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1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: This award-winning novel follows the story of Liesel Meminger, a young girl living in Nazi Germany during World War II. As she struggles to survive in an increasingly hostile world, she discovers the power of books and the solace they can bring.
2. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: This bestselling novel follows the story of Amir, an Afghan-American living in California, who returns to his homeland to confront his past and try to make amends for a childhood betrayal.
3. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah: Set in Nazi-occupied France, this novel follows two sisters, Vianne and Isabelle, as they struggle to survive in a world of cruelty and violence.
4. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr: This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel follows the story of two young people living in Nazi-occupied France—Marie-Laure, a blind girl, and Werner, a German orphan.
5. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett: This epic novel follows the lives of a 12th-century English family as they struggle to survive in a world of violence and political upheaval.
6. The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier: This novel follows the story of Griet, a young Dutch girl who is hired to be a maid in the household of the famous painter Johannes Vermeer.
7. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss: This bestselling fantasy novel follows the story of Kvothe, a young man who is determined to uncover the secrets of his mysterious past.
8. The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill: This award-winning novel follows the story of Aminata Diallo, an African woman who is abducted and sold into slavery in the Americas.
9. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver: This epic novel follows the story of an American missionary family in the Belgian Congo during the 1950s and 1960s.
10. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden: This bestselling novel follows the story of Sayuri, a young Japanese girl who is sold into slavery and trained to be a geisha.