Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once In Their Life

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There are numerous lists on the GoodReads website known as Listopia, including the “Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once.” With a whopping 32,308 books currently featured, these lists are open for anyone to contribute to, but the top books have been selected through votes. A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. To narrow down the selection, I involved my three children and myself in picking a number between 1 and 100. After their choices of 12, 7, and 42, and my selection of 14 (my volleyball number in high school), we added them up to a confident total of 75. The list offers a mix of well-known and lesser-known books, and I am eager to explore the ones that are new to me.

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  1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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  2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
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  3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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  4. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
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  5. Animal Farm by George Orwell
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  6. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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  7. 1984 by George Orwell
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  8. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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  9. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
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  10. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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  11. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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  12. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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  13. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
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  14. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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  15. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
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  16. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
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  17. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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  18. The Giver by Lois Lowry
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  19. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
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  20. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
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  21. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
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  22. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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  23. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
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  24. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
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  25. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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  26. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess
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  27. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
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  28. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
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  29. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
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  30. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
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  31. Night by Elie Wiesel
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  32. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
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  33. The Holy Bible: King James Version
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  34. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
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  35. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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  36. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
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  37. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
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  38. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
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  39. Tolkien on Fairy-Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien
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  40. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
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  41. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
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  42. Brave New World/Brave New World Revisted by Aldous Huxley
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  43. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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  44. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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  45. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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  46. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
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  47. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
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  48. The Odyssey by Homer
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  49. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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  50. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Suess
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  51. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
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  52. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
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  53. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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  54. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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  55. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
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  56. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
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  57. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
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  58. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
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  59. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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  60. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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  61. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
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  62. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
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  63. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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  64. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
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  65. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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  66. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
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  67. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Suess
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  68. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
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  69. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
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  70. Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
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  71. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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  72. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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  73. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
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  74. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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  75. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Here is a link to a checklist if you want to print it out and use it to mark off the books that you have read.

Here is a link to a template that you can fill out for books to read so you can color your bookshelf as you read

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Hello everyone! I'm Tiffany Nicole, a 33-year-old proud mother of three amazing kids, two of whom I homeschool. As a cancer survivor celebrating one year of remission, I've embraced each day with renewed gratitude and purpose. My son's journey has also led me to become an advocate for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), a cause close to my heart. Beyond my family and advocacy, I'm a crafting enthusiast with a passion for creating and sharing DIY projects. This creative outlet has inspired me to start writing more and develop crafting tutorials, aiming to ignite creativity in others. Recently, I completed my paralegal certificate, adding a new dimension to my professional life. Balancing motherhood, advocacy, crafting, and my career keeps me busy, but I'm eager to connect with others who share similar interests and passions. Thank you for visiting my page, and I look forward to sharing this journey with you!

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