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Reading Over a Lifetime

These books take place over a lifetime. The beginning books start with being told from a child's perspective and the protagonist ages throughout the list until the end books are told from characters/people in their 100s. How many have you read?
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Be Frank With Me (Julia Claiborne Johnson)
Be Frank With Me
1
Julia Claiborne Johnson
Beautiful Country (Qian Julie Wang)
Beautiful Country
2
Qian Julie Wang
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
3
Markus Zusak
The Cape Ann (Faith Sullivan)
The Cape Ann
4
Faith Sullivan
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
5
Jonathan Safran Foer
Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)
Girl in Translation
6
Jean Kwok
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
7
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend (Matthew Dicks)
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
8
Matthew Dicks
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
9
Lois Lowry
The Orphan Collector (Ellen Marie Wiseman)
The Orphan Collector
10
Ellen Marie Wiseman
A Painted House (John Grisham)
A Painted House
11
John Grisham
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
12
Emma Donoghue
The Silver Star (Jeanette Walls)
The Silver Star
13
Jeanette Walls
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
14
Alan Bradley
This Tender Land (William Kent Krueger)
This Tender Land
15
William Kent Krueger
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
16
Harper Lee
Treasure of the World (Tara Sullivan)
Treasure of the World
17
Tara Sullivan
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
18
Betty Smith
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
19
Esi Edugyan
Whistling Past the Graveyard (Susan Crandall)
Whistling Past the Graveyard
20
Susan Crandall
Beartown (Fredrik Backman)
Beartown
21
Fredrik Backman
The Black Kids (Christina Hammonds Reed)
The Black Kids
22
Christina Hammonds Reed
Circle of Friends (Maeve Binchy)
Circle of Friends
23
Maeve Binchy
Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas)
Concrete Rose
24
Angie Thomas
A Countess Below Stairs (Eva Ibbotson)
A Countess Below Stairs
25
Eva Ibbotson
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
26
Mark Haddon
Dear Edward (Ann Napolitano)
Dear Edward
27
Ann Napolitano
Dear Evan Hansen (Val Emmich)
Dear Evan Hansen
28
Val Emmich
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
29
John Green
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
30
Angeline Boulley
The Fountains of Silence (Ruta Sepetys)
The Fountains of Silence
31
Ruta Sepetys
Ginny Moon (Benjamin Ludwig)
Ginny Moon
32
Benjamin Ludwig
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
33
Abi Daré
Love & Gelato (Jenna Evans Welch)
Love & Gelato
34
Jenna Evans Welch
Mary Jane (Jessica Anya Blau)
Mary Jane
35
Jessica Anya Blau
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Emily M. Danforth)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
36
Emily M. Danforth
The Newcomers (Helen Thorpe)
The Newcomers
37
Helen Thorpe
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
38
Colson Whitehead
The Orange Girl (Jostein Gaarder)
The Orange Girl
39
Jostein Gaarder
The Paper Girl of Paris (Jordyn Taylor)
The Paper Girl of Paris
40
Jordyn Taylor
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