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Great American Read 2018 - the Kirtland Vote: The Winner Is....

The Favorites

The GREAT American READ ~ The FAVORITES

Kirtland's Favorite Novel

Out of 100 novels, 10 bracket winners moved into the final round of voting.  Out of those 10, Dune by Frank Herbert was chosen as Kirtland's favorite novel!  In the national vote Dune came in at #35.  Thank you to everybody who participated :)


Dune follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny.

Kirtland's Favorite Novel

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America's Favorite Novel

Out of 100 novels, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was voted America's favorite novel.  To see how your favorites did in final voting, go to the The Great American Read Results page.  You can watch the PBS series here.


In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout Finch, daughter of the town lawyer Atticus, has just started school; but her carefree days come to an end when a black man in town is accused of raping a white woman, and her father is the only man willing to defend him.

America's Favorite Novel