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CNN's YA Books That Changed Our Lives

"Which young adult books changed your life?"
CNN staff names the books that have stuck with them since childhood- some well known, some obscure.
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
1
Louisa May Alcott
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
2
C.S. Lewis
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
3
Louise Fitzhugh
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
4
Madeleine L'engle
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
5
S.E. Hinton
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
6
Judy Blume
Then Again, Maybe I Won't
Then Again, Maybe I Won't
7
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
8
Judy Blume
The Face in the Frost
The Face in the Frost
9
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
10
The Chessmen of Doom
The Chessmen of Doom
11
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
12
Robert Cormier
Morning Is a Long Time Coming
Morning Is a Long Time Coming
13
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
14
Douglas Adams
Anastasia Krupnik
Anastasia Krupnik
15
Both Sides of Time
Both Sides of Time
16
Sirena
Sirena
17
Shadowland
Shadowland
18
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