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(Mostly) off the 'Assigned' Reading Lists

Ok, there's stuff we all read because we had to. But what about the stuff that made us who we are today? Books that made me an English major, History MA, and Druid. Books starting in early childhood that shaped me or at least left an impression. Mostly chronological order; the very end dozen or so are several I almost forgot. Few of these books were assigned in school, but only the ones I went back to after a teacher or committee made me read them are here.
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Suho's White Horse (Yuzo Otsaka)
Suho's White Horse
1
Yuzo Otsaka
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
2
The Wild Swans (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Wild Swans
3
Hans Christian Andersen
The Girl Who Loved the Wind (Jane Yolen)
The Girl Who Loved the Wind
4
Jane Yolen
The Wind in the Willows (Graham, Kenneth)
The Wind in the Willows
5
Graham, Kenneth
The Children of Green Knowe (L. M. Boston)
The Children of Green Knowe
6
L. M. Boston
The Bat-Poet (Randall Jarrell)
The Bat-Poet
7
Randall Jarrell
The Animal Family (Randall Jarrell)
The Animal Family
8
Randall Jarrell
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
9
Roald Dahl
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
10
Charles Dickens
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
11
Robert Louis Stevenson
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
12
Anna Sewell
Mr. Revere and I (Robert Lawson)
Mr. Revere and I
13
Robert Lawson
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Eleanor Coerr)
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
14
Eleanor Coerr
A Light in the Attic (Shel Silverstein)
A Light in the Attic
15
Shel Silverstein
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Roald Dahl)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
16
Roald Dahl
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
17
Roald Dahl
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
18
Dr. Seuss
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
19
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Hidden Treasures of the Sea (National Geographic Society)
Hidden Treasures of the Sea
20
National Geographic Society
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle (Betty MacDonald)
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
21
Betty MacDonald
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (Alice Caldwell Hegan)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
22
Alice Caldwell Hegan
Outside Over There
Outside Over There
23
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
24
Shel Silverstein
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
25
Margery Williams
The Silver Chair (C. S. Lewis)
The Silver Chair
26
C. S. Lewis
The Magicians Nephew (C.S. Lewis)
The Magicians Nephew
27
C.S. Lewis
The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
The Last Battle
28
C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
29
C.S.Lewis
The Horse and His Boy (C.S. Lewis)
The Horse and His Boy
30
C.S. Lewis
Prince Caspian (C.S. Lewis)
Prince Caspian
31
C.S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew (C. S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
32
C. S. Lewis
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
33
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Ben and Me (Robert Lawson)
Ben and Me
34
Robert Lawson
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
35
Madeleine L'engle
A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wind in the Door
36
Madeleine L'engle
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
37
Boy (Roald Dahl)
Boy
38
Roald Dahl
Danny the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
Danny the Champion of the World
39
Roald Dahl
Mossflower (Brian Jacques)
Mossflower
40
Brian Jacques
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