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This book is the genesis of my wild imagination. Even the cover has the capacity to hit me with a wave of nostalgia.

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The book in my attic that never collects dust. I cannot help but read it and romanticize my life in NYC during the first four years of my life.

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Taught me the alphabet ~with style~

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My parents had to read this to me twice every night before bed, up until the old age of five (I shamelessly still flip through it).

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Cute characters, cute message, cute ending.

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This is the first book that intensely evoked my five senses. As a child, I genuinely felt like I was tasting the pasta, which was an out-of-body reading experience.

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Jumping on the Greek Mythology Bandwagon

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Jumping on the Greek Mythology Bandwagon

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Dystopian books were all-the-rage in fifth grade...and little did I know that I would read every single PJ sequel up until I graduated middle school. I am now a Greek mythology connoisseur.

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This was the first book to ever make me cry both sad and happy tears. Gave me a new appreciation for disabilities and taught me to drop any pre-conceived notions before I judge characters.

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The First Book I Pulled An All-Nighter For

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The First Book I Pulled An All-Nighter For

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Each chapter ended on a chilling cliff-hanger. Pulled on my heartstrings like no book ever has.

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The only novel that I can re-read without getting sick of it. All-time favorite book, no contesters.

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This book sparked my love for split-narrative novels and is the epitome of a true coming-of-age novel. I grew up right along with these characters.

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Characters Robbed of the Ending They Deserved

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Characters Robbed of the Ending They Deserved

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The most unsatisfying and heart-shattering ending of all time. I couldn't read anything for a week afterward because I was so upset with Marcus Zusak for giving my beloved characters an undeserving ending. The fact that this novel was written with Death as the narrator was so unique. Another all-time favorite.

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Ah, yes: the era of my life when these books convinced me that I was going to be a fairy when I grew up. So whimsical.

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My first-ever friends. In my mind, I was the third-member of their trio.

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This book, with its perplexing symbolism and confusing character names, made me feel like a detective as I decoded a book which seemed to be written in tongues. Once I deciphered what each symbol represented, I realized that Toni Morrison is an absolute genius.

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Such a sad and twisted plot, written so beautifully. The fact that this is based on the author's childhood is unfathomable. Made me reflect on how thankful I am to have a loving family, but it left a residue of sadness over my heart.

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As general as this statement seems, THIS BOOK REVOLUTIONIZED MY ENTIRE WORLD PERSPECTIVE. I could talk about this book for hours and hours. Its comments on childhood and the lack of imagination in the adult world made me vow to never lose sight of my creativity. I read this book in French, which is pretty cool.