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J.C.'s Favorite 100 Books of a Lifetime

100 books that have impacted me most across 24 years of reading. About half are children's and YA literature - those favorites are a lot to measure up to!
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made by Jenny Crakes
avg. score: 15 of 102 (15%)
required scores: 1, 8, 11, 16, 21 
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Mirette on the High Wire
Mirette on the High Wire
1
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
2
Louise Erdrich
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
3
Elizabeth Wein
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
4
Louis Sachar
Emily of New Moon
Emily of New Moon
5
Witness (Karen Hesse)
Witness
6
Karen Hesse
Disobedience (Naomi Alderman)
Disobedience
7
Naomi Alderman
Train to Somewhere (Eve Bunting)
Train to Somewhere
8
Eve Bunting
Hamilton: The Revolution (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Hamilton: The Revolution
9
Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Road Home (Ellen Emerson White)
The Road Home
10
Ellen Emerson White
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
11
Mildred D. Taylor
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
12
Markus Zusak
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
13
S. E. Hinton
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
14
Sherman Alexie
Indecent (Paula Vogel)
Indecent
15
Paula Vogel
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
16
Elena Ferrante
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East (Naomi Shihab Nye)
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
17
Naomi Shihab Nye
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
18
Fannie Flagg
Incantation (Alice Hoffman)
Incantation
19
Alice Hoffman
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Spear)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
20
Elizabeth George Spear
Counting on Grace (Elizabeth Winthrop)
Counting on Grace
21
Elizabeth Winthrop
All-Of-A-Kind Family (Sydney Taylor)
All-Of-A-Kind Family
22
Sydney Taylor
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
23
Margaret Atwood
The Breadwinner (Deborah Ellis)
The Breadwinner
24
Deborah Ellis
Doubt: A Parable
Doubt: A Parable
25
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
26
Roald Dahl
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
27
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
28
Edwidge Danticat
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
29
Rita Mae Brown
Beyond the Pale (Elana Dykewomon)
Beyond the Pale
30
Elana Dykewomon
Jacklight (Louise Erdrich)
Jacklight
31
Louise Erdrich
Out of the Dust (Karen Hesse)
Out of the Dust
32
Karen Hesse
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
33
L.M. Montgomery
Women Talking (Miriam Toews)
Women Talking
34
Miriam Toews
2.5 Minute Ride (Lisa Kron)
2.5 Minute Ride
35
Lisa Kron
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
36
Anthony Doerr
Lois Lowry: The Giver
Lois Lowry: The Giver
37
Bound Girl of Cobble Hill (Lois Lenski)
Bound Girl of Cobble Hill
38
Lois Lenski
When Jessie Came Across the Sea (Amy Hest)
When Jessie Came Across the Sea
39
Amy Hest
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
40
Willis
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