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Books for a Lifetime

Books to read at some point in your life, young or old. Books to teach lessons, give a different experience, or simply to get lost in. A bit of a mish-mash, but it's my list, so I suppose that's all right.
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The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
1
Kenneth Grahame
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
3
Katherine Paterson
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
4
Virgil
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
5
Elie Wiesel
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
6
Carl Sagan
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
7
Peter S. Beagle
Equal Rites (Terry Pratchett)
Equal Rites
8
Terry Pratchett
The Wee, Free Men (Terry Pratchett)
The Wee, Free Men
9
Terry Pratchett
Night Watch (Terry Pratchett)
Night Watch
10
Terry Pratchett
Hogfather (Terry Pratchett)
Hogfather
11
Terry Pratchett
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
12
William Shakespeare
Pericles (William Shakespeare)
Pericles
13
William Shakespeare
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
14
William Shakespeare
Oedipus Cycle
Oedipus Cycle
15
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
16
Ovid
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
17
Isaac Asimov
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
18
Philip K. Dick
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
19
Jane Austen
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
20
Mark Twain
Guards! Guards! (Terry Pratchett)
Guards! Guards!
21
Terry Pratchett
Bridge to Terebithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terebithia
22
Katherine Paterson
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
23
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
24
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
25
William Shakespeare
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
26
William Shakespeare
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
27
William Shakespeare
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
28
Anonymous
The Song of Roland (Anonymous)
The Song of Roland
29
Anonymous
Cantar De Mio Cid (Anónimo)
Cantar De Mio Cid
30
Anónimo
The Nibelungenlied (A.T. Hatto (Translator)
The Nibelungenlied
31
A.T. Hatto (Translator
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Lut
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Lut
32
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
33
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
34
The People Could Fly (Virginia Hamilton)
The People Could Fly
35
Virginia Hamilton
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
36
Ezra Jack Keats
The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
The Story of Ferdinand
37
Munro Leaf
Blueberry Girl (Neil Gaiman)
Blueberry Girl
38
Neil Gaiman
Old MacDonald Had an Apartment House (Judi Barett)
Old MacDonald Had an Apartment House
39
Judi Barett
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Judi Barrett)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
40
Judi Barrett
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