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2003 - Thanks for the Vodka
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3.71 avg rating — 1,141 ratings
score: 499,
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Goodnight, and Thanks for the Vodka [2002]
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4.07 avg rating — 474 ratings
score: 398,
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Asleep with One Eye Open
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4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings
score: 300,
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Bastard Out of Carolina
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4.14 avg rating — 47,266 ratings
score: 299,
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
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Dave Pelzer (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 456,705 ratings
score: 276,
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3 people voted
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The Outsiders
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S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 1,555,305 ratings
score: 199,
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2 people voted
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Jane Eyre
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4.16 avg rating — 2,277,411 ratings
score: 196,
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The Secret Life of Bees
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Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 1,342,135 ratings
score: 196,
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What Night Brings
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4.18 avg rating — 774 ratings
score: 187,
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Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
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Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 58,372 ratings
score: 186,
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2 people voted
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Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 4,312,842 ratings
score: 179,
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Don't Forget Steven
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P.D. Workman (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 87 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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To Murder Matt
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Viveca Benoir (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 174 ratings
score: 100,
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Shifter Mountain
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Annora Soule (Goodreads Author)
3.64 avg rating — 28 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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What She Left Behind
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Tracy Bilen (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 2,479 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Tranquility
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Laurie Gardiner (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 71 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Big Little Lies
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Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 1,098,452 ratings
score: 100,
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The Great Alone
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Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)
4.45 avg rating — 1,107,264 ratings
score: 100,
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Hey! I Could Use a Little Help Here! My Story of Healthcare Workplace Violence
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June Zanes Garen (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
score: 100,
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Those Who Believe
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P.D. Workman (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 99,
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Matt: the Beginning
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Viveca Benoir (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 114 ratings
score: 99,
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No Comfort Zone: Notes on Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Marla Handy (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 151 ratings
score: 99,
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Tattooed Teardrops (Tamara's Teardrops #1)
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P.D. Workman (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 101 ratings
score: 98,
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Dancing with Devia
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Viveca Benoir (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 111 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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Catering to Nobody (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #1)
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Diane Mott Davidson (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 22,428 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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Walking Over Eggshells
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Lucinda E. Clarke (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 343 ratings
score: 98,
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
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Nicholas D. Kristof (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 55,514 ratings
score: 97,
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Deviation (Breaking the Pattern, #1)
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P.D. Workman (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 56 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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The Grilling Season (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #7)
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Diane Mott Davidson (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 9,362 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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By-Pass (Breaking the Pattern, #3)
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P.D. Workman (Goodreads Author)
4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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Dying for Chocolate (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #2)
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Diane Mott Davidson (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 12,895 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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4.24 avg rating — 1,963,000 ratings
score: 95,
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June & Justin (Between the Cracks, #2)
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P.D. Workman (Goodreads Author)
4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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Sticks & Scones (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #10)
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Diane Mott Davidson (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 10,317 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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Split
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Swati Avasthi (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 7,851 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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The Only Alien on the Planet
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Kristen D. Randle (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 3,011 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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The Cereal Murders (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #3)
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Diane Mott Davidson (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 11,949 ratings
score: 94,
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
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4.30 avg rating — 572,637 ratings
score: 93,
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Lion Within
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P.D. Workman (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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Tough Cookie (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #9)
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Diane Mott Davidson (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 8,834 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 1,663,411 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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Double Shot (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #12)
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Diane Mott Davidson (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 12,392 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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Dreamland
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Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 83,801 ratings
score: 91,
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1 person voted
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Chomp
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Carl Hiaasen (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 23,375 ratings
score: 90,
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1 person voted
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Taming the Star Runner
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S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 4,656 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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The Rules of Survival
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Nancy Werlin (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 11,870 ratings
score: 86,
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1 person voted
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You Don't Know Me
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3.90 avg rating — 9,251 ratings
score: 85,
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1 person voted
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
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Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 1,604,172 ratings
score: 82,
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1 person voted
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Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
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Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author)
3.60 avg rating — 1,128,247 ratings
score: 81,
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1 person voted
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