bookworm

Let me preface this post by saying that I am not a nerd. Really. But I do like to read sometimes. Not in a socially outcast way or even a studious way, but I do occasionally read for reasons more than to pass time on the elliptical. I am often too quick to say, "why read the book when you can watch the movie?" but I will admit that some of the best books I've ever read were ones that I read long before they were ever in the talks of becoming films. I think my English teachers would be very shocked/proud to know how much more I enjoy reading than I ever let them know. And even though I don't think I could ever confess it to them, I really did love reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn in 8th grade Advanced English even if our book was two times thicker than the other classes. Same with Macbeth in 12th grade. Some of my good friends know about my not-so-publicized recreational reading and I love when I can recommend good books to them. That got me thinking about some of my favorite books so I decided to list some here:

Some of my all-time favorites:

The Divine Dance by Shannon Primicerio (now Shannon Kubiak)

Stuart Little by E.B. White

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Follow the Stars Home by Luanne Rice

One in a Million by Priscilla Shirer

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan

66 Love Letters by Larry Crabb

& pretty much any book by Max Lucado

Some pretty great books I've read this past year:

The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins

We Bought a Zoo by Benjamin Mee

Bossypants by Tina Fey

Plan B by Pete Wilson

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (weird, but in a good way)

Books I want to read:

Winged Creatures by Roy Freirich

Happy Accidents by Jane Lynch

Before I Die by Jenny Downham

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

What books would you recommend?