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People Are Sharing the Books That Had the Biggest Impact on Them as Children and Young Adults

From Buzzfeed: "You've probably read a whole bunch of books at different stages of your life, and chances are some have left a more lasting impression than others.
So Redditor u/hyperbolictaco asked, "What's a book you read as a kid/adolescent that still sticks with you to this day?" Here's how people responded."
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The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
Markus Zusak
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Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
Roald Dahl
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Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
4
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
5
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
Sharon Creech
6
The Song of the Lioness Series (Tamora Pierce)
The Song of the Lioness Series
Tamora Pierce
7
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
8
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
9
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
10
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
11
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
12
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
Mitch Albom
13
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
Louis Sachar
14
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
15
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
16
The Chronicles of Prydain (Lloyd Alexander)
The Chronicles of Prydain
Lloyd Alexander
17
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
18
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
19
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
20
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton
21
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
22
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
23
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
24
The Magic Tree House Series (Mary Pope Osborne)
The Magic Tree House Series
Mary Pope Osborne
25
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
26
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
27
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
28
The Chronicles of Narnia: Full Series (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Full Series
C.S. Lewis
29
Little House Series (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House Series
Laura Ingalls Wilder
30
Redwall Series (Brian Jacques)
Redwall Series
Brian Jacques
31
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
32
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
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