“Which five books shaped your life?” The answer is your key to exploring YouAreWhatYouRead.com, our online book community for readers of all ages. The site, based on the concept of Bookprints – the five books that have helped shape who are – is something we blog about often on OOM.

Since we launched the site last October, readers from around the world have logged on to list each of their five books and the reasons why they chose those books. We’ve heard that picking just five books for your Bookprint can be REALLY hard because it’s not just about the books that are your favorites; it’s about the books that made you go the extra mile or books that changed the way you think about something. While narrowing down your list can seem challenging at first, the good news is that your Bookprint can change, just as you can change.

Who knows what you’ll read next? Perhaps this summer you’ll read a book that inspires you to move to Italy or a book that made you seek out a long lost friend. Books have the power to influence us in so many ways. On YouAreWhatYouRead.com, you can share the books that mean the most to you, connect with other readers through shared Bookprints, and discover your next great read just in time for summer!

Today, we bring you a list of the 10 most influential books — from the classics to contemporary fiction — selected by more than 15,000 YouAreWhatYouRead.com members, including 200+ notable reading role models such as Tom Hanks, Oprah Winfrey, Suzanne Collins, James Patterson, Malcolm Gladwell, Taylor Swift, Arianna Huffington, George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Gilbert, Maurice Sendak and many more:

The 10 most influential books picked by adults on YouAreWhatYouRead.com:
(Click through each title to see how many times the book appears in Bookprints and the users who picked the book.)

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 on YouAreWhatYouRead.com:
(Click through each title to see how many times the book appears in Bookprints and the users who picked the book.)

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 do you think of the list? Is there a book you were surprised to see on the list? Are any of your Bookprint books on the list? Tell us in the comments!

If you haven’t created your Bookprint yet, visit www.youarewhatyouread.com to get started! There’s also a separate community for kids under 13 that provides age appropriate book selections and activities.