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100 Books That Shaped This Bookworm's Life

These are many of the books that have been favorites or important throughout my many (30+) years of life. It goes in roughly chronological order from my childhood, adolescence, teen years, work as a school librarian, to some books I've enjoyed recently.
Maybe some of your favorites are here as well!
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Twelve Dancing Princesses (Marianna Mayer)
Twelve Dancing Princesses
1
Marianna Mayer
The Bed Book (Sylvia Plath)
The Bed Book
2
Sylvia Plath
The Rainbow Fish (Marcus Pfister)
The Rainbow Fish
3
Marcus Pfister
Tuesday (David Wiesner)
Tuesday
4
David Wiesner
The Napping House (Audrey Wood)
The Napping House
5
Audrey Wood
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith)
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
6
Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
The Baby Sitter's Club (Ann M. Martin)
The Baby Sitter's Club
7
Ann M. Martin
A Lion to Guard Us (Clyde Robert Bulla)
A Lion to Guard Us
8
Clyde Robert Bulla
The Whipping Boy (Sid Fleischman)
The Whipping Boy
9
Sid Fleischman
Sarah Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)
Sarah Plain and Tall
10
Patricia MacLachlan
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Beverly Cleary)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
11
Beverly Cleary
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
12
Roald Dahl
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
13
Madeleine L'engle
A Ring of Endless Light (L'engle, Madeleine)
A Ring of Endless Light
14
L'engle, Madeleine
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
15
Sharon Creech
The Wanderer (Sharon Creech)
The Wanderer
16
Sharon Creech
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
17
Lois Lowry
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
18
J. K. Rowling
Island of the Aunts
Island of the Aunts
19
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
20
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
21
Louis Sachar
Out of the Dust (Karen Hesse)
Out of the Dust
22
Karen Hesse
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
23
Alvin Schwartz
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
24
Ellen Raskin
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
25
Katherine Paterson
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
26
Jean Craighead George
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
27
Elizabeth George Speare
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
28
Gail Carson Levine
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
29
Natalie Babbitt
The Hero and the Crown (Robin McKinley)
The Hero and the Crown
30
Robin McKinley
The Last Silk Dress (Ann Rinaldi)
The Last Silk Dress
31
Ann Rinaldi
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
32
S.E. Hinton
Sweep Series (Cate Tiernan)
Sweep Series
33
Cate Tiernan
Weetzie Bat Series
Weetzie Bat Series
34
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
35
Ann Brashares
The Mediator: Haunted
The Mediator: Haunted
36
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
37
Betty Smith
Angel of Mercy (Lurlene Mcdaniel)
Angel of Mercy
38
Lurlene Mcdaniel
Just Listen (Sarah Dessen)
Just Listen
39
Sarah Dessen
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
40
Markus Zusak
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