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MJJ's 100 Influential Books

I had to dig deep for the early books. 1-70 take me to my early 20s. 71-100 are up to my early 30s. Had to exclude some yucky authors and several biographies of Nureyev that no one has heard of. But these are by and large what has stuck with me into old age.
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The Japanese Twins (Lucy Fitch Perkins)
The Japanese Twins
1
Lucy Fitch Perkins
The Story of the Amulet (E. Nesbit)
The Story of the Amulet
2
E. Nesbit
The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
3
C.S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
4
C.S. Lewis
Half Magic (Edward Eager)
Half Magic
5
Edward Eager
The House of Arden (E. Nesbit)
The House of Arden
6
E. Nesbit
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
7
The Golden Goblet (Eloise Jarvis McGraw)
The Golden Goblet
8
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Ship That Flew (Hilda Lewis)
The Ship That Flew
9
Hilda Lewis
The Gentle Falcon (Hilda Lewis)
The Gentle Falcon
10
Hilda Lewis
The Fortunes of Philippa (Angela Brazil)
The Fortunes of Philippa
11
Angela Brazil
End of Term (Antonia Forest)
End of Term
12
Antonia Forest
Autumn Term (Antonia Forest)
Autumn Term
13
Antonia Forest
How to Be Topp (Geoffrey Willans)
How to Be Topp
14
Geoffrey Willans
Down With Skool (Geoffrey Willans)
Down With Skool
15
Geoffrey Willans
1066 and All That (Seller & Yeatman)
1066 and All That
16
Seller & Yeatman
Pharaoh (Eloise Jarvis McGraw)
Pharaoh
17
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Lost Queen of Egypt (Lucile Morrison)
The Lost Queen of Egypt
18
Lucile Morrison
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
19
Murasaki Shikibu
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs (Barbara Mertz)
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs
20
Barbara Mertz
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
21
C.S. Lewis
Eight Cousins (Louisa May Alcott)
Eight Cousins
22
Louisa May Alcott
Jo's Boys (Louisa May Alcott)
Jo's Boys
23
Louisa May Alcott
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (M.R. James)
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
24
M.R. James
The 13 Clocks (James Thurber)
The 13 Clocks
25
James Thurber
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
26
Norton Juster
The World of Henry Orient (Nora Johnson)
The World of Henry Orient
27
Nora Johnson
The October Country
The October Country
28
Meg (Theodora Keogh)
Meg
29
Theodora Keogh
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
30
Bradbury
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Smith, Betty)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
31
Smith, Betty
The Jungle Books (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Books
32
Rudyard Kipling
A Young Girl's Diary (Hug-Hellmuth; Trans. by Eden & Cedar Paul)
A Young Girl's Diary
33
Hug-Hellmuth; Trans. by Eden & Cedar Paul
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
34
Mary Renault
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
35
Harper Lee
Modesty Blaise Limbo (Peter O'Donnell)
Modesty Blaise Limbo
36
Peter O'Donnell
The 1st Pan Book of Horror Stories (Herbert Van Thal)
The 1st Pan Book of Horror Stories
37
Herbert Van Thal
Fancies and Goodnights (John Collier)
Fancies and Goodnights
38
John Collier
Rewards and Fairies (Rudyard Kipling)
Rewards and Fairies
39
Rudyard Kipling
Jack and Jill (Louisa May Alcott)
Jack and Jill
40
Louisa May Alcott
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