The Great American Read


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Book cover for "Alice's adventures in Wonderland ; and, Through the looking-glass and What Alice found there"
Star rating for Alice's adventures in Wonderland ; and, Through the looking-glass and What Alice found there
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
When Alice follows a strange rabbit down a rabbit hole and passes through a looking glass, she experiences curious sensations and encounters the Mad Hatter, the fiendish Queen of Hearts, and many other odd characters.
Book cover for "The book thief"
Star rating for The book thief
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Book cover for "The call of the wild"
Star rating for The call of the wild
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Book cover for "Charlotte's web"
Star rating for Charlotte's web
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:
A little girl named Fern raises the little runt pig, Wilbur, only to have her father give him away. At his new home, Wilbur is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him. Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.

5. Ghost

Book cover for "Ghost"
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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.
Book cover for "Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone"
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Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
Book cover for "The Hunger Games"
Star rating for The Hunger Games
Series:
Hunger Games volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place. "In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol...
Book cover for "The lion, the witch and the wardrobe"
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
Book cover for "A tree grows in Brooklyn"
Star rating for A tree grows in Brooklyn
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Description:
An autobiographical novel concerning a young daughter of German immigrants growing up in the slums of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in the early 20th century.
Book cover for "Twilight"
Star rating for Twilight
Series:
Twilight saga volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.
Book cover for "Where the red fern grows"
Star rating for Where the red fern grows
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Description:
Having purchased two dogs for fifty dollars, young Billy is determined to create the valley's best hunting team. A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters.