"THE GREAT AMERICAN READ was an eight-part series that explored and celebrated the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey). It investigated how and why writers create their fictional worlds, how we as readers are affected by these stories, and what these 100 different books have to say about our diverse nation and our shared human experience.
To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father—a crusading local lawyer—risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.
To Kill a Mockingbird led The Great American Read voting from the first week, and kept the lead for the entire five months of voting, despite strong competition from the rest of our five finalists. It also topped the list of votes in every state except North Carolina (who went for Outlander) and Wyoming (who preferred Lord of The Rings). Such widespread support from readers across the country make To Kill a Mockingbird a worthy winner of The Great American Read."
*Quoted from https://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/about/show/
1. To Kill a Mockingbird 26. A Prayer for Owen Meany
2. Outlander (Series) 27. Color Purple
3. Harry Potter (Series) 28. Alice in Wonderland
4. Pride and Prejudice 29. Great Expectations
5. Lord of the Rings 30. Catcher in the Rye
6. Gone with the Wind 31. Where the Red Fern Grows
7. Charlotte's Web 32. Outsiders
8. Little Women 33. The Da Vinci Code
9. Chronicles of Narnia 34. The Handmaid's Tale
10. Jane Eyre 35. Dune
11. Anne of Green Gables 36. The Little Prince
12. Grapes of Wrath 37. Call of the Wild
13. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 38. The Clan of the Cave Bear
14. Book Thief 39. The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy
15. Great Gatsby 40. The Hunger Games
16. The Help 41. The Count of Monte Cristo
17. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 42. The Joy Luck Club
18. 1984 43. Frankenstein
19. And Then There Were None 44. The Giver
20. Atlas Shrugged 45. Memoirs of a Geisha
21. Wuthering Heights 46. Moby Dick
22. Lonesome Dove 47. Catch 22
23. Pillars of the Earth 48. Game of Thrones (series)
24. Stand 49. Foundation (series)
25. Rebecca 50. War and Peace