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Overview
Washington Post 2019
Here are our picks for worthwhile books to read during each year of life, from 1 to 100, along with some of the age-appropriate wisdom they impart.
Here are our picks for worthwhile books to read during each year of life, from 1 to 100, along with some of the age-appropriate wisdom they impart.
The best books to read at every age, from 1 to 100
6 participants (100 books)
Overview
Washington Post 2019
Here are our picks for worthwhile books to read during each year of life, from 1 to 100, along with some of the age-appropriate wisdom they impart.
Here are our picks for worthwhile books to read during each year of life, from 1 to 100, along with some of the age-appropriate wisdom they impart.
Challenge Books
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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Malala Yousafzai
There’s power in peaceful protest. Danger, too.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
Everyone feels like an outcast sometimes. You just need to find your island of misfit toys to call home.
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The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
Being true to yourself may cost you friends. It’s worth it.
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Nobody understands you and your terribly unfair life. Reader, you are not alone.
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Once Upon a River
Bonnie Jo Campbell
Feeling lost? Time spent in nature may guide you back to yourself.
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A Gate at the Stairs
Lorrie Moore
There are many important lessons to learn in college, not all of them from books.
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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
Behold the scary possibilities of our dystopian future, inspired by our dystopian present.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
Hilariously tortured, exuberant nerds are great company.
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The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
You’re old enough to drink and carouse with your friends. Isn’t it pretty to think so?
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Democracy in America and Two Essays on America
Alexis de Tocqueville
To truly understand the country we live in, sometimes you have to see it through the eyes of a 19th-century Frenchman.
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
There’s power in confrontational protest. Danger, too.
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Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
Marvel at the profundity of its objectivist themes — then, in a few years, marvel at your naivete.