So I've been reading this new to me blog, The Good Life, and it's fun and funny. And guess what? That Stasha does a feature thing that is called Monday Listicles. There are different topics every Monday where you list ten things, then link up. Well. You all know how much I love lists. So I have to participate. Because, you know, it would be a crime if I passed up an opportunity to write a list and link it to other list writers and then like, love my list so hard. So apparently this week's topic is Ten Books.
I remember being a little girl and making myself a spot behind the couch with blankets and pillows - a spot where I could read without my sisters bugging me. I think my list will be of some of the books that I loved way back then. Books that I read so, so many times that I could have recited passages off the cuff. Books that absolutely nurtured my love of reading.
The first five were a few of my favorites when I was young, like in elementary school, and the next five were some favorites from when I was a teenager. But really, it's a sampling, because I literally read a new book or re-read an old favorite as soon as I finished the one before it.
Anyway, have at it:
1. The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Chandler Warner. I read this book over and over and over again. It was probably one of my very favorites, like ever. I got it out of the library every single week. I may have even gotten a tear in my eye when my daughter Meg read (and loved) it. She's my reader.
2. Ramona, by Beverly Cleary. I read every single Ramona book, I loved that character - I just remember thinking she was hilarious, and I couldn't wait to find out what she'd do next. I'm pretty sure I read every Beverly Cleary book out there.
3. Blubber, by Judy Blume. Poor Linda, the other girls were so mean. I also read every single Judy Blume book, most were pretty enlightening... I will always consider her to be one of my all-time very favorite authors.
4. Charlottes Web, by EB White. This was another that I could (and did) re-read til forever. I couldn't wait for my kids to read this.
5. A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
6. Rumble Fish (and The Outsiders), by SE Hinton. The first time I read Rumble Fish, I was on the train to Florida. My sister Jen read it first and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Then of course when I got home, I had to check out every other book that SE Hinton wrote.
7. Go Ask Alice, by Annonymous. This book scared the crap out of me. And yet I kept that tattered book on the keeper shelf for years.
8. Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell. This book was assigned reading in English class one year and I was annoyed because I hate when people force me to read something. Then of course I loved it.
9. Flowers in the Attic series, by VC Andrews. I was so wrapped up in this series. I absolutely would still read it like, today. In fact, maybe I will.
10. Carrie, by Stephen King. This short story was the beginning of my love of Stephen King books. I have so many SK books on my keeper shelf.
linking up:
The first five were a few of my favorites when I was young, like in elementary school, and the next five were some favorites from when I was a teenager. But really, it's a sampling, because I literally read a new book or re-read an old favorite as soon as I finished the one before it.
Anyway, have at it:
1. The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Chandler Warner. I read this book over and over and over again. It was probably one of my very favorites, like ever. I got it out of the library every single week. I may have even gotten a tear in my eye when my daughter Meg read (and loved) it. She's my reader.
2. Ramona, by Beverly Cleary. I read every single Ramona book, I loved that character - I just remember thinking she was hilarious, and I couldn't wait to find out what she'd do next. I'm pretty sure I read every Beverly Cleary book out there.
3. Blubber, by Judy Blume. Poor Linda, the other girls were so mean. I also read every single Judy Blume book, most were pretty enlightening... I will always consider her to be one of my all-time very favorite authors.
4. Charlottes Web, by EB White. This was another that I could (and did) re-read til forever. I couldn't wait for my kids to read this.
5. A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
6. Rumble Fish (and The Outsiders), by SE Hinton. The first time I read Rumble Fish, I was on the train to Florida. My sister Jen read it first and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Then of course when I got home, I had to check out every other book that SE Hinton wrote.
7. Go Ask Alice, by Annonymous. This book scared the crap out of me. And yet I kept that tattered book on the keeper shelf for years.
8. Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell. This book was assigned reading in English class one year and I was annoyed because I hate when people force me to read something. Then of course I loved it.
9. Flowers in the Attic series, by VC Andrews. I was so wrapped up in this series. I absolutely would still read it like, today. In fact, maybe I will.
10. Carrie, by Stephen King. This short story was the beginning of my love of Stephen King books. I have so many SK books on my keeper shelf.
