Berry Best Books, List 1: Powerful Reads

It's no secret that I'm a BIG fan of reading, and have been since I learned how, at the age of 4. Books can take you on adventures, make you laugh, make you cry, inspire you, and enlighten you. I often get asked for reading recommendations, and while my answer generally depends on what type of books you like to read, I also think that you should expand your horizons from time to time to include ones that make you stop and think about life. There's no shame in loving 'Twilight' (ok, maybe there's a little shame in it) or 'Harry Potter', but don't limit yourself to only those.
There are so many thought provoking, inspiring, life changing novels out there. Stories that will stay with you long after Bella & Edward have fizzled from your memory. Books that will move you, break your heart, lift you up, and make you see the world just a little bit differently.

Here is a list of 25 of my favorite Powerful Reads.
(In no particular order.) If you don't see your favorite on the list, please comment and let me know, maybe I haven't read it yet, but I am always looking for suggestions. And even if you only pick one or two of these, please add some to your reading lists, I promise you won't regret it.

1. The Celestine Prophecy by: James Redfield
2. The Rose That Grew From Concrete by: Tupac Shakur
3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by: Lewis Carroll
4. Through The Looking-Glass by: Lewis Carroll
5. Siddhartha by: Herman Hesse
6. Where The Heart Is by: Billie Letts
7. Where The Red Fern Grows by: Wilson Rawls
8. Bridge To Terabithia by: Katherine Paterson
9. The Lovely Bones by: Alice Sebold
10. The Kite Runner by: Khaled Hosseini
11. A Thousand Splendid Suns by: Khaled Hosseini
12. For One More Day by: Mitch Albom
13. The Time Keeper by: Mitch Albom
14. Tuesdays With Morrie by: Mitch Albom
15. The Five People You Meet In Heaven by: Mitch Albom
16. The Giver by: Lois Lowry
17. Nineteen Minutes by: Jodi Picoult
18. The Jungle by: Upton Sinclair
19. My Brother Sam Is Dead by: James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier
20. The Outsiders by: S.E. Hinton
21. The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
22. Of Mice And Men by: John Steinbeck
23. Charlotte's Web by: E.B. White
24. The Secret Life of Bees by: Sue Monk Kidd
25. To Kill a Mockingbird by: Harper Lee