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People Are Sharing the Books That Had the Biggest Impact on Them as Children and Young Adults

From Buzzfeed: "You've probably read a whole bunch of books at different stages of your life, and chances are some have left a more lasting impression than others.
So Redditor u/hyperbolictaco asked, "What's a book you read as a kid/adolescent that still sticks with you to this day?" Here's how people responded."
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The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
1
Markus Zusak
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
2
Roald Dahl
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
3
Lois Lowry
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
5
Sharon Creech
The Song of the Lioness Series (Tamora Pierce)
The Song of the Lioness Series
6
Tamora Pierce
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
7
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
8
Harper Lee
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
9
Toni Morrison
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
10
Gail Carson Levine
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
11
Daniel Keyes
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
12
Mitch Albom
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
13
Louis Sachar
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
14
Gary Paulsen
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
15
L.M. Montgomery
The Chronicles of Prydain (Lloyd Alexander)
The Chronicles of Prydain
16
Lloyd Alexander
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
17
Kurt Vonnegut
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
18
Wilson Rawls
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
19
Lois Lowry
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
20
Michael Crichton
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
21
John Steinbeck
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
22
Norton Juster
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
23
Betty Smith
The Magic Tree House Series (Mary Pope Osborne)
The Magic Tree House Series
24
Mary Pope Osborne
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
25
Louisa May Alcott
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
26
Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
27
Madeleine L'engle
The Chronicles of Narnia: Full Series (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Full Series
28
C.S. Lewis
Little House Series (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House Series
29
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Redwall Series (Brian Jacques)
Redwall Series
30
Brian Jacques
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
31
Aldous Huxley
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
32
Lewis Carroll
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