Young Adult Books That Changed Our Lives

What makes a book memorable? Its ability to shock, sadden or awaken some sort of emotion? Or, is it the extent to which you see yourself in the characters or the worlds they inhabit?

All these characteristics and then some, judging from the responses we got to the question, "Which young adult books changed your life?"

We posed the question to members of the CNN Digital newsroom to find out which books have stuck with them since adolescence. Is it definitive? No. But what library is? To even things out, we sought input from the millennials in the newsroom, too. Read more.