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Books for the Ages - From 1 to 100

A book for every year of your life, from 1 to 100. Put together by Stephanie Merry, Book World editor at the Washington Post.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
1
Eric Carle
Llama Llama Red Pajama (Anna Dewdney)
Llama Llama Red Pajama
2
Anna Dewdney
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
3
Maurice Sendak
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop (Christopher Raschka)
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
4
Christopher Raschka
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
5
Shel Silverstein
Ramona the Pest (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona the Pest
6
Beverly Cleary
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson)
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
7
Bill Watterson
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
8
J. K. Rowling
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
9
Judy Blume
Smile (Raina Telgemeier)
Smile
10
Raina Telgemeier
Ghost (Jason Reynolds)
Ghost
11
Jason Reynolds
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
12
Mildred Taylor
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
13
Malala Yousafzai
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
14
Stephen Chbosky
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
15
Angie Thomas
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
16
Charlotte Brontë
Once Upon a River (Diane Setterfield)
Once Upon a River
17
Diane Setterfield
A Gate at the Stairs (Lorrie Moore)
A Gate at the Stairs
18
Lorrie Moore
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
19
Margaret Atwood
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
20
Junot Díaz
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
21
Ernest Hemingway
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
22
Alexis De Tocqueville
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
23
Malcolm X
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
24
Ayn Rand
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
25
Dodie Smith
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
26
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
27
Stephen Covey
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
28
Audre Lorde
In Defense of Food (Michael Pollan)
In Defense of Food
29
Michael Pollan
The Joy of Sex (Alex Comfort)
The Joy of Sex
30
Alex Comfort
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Julia Child)
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
31
Julia Child
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
32
John Steinbeck
Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story (Paul Monette)
Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story
33
Paul Monette
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
34
Toni Morrison
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk (Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish)
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
35
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Life Among the Savages (Shirley Jackson)
Life Among the Savages
36
Shirley Jackson
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
37
Amy Tan
The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
The Sportswriter
38
Richard Ford
What Alice Forgot (Liane Moriarty)
What Alice Forgot
39
Liane Moriarty
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
40
Jean Dominique Bauby
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