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18 Books To Read Before You Turn 18

If you do not read, you should. If you do read, you should read more.

Hannah Hale
Sep 26, 2017
Radford University
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18 Books To Read Before You Turn 18
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If you do not read, you should. If you do read, you should read more. Reading a book is like taking your brain to the playground. Rather than being in front of a screen that shows you everything and leaves little to the imagination, books allow you to take the creative reigns and develop your own version of the author's world. Books keep you sharp and observant, and reading a character's thoughts can be extremely beneficial to understanding those who are different from you. I have put together a list of 18 books you should read before turning 18 years old, and these books are just a starting point.

1. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

2. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

5. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

6. Night by Elie Wiesel

7. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

8. The Awakening by Kate Chopin

9. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling

11. My Antonia by Willa Cather

12. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

13. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

14. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

15. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

16. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

17. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

18. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

This list includes a variety of books, so one of them is bound to capture your interest. Find books similar to the books you enjoy and expand your reading list. We should not let reading books fade away in this technologically centered age, so choose one and start reading!

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