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Rantreader's Top 25 Influential Books

I decided to give this list a go. However, I struggled to come up with even fifty. Here are 25 books that either have a story around them or I just loved while growing up.
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The Day My Butt Went Psycho (Andy Griffiths)
The Day My Butt Went Psycho
1
Andy Griffiths
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
2
Louisa May Alcott
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
3
Victor Hugo
Lamb to the Slaughter (Roald Dahl)
Lamb to the Slaughter
4
Roald Dahl
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
5
Dr. Seuss
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
6
J. K. Rowling
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
7
Cornelia Funke
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
8
Lemony Snicket
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
9
Markus Zusak
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
10
Trevor Noah
The Colour Purple (Alice Walker)
The Colour Purple
11
Alice Walker
The Last Day of a Condemned Man (Victor Hugo)
The Last Day of a Condemned Man
12
Victor Hugo
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
13
Malala Yousafzai
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
14
Jules Verne
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
15
Oliver Sacks
Night on the Galactic Railroad (Kenji Miyazawa)
Night on the Galactic Railroad
16
Kenji Miyazawa
Bart Simpson's Guide to Life: A Wee Handbook for the Perplexed (Matt Groening)
Bart Simpson's Guide to Life: A Wee Handbook for the Perplexed
17
Matt Groening
Koala Lou (Mem Fox)
Koala Lou
18
Mem Fox
Lost Boy (Christina Henry)
Lost Boy
19
Christina Henry
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Howard Pyle)
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
20
Howard Pyle
The Jewish Dog (Asher Kravitz)
The Jewish Dog
21
Asher Kravitz
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
22
John Boyne
The Mediator: Haunted
The Mediator: Haunted
23
Guess How Much I Love You (Sam McBratney)
Guess How Much I Love You
24
Sam McBratney
Searching for David's Heart (Cherie Bennett)
Searching for David's Heart
25
Cherie Bennett
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