1,"To Kill a Mockingbird","Harper Lee","1960",281,"Historical Fiction","Overcoming Prejudice","1st person omniscent","child","female","Scout Finch","female","child","student","Jem Finch","male","adolescent","student","African- American","Alabama","1930s","No","Yes","100","Pulitzer Prize"
2,"A Separate Peace","John Knowles","1959",196,"Historical Fiction","Friendship","1st person omniscent","middle age","male","Gene","male","young adult","student","Phineas","male","adolescent","student","Caucasian","New England","1940s","No","Yes","100","n/a"
3,"A Midsummer Night's Dream","William Shakespeare","1598",86,"Play","Magic","Play","not revealed","not revealed","Lysander & Demetrius","male","young adult","suitors","Hermia & Helena","female","young adult","none","Greek","Athens, Greece","middle ages?","No","Yes","30","n/a"
4,"Snow Falling on Cedars","David Gutterson","1995",460,"Murder Mystery","Overcoming Prejudice","3rd person omniscient","not revealed","not revealed","Ishmael Chambers","male","middle age","journalist","Hatsue Miyomoto","female","middle age","housewife","Asian-American","San Piedro, WA","1956","Yes","Yes","10","American Booksellers Book of the Year"
5,"Bean Trees","Barbara Kingsolver","1988",232,"Realistic Fiction","Family","1st person limited","middle age","female","Taylor Greer","female","middle age","sales","Turtle Greer","female","child","none","Native-American","Tuscon, AZ","modern-day","No","No","5","American Library Assoc. Best Books for Young Adult"
6,"Pigs in Heaven","Barbara Kingsolver","1993",343,"Realistic Fiction","Family","3rd person omniscient","not revealed","not revealed","Taylor Greer","female","middle age","sales","Turtle Greer","female","child","student","Native-American","Tuscon, AZ","modern-day","No","No","5","L.A. Book Award for Fiction"
7,"The Pearl","John Steinbeck","1945",118,"Realistic Fiction","Family","3rd person limited","not revealed","not revealed","Kino","male","young adult","fisherman","Jaana","female","young adult","housewife","Mexican-American","Mexico","not revealed","No","No","30","n/a"
8,"The Color of Water","James McBride","1997",228,"Memoir","Overcoming Prejudice","1st person limited","middle age","both","James McBride","male","middle age","student","Ruth McBride Jordan","female","elderly","housewife","African-American","Brooklyn, NY","1960s","No","No","10","Oprah Book Club"
9,"Angela's Ashes","Frank McCourt","1996",362,"Memoir","Survival","1st person limited","child","male","Frank McCourt","male","child","student","Angela McCourt","female","middle age","housewife","other","Ireland","1930s","Yes","Yes","5","Pulitzer Prize"
10,"A Lesson Before Dying","Ernest Gaines","1993",256,"Realistic Fiction","Overcoming Prejudice","1st person limited","middle age","male","Grant Wiggins","male","middle age","teacher","Jefferson","male","middle age","prisoner","African-American","Louisiana","1960s","No","No","10","Oprah Book Club"
11,"A Summer Life","Gary Soto","1990",150,"Realistic Fiction","Coming of Age","1st person limited","adolescent","male","?","male","adolescent","student","various","both","various","various","Mexican-American","Southern California","1960s","No","No","4","n/a"
12,"Baseball in April","Gary Soto","1990",134,"Realistic Fiction","Coming of Age","3rd person omniscient","not revealed","not revealed","Alfonso","male","adolescent","student","Ernie","male","adolescent","student","Mexican-American","Southern California","1960s","No","No","4","n/a"
13,"The Color Purple","Alice Walker","1982",295,"Realistic Fiction","Survival","1st person limited","middle age","female","Celie","female","young adult","housewife","Nettie","female","young adult","nanny","African-American","Georgia","1930s","Yes","Yes","6","Pulitzer Prize"
14,"House on Mango Street","Sandra Cisneros","1984",110,"Realistic Fiction","Belonging","1st person limited","child","female","Esperanza Cordero","female","adolescent","student","various family members","both","young adult","various","Mexican-American","Chicago","modern-day","No","No","4","n/a"
15,"In Our Time","Ernest Hemmingway","1925",156,"Short Story/Historical Fiction","Survival","1st person limited","young adult","male","Nick Adams","male","young adult","soldier","various","male","various","various","Caucasian","various","WWI","No","No","30","n/a"
16,"Ricochet River","Robin Cody","1992",266,"Realistic Fiction","Coming of Age","1st person limited","adolescent","male","Wade","male","adolescent","student","Jesse","male","adolescent","student","Native-American","Calamus, OR","modern-day","Yes","No","30","n/a"
17,"Killing Mr. Griffin","Lois Duncan","1978",223,"Horror Fiction","Mistakes","3rd person omniscient","not revealed","not revealed","Susan McConnell","male","adolescent","student","David Ruggles","male","young adult","student","Caucasian","Sandia Mountains","modern-day","No","Yes","3","n/a"
18,"Athletic Shorts","Chris Crutcher","1989",161,"Short Story/Realistic Fiction","Coming of Age","1st person limited","not revealed","both","various","male","adolescent","various","various","both","young adult","various","Caucasian","various","modern-day","No","No","4","n/a"
19,"Crazy Horse Electric Game","Chris Crutcher","1987",224,"Realistic Fiction","Survival","3rd person omniscient","not revealed","not revealed","Willy","male","adolescent","student","Johnny Rivers","male","young adult","student","Caucasian","various","modern-day","No","No","4","n/a"
20,"I Know What You Did Last Summer","Lois Duncan","1973",198,"Horror Fiction","Mistakes","3rd person limited","not revealed","not revealed","Julie James","female","adolescent","student","Barry Cox","male","young adult","student","Caucasian","California","modern-day","No","Yes","3","n/a"
21,"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry","Mildred Taylor","1976",276,"Historical Fiction","Overcoming Prejudice","1st person limited","child","female","Cassie","female","child","student","various family members","both","child","various","African-American","Mississippi","1930s","No","No","2","Newberry Award"
22,"Iona Moon","Melanie Rae Thon","1993",315,"Realistic Fiction","Survival","3rd person omniscient","not revealed","not revealed","Iona Moon","female","adolescent","clerk","Willy Hamilton","male","young adult","student","Native-American","Whitebird, ID","modern-day","Yes","No","6","n/a"
23,"Reviving Ophelia","Mary Pipher","1994",293,"Non-fiction","Self-Image","1st person omniscent","middle age","female","Mary Pipher","female","adolescent","psychiatrist","various young women","female","young adult","various","Gender Issues","various","modern-day","Yes","No","30","NY Times Bestseller"
24,"Famous All Over Town","Danny Santiago","1983",285,"Realistic Fiction","Coming of Age","1st person limited","adolescent","male","Rudy Medina, Jr.","male","adolescent","drop-out","various friends & family","both","various","gangsters","Mexican-American","inner-city Los Angeles","modern-day","Yes","No","6","n/a"
25,"Like Water for Chocolate","Laura Esquivel","1989",246,"Romance","Love","3rd person omniscient","not revealed","not revealed","Tita","female","young adult","cook","Pedro","male","young adult","rancher","Mexican","Mexico","1900s","No","Yes","4","n/a"
26,"All the Pretty Horses","Cormac McCarthy","1992",302,"Realistic Fiction","Survial","3rd person omniscient","not revealed","not revealed","John Grady Cole","male","young adult","ranch hand","Alejandra","female","young adult","student","Mexican","Mexico","modern-day","Yes","No","30","National Book Award for Fiction"
27,"How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents","Julia Alvarez","1991",290,"Realistic Fiction","Coming of Age","3rd person omniscient","not revealed","not revealed","the Garcia sisters","female","young adult","various","various friends","both","various","various","Mexican-American","New York","modern-day","No","No","4","n/a"
28,"Children of the River","Linda Crew","1989",213,"Historical Fiction","Overcoming Prejudice","3rd person omniscient","not revealed","not revealed","Sundara","female","adolescent","student","Jonathon","male","young adult","student","Asian-American","Corvallis, OR","1975","No","No","30","n/a"
29,"Bless Me, Ultima","Rudolfo Anaya","1972",260,"Fantasy","Family","1st person limited","child","male","Antonio","male","child","none","Grandma Ultima","female","elderly","medicine woman","Mexican","Mexico","1940s","No","No","4","Premio quinto Sol Literary Award"
30,"Ellen Foster","Kaye Gibbons","1987",126,"Realistic Fiction","Belonging","1st person limited","adolescent","female","Ellen Foster","female","adolescent","student","Starletta","female","young adult","student","African-American","Alabama?","modern-day","No","No","2","n/a"
31,"The Rapture of Cannan","Sheri Reynolds","1995",317,"Realistic Fiction","Survival","1st person limited","adolescent","female","Ninah Huff","female","adolescent","student","Nana","female","elderly","housewife","Caucasian","Virginia?","modern-day","Yes","No","4","n/a"
32,"The Awakening","Kate Chopin","1899",286,"Realistic Fiction","Identity","3rd person omniscient","young adult","female","Mrs. Pontellier","female","middle age","housewife","Mr. Pontellier","male","middle age","businessman","Caucasian","Grand Isle, New Orleans","1900","No","No","6","n/a"