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Books That Got Us Hooked on Reading

For some of us, Dr. Seuss was all we needed to get hooked for life. For others, maybe it took until that one mystery book from your school library, that one piece of literature that really spoke to you, or that one grim YA book that finally let you know there really are people out there who get what you're going through. So which books got you addicted to reading?
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The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Dav Pilkey)
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
1
Dav Pilkey
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2
Mark Twain
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
3
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
4
Tamora Pierce
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
5
Judith Viorst
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
6
Lewis Carroll
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
7
James Herriot
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
8
Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parish)
Amelia Bedelia
9
Peggy Parish
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
10
Gene Luen Yang
Amulet: Book One, the Storekeeper (Kazu Kibuishi)
Amulet: Book One, the Storekeeper
11
Kazu Kibuishi
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
12
Agatha Christie
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
13
Louise Rennison
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
14
George Orwell
Animorphs #1 (K.A. Applegate)
Animorphs #1
15
K.A. Applegate
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
16
L.M. Montgomery
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
17
Are You My Mother? (P.D. Eastman)
Are You My Mother?
18
P.D. Eastman
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
19
Judy Blume
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
20
Lemony Snicket
A Bear Called Paddington
A Bear Called Paddington
21
Beautiful Creatures (Kami Garcia)
Beautiful Creatures
22
Kami Garcia
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie
23
Kate DiCamillo
Beezus and Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
Beezus and Ramona
24
Beverly Cleary
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
25
Toni Morrison
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Barbara Robinson)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
26
Barbara Robinson
Betsy-Tacy (Maud Hart Lovelace)
Betsy-Tacy
27
Maud Hart Lovelace
Big Nate: In a Class All by Himself (Lincoln Pierce)
Big Nate: In a Class All by Himself
28
Lincoln Pierce
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
29
Anna Sewell
The Black Stallion (Walter Farley)
The Black Stallion
30
Walter Farley
Blubber (Judy Blume)
Blubber
31
Judy Blume
Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey)
Blueberries for Sal
32
Robert McCloskey
Bone Vol. #1: Out From Boneville (Jeff Smith)
Bone Vol. #1: Out From Boneville
33
Jeff Smith
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
34
Markus Zusak
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
35
Mary Norton
The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
The Boxcar Children
36
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
37
Katherine Paterson
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Bill Martin Jr.)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
38
Bill Martin Jr.
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
39
Jacqueline Woodson
Bunnicula (James Howe)
Bunnicula
40
James Howe
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