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Some Formative Books for Bananas - Page 2

The first hundred books I thought of that live rent-free in my brain or molded my thinking or taste in books somehow, and were already present in the list challenges database (I declined to make custom items for such illustrious books as Dinosaur James, How to Grow More Vegetables, and Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac), limiting myself generally to one per author, listing the first in a series if many books in the series were important to me.
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Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Fellowship of the Ring
41
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fire Bringer (David Clement-Davies)
Fire Bringer
42
David Clement-Davies
The Fledgling (Jane Langton)
The Fledgling
43
Jane Langton
A Flower Fairy Alphabet (Cicely Mary Barker)
A Flower Fairy Alphabet
44
Cicely Mary Barker
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Koningsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
45
E. L. Koningsburg
Fruits Basket Volume 1 (Natsuki Takaya)
Fruits Basket Volume 1
46
Natsuki Takaya
George's Marvelous Medicine (Roald Dahl)
George's Marvelous Medicine
47
Roald Dahl
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
48
Terry Pratchett
Half Magic
Half Magic
49
Harry the Dirty Dog (Gene Zion)
Harry the Dirty Dog
50
Gene Zion
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
51
J.K. Rowling
The Hero and the Crown (Robin McKinley)
The Hero and the Crown
52
Robin McKinley
Hershel and the Hannukah Goblins
Hershel and the Hannukah Goblins
53
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
54
Rebecca Skloot
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
55
Inuyasha Volume 1 (Rumiko Takahashi)
Inuyasha Volume 1
56
Rumiko Takahashi
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
57
Scott O'Dell
Journey to the River Sea (Eva Ibbotson)
Journey to the River Sea
58
Eva Ibbotson
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves
59
Jean Craighead George
Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club #1) (Martin, Ann)
Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club #1)
60
Martin, Ann
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
Lamb
61
Christopher Moore
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
62
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Lizard King: The True Crimes and Passions of the World's Greatest Reptile Smugglers (Bryan Christy)
The Lizard King: The True Crimes and Passions of the World's Greatest Reptile Smugglers
63
Bryan Christy
The Magic School Bus: In the Time of Dinosaurs (Joanna Cole)
The Magic School Bus: In the Time of Dinosaurs
64
Joanna Cole
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
Maniac Magee
65
Jerry Spinelli
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
66
William Shakespeare
Moo, Baa, Fa La La La La! (Sandra Boynton)
Moo, Baa, Fa La La La La!
67
Sandra Boynton
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
68
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
69
Gerald Durrell
Ogden Nash's Zoo (Ogden Nash)
Ogden Nash's Zoo
70
Ogden Nash
The Old Ladies Who Liked Cats (Carol Greene)
The Old Ladies Who Liked Cats
71
Carol Greene
Olivia (Ian Falconer)
Olivia
72
Ian Falconer
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
73
Gaston Leroux
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
74
Norton Juster
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
75
Astrid Lindgren
Quest for a Maid (Frances Mary Hendry)
Quest for a Maid
76
Frances Mary Hendry
Redwall (Jacques, Brian)
Redwall
77
Jacques, Brian
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
78
Garth Nix
The Secret of the Old Clock (Carolyn Keene)
The Secret of the Old Clock
79
Carolyn Keene
Skellig (David Almond)
Skellig
80
David Almond
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