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A Lifetime of 5-Star Reads

From middle school until adulthood, here are the 5-star books (on my Goodreads) that shaped my life, from middle grade fantasy to grownup epics, and from familiar classics to relatively unknown novels
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Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
2
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
J.K. Rowling
3
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
4
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
5
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
Thornton Wilder
6
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
7
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
Margaret Atwood
8
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
Scott Westerfeld
9
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
10
Peter and the Starcatchers (Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson)
Peter and the Starcatchers
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
11
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
12
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein
13
World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
Ken Follett
14
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
15
Abarat (Clive Barker)
Abarat
Clive Barker
16
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
17
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Angela Carter
18
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
19
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America (Michael Eric Dyson)
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
Michael Eric Dyson
20
The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare
21
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare
22
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare
23
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
24
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz
25
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
26
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss
27
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon
28
A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
Shel Silverstein
29
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
30
Falling Up (Shel Silverstein)
Falling Up
Shel Silverstein
31
100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
100 Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
32
Strangers in Their Own Land (Arlie Russell Hochschild)
Strangers in Their Own Land
Arlie Russell Hochschild
33
Castle in the Attic (Winthrop, Elizabeth)
Castle in the Attic
Winthrop, Elizabeth
34
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
35
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
36
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
37
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
38
The Wyrd Museum Series (Robin Jarvis)
The Wyrd Museum Series
Robin Jarvis
39
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
40
Howl (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl
Allen Ginsberg
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