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To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as age)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,890,363 ratings — published 1960
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as age)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,896,099 ratings — published 1951
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as age)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,495,566 ratings — published 2003
Middlesex (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as age)
avg rating 4.04 — 663,681 ratings — published 2002
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as age)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,002,520 ratings — published 1999
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as age)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,809,822 ratings — published 1993
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as age)
avg rating 4.06 — 146,681 ratings — published 1992
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as age)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,921,177 ratings — published 1925
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as age)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,880,954 ratings — published 2005
The Secret Life of Bees (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as age)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,353,191 ratings — published 2001
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as age)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,918,308 ratings — published 2008
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as age)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,727,536 ratings — published 2012
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as age)
avg rating 3.25 — 68,736 ratings — published 2010
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as age)
avg rating 3.97 — 148,562 ratings — published 1987
David Copperfield (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as age)
avg rating 4.04 — 258,680 ratings — published 1850
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as age)
avg rating 4.30 — 512,712 ratings — published 1943
The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as age)
avg rating 4.15 — 566,244 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 14 times as age)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,111,729 ratings — published 2007
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as age)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,722,447 ratings — published 2010
The Virgin Suicides (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as age)
avg rating 3.78 — 413,617 ratings — published 1993
Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as age)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,701,502 ratings — published 2006
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 13 times as age)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,797,158 ratings — published 2003
Sons and Lovers (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as age)
avg rating 3.64 — 55,815 ratings — published 1913
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as age)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,474,246 ratings — published 1985
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as age)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,598,143 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 11 times as age)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,659,007 ratings — published 2005
Of Human Bondage (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as age)
avg rating 4.16 — 61,596 ratings — published 1915
Birthday Girl (ebook)
by (shelved 10 times as age)
avg rating 3.92 — 487,961 ratings — published 2018
Torn (All Torn Up, 1)
by (shelved 10 times as age)
avg rating 4.01 — 42,867 ratings — published 2016
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as age)
avg rating 3.66 — 105,766 ratings — published 2008
Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as age)
avg rating 3.85 — 855,177 ratings — published 2005
Great Expectations (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as age)
avg rating 3.80 — 874,427 ratings — published 1861
The Crossing (The Border Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as age)
avg rating 4.17 — 47,530 ratings — published 1994
Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as age)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,111,037 ratings — published 1997
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as age)
avg rating 4.27 — 230,671 ratings — published 2003
Looking for Alaska (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as age)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,749,522 ratings — published 2005
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as age)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,363,322 ratings — published 2005
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as age)
avg rating 3.64 — 164,175 ratings — published 1916
The Age of Miracles (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as age)
avg rating 3.66 — 94,735 ratings — published 2012
A Gate at the Stairs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as age)
avg rating 3.18 — 18,856 ratings — published 2009
The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as age)
avg rating 3.96 — 85,754 ratings — published 2006
A Prayer for Owen Meany (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as age)
avg rating 4.24 — 337,290 ratings — published 1989
Black Swan Green (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as age)
avg rating 3.98 — 43,860 ratings — published 2006
Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as age)
avg rating 3.77 — 336,388 ratings — published 2000
A Separate Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as age)
avg rating 3.60 — 232,399 ratings — published 1959
Don't Kiss the Bride (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as age)
avg rating 4.03 — 34,575 ratings — published 2021
Dark Notes (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as age)
avg rating 3.93 — 41,055 ratings — published 2016
“No matter how old you are now. You are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want. Here’s a short list of people who accomplished great things at different ages
1) Helen Keller, at the age of 19 months, became deaf and blind. But that didn’t stop her. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
2) Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5.
3) Shirley Temple was 6 when she became a movie star on “Bright Eyes.”
4) Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Anne Frank.
5) Magnus Carlsen became a chess Grandmaster at the age of 13.
6) Nadia Comăneci was a gymnast from Romania that scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals at the Olympics at age 14.
7) Tenzin Gyatso was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in November 1950, at the age of 15.
8) Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil.
9) Elvis was a superstar by age 19.
10) John Lennon was 20 years and Paul Mcartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961.
11) Jesse Owens was 22 when he won 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936.
12) Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 23
13) Issac Newton wrote Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica at age 24
14) Roger Bannister was 25 when he broke the 4 minute mile record
15) Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativity
16) Lance E. Armstrong was 27 when he won the tour de France
17) Michelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures “David” and “Pieta” by age 28
18) Alexander the Great, by age 29, had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world
19) J.K. Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript of Harry Potter
20) Amelia Earhart was 31 years old when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
21) Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind
22) Edmund Hillary was 33 when he became the first man to reach Mount Everest
23) Martin Luther King Jr. was 34 when he wrote the speech “I Have a Dream."
24) Marie Curie was 35 years old when she got nominated for a Nobel Prize in Physics
25) The Wright brothers, Orville (32) and Wilbur (36) invented and built the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight
26) Vincent Van Gogh was 37 when he died virtually unknown, yet his paintings today are worth millions.
27) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon.
28) Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", and 49 years old when he wrote "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
29) Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas
30) Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey the bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger
31) John F. Kennedy was 43 years old when he became President of the United States
32) Henry Ford Was 45 when the Ford T came out.
33) Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote "The Hunger Games"
34) Charles Darwin was 50 years old when his book On the Origin of Species came out.
35) Leonardo Da Vinci was 51 years old when he painted the Mona Lisa.
36) Abraham Lincoln was 52 when he became president.
37) Ray Kroc Was 53 when he bought the McDonalds Franchise and took it to unprecedented levels.
38) Dr. Seuss was 54 when he wrote "The Cat in the Hat".
40) Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III was 57 years old when he successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009. All of the 155 passengers aboard the aircraft survived
41) Colonel Harland Sanders was 61 when he started the KFC Franchise
42) J.R.R Tolkien was 62 when the Lord of the Ring books came out
43) Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the US
44) Jack Lalane at age 70 handcuffed, shackled, towed 70 rowboats
45) Nelson Mandela was 76 when he became President”
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1) Helen Keller, at the age of 19 months, became deaf and blind. But that didn’t stop her. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
2) Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5.
3) Shirley Temple was 6 when she became a movie star on “Bright Eyes.”
4) Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Anne Frank.
5) Magnus Carlsen became a chess Grandmaster at the age of 13.
6) Nadia Comăneci was a gymnast from Romania that scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals at the Olympics at age 14.
7) Tenzin Gyatso was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in November 1950, at the age of 15.
8) Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil.
9) Elvis was a superstar by age 19.
10) John Lennon was 20 years and Paul Mcartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961.
11) Jesse Owens was 22 when he won 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936.
12) Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 23
13) Issac Newton wrote Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica at age 24
14) Roger Bannister was 25 when he broke the 4 minute mile record
15) Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativity
16) Lance E. Armstrong was 27 when he won the tour de France
17) Michelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures “David” and “Pieta” by age 28
18) Alexander the Great, by age 29, had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world
19) J.K. Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript of Harry Potter
20) Amelia Earhart was 31 years old when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
21) Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind
22) Edmund Hillary was 33 when he became the first man to reach Mount Everest
23) Martin Luther King Jr. was 34 when he wrote the speech “I Have a Dream."
24) Marie Curie was 35 years old when she got nominated for a Nobel Prize in Physics
25) The Wright brothers, Orville (32) and Wilbur (36) invented and built the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight
26) Vincent Van Gogh was 37 when he died virtually unknown, yet his paintings today are worth millions.
27) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon.
28) Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", and 49 years old when he wrote "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
29) Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas
30) Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey the bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger
31) John F. Kennedy was 43 years old when he became President of the United States
32) Henry Ford Was 45 when the Ford T came out.
33) Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote "The Hunger Games"
34) Charles Darwin was 50 years old when his book On the Origin of Species came out.
35) Leonardo Da Vinci was 51 years old when he painted the Mona Lisa.
36) Abraham Lincoln was 52 when he became president.
37) Ray Kroc Was 53 when he bought the McDonalds Franchise and took it to unprecedented levels.
38) Dr. Seuss was 54 when he wrote "The Cat in the Hat".
40) Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III was 57 years old when he successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009. All of the 155 passengers aboard the aircraft survived
41) Colonel Harland Sanders was 61 when he started the KFC Franchise
42) J.R.R Tolkien was 62 when the Lord of the Ring books came out
43) Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the US
44) Jack Lalane at age 70 handcuffed, shackled, towed 70 rowboats
45) Nelson Mandela was 76 when he became President”
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