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Free eBooks - All Our Classic Books and Novels. Best Young Adult Novels, Best Teen Fiction, Top 100 Teen Novels. Arts & Life > Books > 100 Best Books It's almost a cliche at this point to say that teen fiction isn't just for teens anymore. Just last year, the Association of American Publishers ranked Children's/Young Adult books as the single fastest-growing publishing category. Which is why we were only a little surprised to see the tremendous response that came in for this summer's Best-Ever Teen Fiction poll.

And now, the final results are in. Selecting a manageable voting roster from among the more than 1,200 nominations that came in from readers wasn't easy, and we were happy to be able to rely on such an experienced panel of judges . Summer, like youth, is fleeting. What's on Rory Gilmore's Bookshelf? Rory Gilmore from Gilmore Girls has always been my guru.

What's on Rory Gilmore's Bookshelf?

Her wit, intelligence, never-ending appetite, feminist outlook, and multi-dimensional plot lines are a rare combination of characteristics for female leads to possess within today’s pop culture. Likewise, there were few episodes of Gilmore Girls where Rory wasn’t reading a book, referencing a book, or standing with a stack of her prized books—her thirst for knowledge was a key part of who she was. Filmmaker John Waters once said, “If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don’t fuck ‘em.” I, too, believe that books can tell a lot about a person. If I went over to a guy’s house and he only had books about money or cars, this would be the tarot card to tell me that our interests probably don’t align. So with that in mind, I’ve always wanted to know more about the novels Rory read.

Challenge: See if you can read them all by the end of the summer. . • A Month Of Sundays by Julie Mars • The Razor’s Edge by W. . • Dr.

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Used, New, and Out of Print Books - We Buy and Sell - Powells Books - StumbleUpon. Authorama - Public Domain Books - StumbleUpon. 30 Books I'm Glad I Read Before 30 - StumbleUpon. In various ways, these 30 books convey some of the philosophy of how Angel and I live our lives.

30 Books I'm Glad I Read Before 30 - StumbleUpon

I honestly credit a fraction of who I am today to each title. Thus, they have indirectly influenced much of what I write about on this site. A medley of both fiction and nonfiction, these great reads challenged my internal status quo, opening my mind to new ideas and opportunities, and together they gave me a basic framework for living, loving, learning and working successfully. If you haven’t read these books yet, I highly recommend doing so. They will enrich your library and your life. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert – Gilbert, a Harvard professor of psychology has studied happiness for decades, and he shares scientific findings that just might change the way you look at the world.

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