
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
32
Stephen King
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
33
Alexandre Dumas
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
34
Ernest Cline
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
35
Arthur Golden
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
36
Dan Brown
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
37
Michael Crichton
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
38
Lewis Carroll
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
39
Frank Herbert
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
40
Amy Tan
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