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The Great Canadian Reading List: 150 Books to Read for Canada 150 - Page 2

What books do YOU want to see on the great Canadian reading list? CBC Books posed this question to Canadians online. We combined the answers with recommendations from guests on The Next Chapter, Cross Country Checkup, books that were meaningful to prominent Canadians and added all 17 Canada Reads winners to build the ultimate reading list.
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Roughing It in the Bush (Susanna Moodie)
Roughing It in the Bush
41
Susanna Moodie
Never Cry Wolf (Farley Mowat)
Never Cry Wolf
42
Farley Mowat
In the Skin of a Lion
In the Skin of a Lion
43
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
44
Half-Breed (Maria Campbell)
Half-Breed
45
Maria Campbell
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
46
L.M. Montgomery
Company Town (Madeline Ashby)
Company Town
47
Madeline Ashby
New Tab (Guillaume Morissette)
New Tab
48
Guillaume Morissette
The Illegal (Lawrence Hill)
The Illegal
49
Lawrence Hill
North End Love Songs (Katherena Vermette)
North End Love Songs
50
Katherena Vermette
Clara Callan
Clara Callan
51
Islands of Decolonial Love (Leanne Simpson)
Islands of Decolonial Love
52
Leanne Simpson
The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)
The Stone Angel
53
Margaret Laurence
Saints of Big Harbour (Lynn Coady)
Saints of Big Harbour
54
Lynn Coady
Take Us to Your Chief and Other Stories (Drew Hayden Taylor)
Take Us to Your Chief and Other Stories
55
Drew Hayden Taylor
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
56
Ruth Ozeki
Cool Water (Dianne Warren)
Cool Water
57
Dianne Warren
This Is Happy (Camilla Gibb)
This Is Happy
58
Camilla Gibb
The Hockey Sweater (Roch Carrier)
The Hockey Sweater
59
Roch Carrier
Jillian Jiggs (Phoebe Gilman)
Jillian Jiggs
60
Phoebe Gilman
They Left Us Everything (Plum Johnson)
They Left Us Everything
61
Plum Johnson
The Reason You Walk (Wab Kinew)
The Reason You Walk
62
Wab Kinew
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
63
Patrick Dewitt
The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
The Diviners
64
Margaret Laurence
#Indianlovepoems (Tenille Campbell)
#Indianlovepoems
65
Tenille Campbell
The Breadwinner (Deborah Ellis)
The Breadwinner
66
Deborah Ellis
Half-Blood Blues (Esi Edugyan)
Half-Blood Blues
67
Esi Edugyan
And the Birds Rained Down (Jocelyne Saucier)
And the Birds Rained Down
68
Jocelyne Saucier
The Darkhouse (Barbara Redecki)
The Darkhouse
69
Barbara Redecki
Baseball Life Advice: Loving the Game That Saved Me (Stacey May Fowles)
Baseball Life Advice: Loving the Game That Saved Me
70
Stacey May Fowles
The Collected Poems of Patrick Lane (Patrick Lane)
The Collected Poems of Patrick Lane
71
Patrick Lane
Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
Fall on Your Knees
72
Ann-Marie MacDonald
A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada (John Ralston Saul)
A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada
73
John Ralston Saul
Etta and Otto and Russell and James (Emma Hooper)
Etta and Otto and Russell and James
74
Emma Hooper
When the World Was New (George Blondin)
When the World Was New
75
George Blondin
Monkey Beach
Monkey Beach
76
Canoe Country: The Making of Canada (Roy McGregor)
Canoe Country: The Making of Canada
77
Roy McGregor
Alligator Pie (Dennis Lee)
Alligator Pie
78
Dennis Lee
The Break (Katherena Vermette)
The Break
79
Katherena Vermette
The Just City (Jo Walton)
The Just City
80
Jo Walton
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