Books to Skip: The Ones That Didn't Earn It
Trust is the product here, and you can't trust a site that loves everything. Penny scores the misses on the exact same scale as the hits — and when a title doesn't clear the bar, it gets an honest Skip It, no matter how popular it is. There are no buy links below on purpose: we don't earn a commission telling you to pass. Here are titles that didn't earn their spot on your shelf, and a one-line reason why. Lowest scores first.
- 1Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature Anna Lorraine Guthrie · 14/100 · ⊘ Skip It
- 2Canadian Subject Headings National Library of Canada · 15/100 · ⊘ Skip It
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5 Steps to a 5 AP U. S. History, Second Edition Stephen Armstrong · 20/100 · ⊘ Skip It - 5When You're Dead, But You Forgot To Delete Your Browser History Inspirational Media Publishing · 20/100 · ⊘ Skip It
- 6Kathleen the Woman the Myth the Legend Day Writing Journals · 20/100 · ⊘ Skip It
- 7Keep Calm and Let Amelia Handle It Day Writing Journals · 20/100 · ⊘ Skip It
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- 9Alberto Stand Firm in Faith with Courage & Strength Courageous Faith Press · 22/100 · ⊘ Skip It
- 10Vocational Education and Guidance of Youth Emily Robison · 22/100 · ⊘ Skip It
- 11Award-winning books for children and young adults Betty L. Criscoe · 22/100 · ⊘ Skip It
- 1250 Interactive Bible Stories-- for Children Ages 5-8 Phyllis Vos Wezeman · 23/100 · ⊘ Skip It
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- 18Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross Various · 23/100 · ⊘ Skip It
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