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Writes of Passage: 50 Books That Will Change Your Life

This list was originally published to coincide with World Book Day 2014 when young people and adults were asked to name the books that rocked their worlds. The result was "Writes of Passage" - the ultimate list of 50 books designed to change peoples' lives and to keep them reading.
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The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
1
Iain Banks
The Rats (James Herbert)
The Rats
2
James Herbert
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
3
Stephen King
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Lord Loss (Darren Shan)
Lord Loss
5
Darren Shan
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
6
Jane Austen
Forever... Judy Blume
Forever... Judy Blume
7
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
8
Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
9
Emily Bronte
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
10
Anne Frank
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
11
Stephenie Meyer
How I Live Now (Meg Rosoff)
How I Live Now
12
Meg Rosoff
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
13
Douglas Adams
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
14
Joseph Heller
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
15
Jeff Kinney
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
16
Louise Rennison
Geek Girl (Holly Smale)
Geek Girl
17
Holly Smale
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
18
Sue Townsend
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
19
Yann Martel
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
20
Philip Pullman
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
21
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Percy Jackson (Rick Riordan)
Percy Jackson
22
Rick Riordan
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
23
Jk Rowling
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
24
J.R.R.Tolkien
Noughts & Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts & Crosses
25
Malorie Blackman
A Street Cat Named Bob (James Bowen)
A Street Cat Named Bob
26
James Bowen
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
27
Stephen Chbosky
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
28
Mark Haddon
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
29
Harper Lee
Wonder (R.J. Palacio)
Wonder
30
R.J. Palacio
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
31
Markus Zusak
Before I Die (Jenny Downham)
Before I Die
32
Jenny Downham
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
33
Khalid Hosseini
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
War Horse
34
Michael Morpurgo
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
35
Audrey Niffenegger
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
36
Jodi Picoult
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
37
John Steinbeck
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
38
Alice Walker
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
39
John Green
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
40
S. E. Hinton
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