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101 Books to Read Before Turning 18

Because, let's face it: some books are not the same if you read them after real life and its responsibilities and anxieties have kicked in. So here is a list of what you need to read before you start losing your sense of wonder.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
2
Lewis Carroll
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
3
George Orwell
Artemis Fowl Series (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl Series
4
Eoin Colfer
Bartimaeus Trilogy
Bartimaeus Trilogy
5
The Black Arrow (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Black Arrow
6
Robert Louis Stevenson
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
7
Anna Sewell
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
8
Markus Zusak
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
9
John Boyne
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
10
Katherine Paterson
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
11
Jack London
The Canterville Ghost (Oscar Wilde)
The Canterville Ghost
12
Oscar Wilde
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
13
Stephen King
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
14
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
15
E.B. White
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
16
Neil Gaiman
The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night Time
The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night Time
17
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
18
Charles Dickens
Discworld Series
Discworld Series
19
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
20
Miguel De Cervantes
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
21
Bram Stoker
Earthsea Cycle
Earthsea Cycle
22
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems (Edgar Allan Poe)
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems
23
Edgar Allan Poe
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
24
Gail Carson Levine
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
25
Jane Austen
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
26
Ray Bradbury
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
27
John Green
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
28
Mary Shelley
Gargantua and Pantagruel (François Rabelais)
Gargantua and Pantagruel
29
François Rabelais
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
30
Lois Lowry
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
31
Neil Gaiman
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
32
Charles Dickens
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
33
Stephen King
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
34
Jonathan Swift
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (Oscar Wilde)
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
35
Oscar Wilde
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
36
J.K. Rowling
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
37
Angie Thomas
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
38
Philip Pullman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
39
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
40
J.R.R. Tolkien
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