The Greatest Books of All Time on Courage

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17117 How To Train Your Dragon Cressida Cowell 2003 British English
17117 The Invasion K. A. Applegate 1996 American English
17117 Tangerine Edward Bloor 1997 American English
16945 Journey’s End R. C. Sherriff 1929 British English
17117 A Wind In The Door Madeleine L'Engle 1973 American English
17117 Moreta Anne McCaffrey 1983 American English
17117 Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey 1986 Irish English
17117 Rise Of The Dragons Morgan Rice 2014 American English
17117 Ruby Finley Vs. The Interstellar Invasion K. Tempest Bradford 2023 American English
17117 Riverland Fran Wilde 2019 American English
17117 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making Catherynne M. Valente 2011 American English
17117 Flora's Dare Ysabeau S. Wilce 2008 American English
17117 Valiant Holly Black 2005 American English
17117 Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014 British English
17117 Battle Ground Jim Butcher 2020 American English
17117 Monster Hunter Memories Larry Correia, John Ringo 2016 American English
17117 Ането Angel Karaliichev 1967 Bulgarian Bulgarian
17117 The Coin Light Amidst Shadows 2007 Unknown Unknown
17117 Arthur And The Invisibles Luc Besson 2002 French French
17117 Franklin The Turtle Paulette Bourgeois 1986 Canadian English
17039 През води и гори Emilian Stanev 1945 Bulgarian Bulgarian
17086 Hauff's Fairy Tales Wilhelm Hauff 1825 German German
16755 Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink 1935 American English
17117 Inkspell Cornelia Funke 2005 German German
17028 The Chocolate War Robert Cormier 1974 American English
17117 Alex Cross's Trial James Patterson 2009 American English
17090 Call It Courage Armstrong Sperry 1940 American English
17117 Elijah Of Buxton Christopher Paul Curtis 2007 American English
17117 The Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman 1986 American English
17117 The Faber Book Of Reportage John Carey 1987 British English
17117 I Was A Stranger Sir John Winthrop Hackett 1977 Irish Unknown
16764 The First Day On The Somme Martin Middlebrook 1971 British English
17117 Hello, Universe Erin Entrada Kelly 2017 American English
17117 Bone Gap Laura Ruby 2015 British English
17117 The Book Of Aron Jim Shepard 2015 American English
17117 The Bookshop Penelope Fitzgerald 1978 British English
17117 Warriors Gerald Hanley 1971 British English
17117 Longa And The Ghoul Zahwar Wanissi Unknown Unknown
17117 The Fallen Knight Alights Elias al-Diri Lebanese Unknown
16931 Paso Por Aqui Eugene Manlove Rhodes 1926 American English
17117 The River Of Doubt Candice Millard 2005 American English
17117 The Courage To Be Disliked Ichirō Kishimi, Fumitake Koga 2013 Japanese Japanese
16900 The Princess And The Goblin George MacDonald 1872 British English
17117 Odd Thomas Dean R. Koontz 2003 American English
17117 The Hammer Of Thor Rick Riordan 2016 American English
17117 Song Of Susannah Stephen King 2004 American English
17117 Hearts In Atlantis Stephen King 1999 American English
17117 The Desert Spear Peter V. Brett 2010 American English
17117 The Last Full Measure Jeff Shaara 1998 American English
17117 Band Of Brothers Stephen E. Ambrose 1992 American English
17117 Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides 2001 American English
17117 To The Last Man Jeff Shaara 2004 American English
17117 Gone For Soldiers Jeff Shaara 2000 American English
17117 The Book Of Lost Things John Connolly 2006 Irish English
17117 Rise Of The Evening Star Brandon Mull 2007 American English
17117 Agincourt Bernard Cornwell 2009 British English
17117 On The Front Line Marie Colvin 2012 British English
16862 Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander 1967 American English
17117 Vampires Of El Norte Isabel Cañas 2023 Unknown English
17117 Berserk Volume 7 Kentaro Miura 1995 Japanese Japanese
17117 The Penguin Book Of First World War Poetry George Walter 1979 British English
17117 Sheepfarmers Daughter Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17117 The Doll People Ann M. Martin 2000 American English
17117 Lyra's Oxford Philip Pullman 2003 British English
17117 American Sniper Chris Kyle 2012 American English
17117 Monstrous Regiment Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
17117 The Little Bandits Michael Henry 2025 Australian English
17117 We Were Dreamers Marjorie Liu 2022 Unknown English
17117 The Christmas Pig J. K. Rowling 2021 British English
17117 Gallant V. E. Schwab 2022 American English
17117 Son Lois Lowry 2012 American English
17117 A Gathering Of Days Joan W. Blos 1979 American English
17117 Honeybee Craig Silvey 2020 Australian English
17117 Historia De Una Gaviota Y Del Gato Que Le Enseñó A Volar Luis Sepúlveda 1996 Chilean Spanish
17117 The Wishing Spell Chris Colfer 2012 American English
17117 Blue Lily, Lily Blue Maggie Stiefvater 2014 American English
17117 Fablehaven Brandon Mull 2006 American English
17117 The Hunger Games Kate Egan 2008 Unknown English
17117 Bleach, Vol. 1 Tite Kubo 2001 Japanese Japanese
17117 The Lord Of The Rings Brian Sibley British Unknown
17117 Hue 1968 Mark Bowden 2017 American English
17002 The Fate Of A Man And Early Stories Mikhail Sholokhov 1967 Russian Russian
17117 I Am, I Am, I Am Maggie O'Farrell 2017 British English
17117 War Sebastian Junger 2010 American English
17117 The Bang Bang Club Greg Marinovich 2000 South African English
17117 Claudette Colvin Phillip Hoose 2009 American English
17117 The Gate Of The Feral Gods Matt Dinniman 2022 American English
17117 Carl's Doomsday Scenario Matt Dinniman 2023 Unknown English
17080 Pied Piper Nevil Shute 1942 British English
17117 The Day My Bum Went Psycho Andy Griffiths 2001 Australian English
17117 Honus & Me Dan Gutman 1997 American English
17117 Sammy Keyes And The Hotel Thief Wendelin Van Draanen 1998 American English
17117 Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining Anne Mazer 2000 American English
17117 The Book Of Virtues William Bennett 1993 American English
17117 In My Time Of Dying Sebastian Junger Unknown Unknown
17117 Fire From Heaven Mary Renault 1969 British English
17117 Inés Da Minha Alma Isabel Allende 2006 Chilean Spanish
16905 Le Jouvencel Jean V de Bueil 1466 French French
16917 The Romance Of 'Antar Unknown 1100 Multiple Arabic
17040 Epic Of Sundiata Unknown 1235 Multiple Mandinka
17104 Daredevils Of Sassoun Unknown 800 Multiple Armenian
17117 Chains Laurie Halse Anderson 2008 American English
17117 Lon Po Po Ed Young 1989 American English
17117 Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters John Steptoe 1987 American English
17117 Pink And Say Patricia Polacco 1994 American English
17117 Rickshaw Girl Mitali Perkins 2007 American English
17117 Starry River Of The Sky Grace Lin 2012 American English
17117 The Ballad Of Never After Stephanie Garber 2022 American English
17117 A Fate Inked In Blood Danielle L. Jensen 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Captain Will Wight 2023 Unknown English
17117 A Day Of Fallen Night Samantha Shannon 2023 British English
17117 The Queen Of The Tearling Erika Johansen 2014 American English
17117 All The Tides Of Fate Adalyn Grace 2021 American English
17117 King Of The World David Remnick 1998 American English
16816 The Frontiersmen Allan W. Eckert 1967 American English
17117 The Woman Who Read Too Much Bahiyyih Nakhjavani 2015 Unknown English
17117 Song Of A Captive Bird Jasmin Darznik 2018 American English
17117 Churchill Martin Gilbert 1991 British English
17117 Guadalcanal Richard B. Frank 1990 American English
17117 The Fall Of Gondolin J. R. R. Tolkien 2018 British English