Scholastic's 10 Most Influential books

• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Read it. Cried. It changed my perspective.)
• The Holy Bible (Try to read it every day. It usually reads me.)
• The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling (Started it in college. Pulled two all-nighters for the sixth and seventh.)
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Read it while walking. It's the book that confirmed I love walking.)
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Haven't read it. It's on my summer reading list.)
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Nope.)
• Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Nope. I've watched this though.)
• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (One of the world's greatest books. "And the tree was happy.")
• The Giver by Lois Lowry (One of the books on the Mary-and-Alyssa-Read-Aloud list. In fact, it's the first one we ever tackled.)
• Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Of course I've read it. And E.B White helped me through college. S&W anyone?)

10 most influential books picked by kids

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Nope.)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (Yes...a little disappointed with the climax but a great series.)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (Yup. Jeff Kinney gets middle schoolers.)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (I read this in Barnes & Noble in one sitting. I stood up and realized I had 103 fever. The book was such a page turner--although I don't really remember much of what I read now--I didn't realize I was getting sick.)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (I like the British title "Philosopher's Stone." A good listen on the audio version.)
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (Nope.)
• Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (Nope.)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney (Not yet.)
• The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan (Nope.)

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