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Cover of Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

3.6

1954

Cover of The Little Prince

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Richard Howard, Dom Marcos Barbosa, Melina Karakosta

4.3

1946

Cover of Not My Father's Son

Not My Father's Son

Alan Cumming

4.0

2014

Cover of Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs

3.7

2002

Cover of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

4.2

1969

Cover of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)

Jeff Kinney

4.0

2004

Cover of The Liars' Club

The Liars' Club

Mary Karr

3.9

1995

Cover of Possible Side Effects

Possible Side Effects

Augusten Burroughs

4.0

2006

Cover of Boy: Tales of Childhood

Boy: Tales of Childhood

Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

4.1

1984

Cover of Black Boy

Black Boy

Richard Wright, Jerry W. Ward Jr.

4.0

1945

Cover of Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

C.S. Lewis

4.1

1955

Cover of A Girl Named Zippy

A Girl Named Zippy

Haven Kimmel

3.8

2001

Cover of The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries

Jim Carroll

4.0

1978

Cover of All Over But the Shoutin'

All Over But the Shoutin'

Rick Bragg

4.1

1997

Cover of The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

Wes Moore, Tavis Smiley

3.8

2010

Cover of Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Jeanette Winterson

3.9

2011

Cover of The Woman Warrior

The Woman Warrior

Maxine Hong Kingston

3.7

1975

Cover of Stitches

Stitches

David Small

4.0

2009

Cover of First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

Loung Ung

4.3

2000

Cover of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Paul Tough

3.9

2012

Cover of Pretty in Plaid

Pretty in Plaid

Jen Lancaster

3.9

2009

Cover of Jesus Land

Jesus Land

Julia Scheeres

4.0

2005

Cover of My Friend Dahmer

My Friend Dahmer

Derf Backderf

3.9

2012

Cover of Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet

Heinrich Harrer

4.0

1952

Cover of Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne

Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne

David Starkey

4.1

2000

Cover of The Education of Little Tree

The Education of Little Tree

Forrest Carter

4.1

1976

Cover of There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America

There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America

Alex Kotlowitz

4.3

1991

Cover of All Souls: A Family Story from Southie

All Souls: A Family Story from Southie

Michael Patrick MacDonald

4.1

1999

Cover of My Story: A Child Called It, The Lost Boy, A Man Named Dave

My Story: A Child Called It, The Lost Boy, A Man Named Dave

Dave Pelzer

4.2

1995

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