Top 10 Most Influential Books for Adults & Kids

Looking for some more recommendations for summer reading?  I came across this great article on Scholastic's website where they listed the top 10 most influential books picked by adults and the top 10 influential books picked by kids on YouAreWhatYouRead.com.  I thought these were such great lists, that I wanted to share them with you all here!

The 10 most influential books picked by adults

1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. The Holy Bible
3. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
4. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
7. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
8. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
9. The Giver by Lois Lowry
10. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The 10 most influential books picked by kids

1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
6. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
7. Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
9. The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
10. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

What would be some of your picks for the most influential books you've read?  One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez would top my list, along with Marie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser - you know, just to name a few :).