The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Nothing gets me quite like a good dystopian book. I love them. The Giver was, I’m sure, the first book that I read that was set in another version of the future, and I was in love with it.
The thing that Lois Lowry did perfectly was give us just enough information [...]
Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
Oh my word how I loved this book. From the “Where’s papa going with that axe?” to the bittersweet ending. I probably read this book 4,000 times. And really, has there ever been a better first line?
Ahh, I could wax nostalgic about this all day. This is one of those books [...]
From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg
Unlike a lot of kids, I don’t remember ever going through the “run-away” deal when I was younger. I don’t remember ever packing all my little clothes and going to hit the road, but if I ever did, it would have been just [...]
I remember my third grade teacher giving me a nice, shiny copy of this book and telling me that Matilda always reminded her of me. I was immediately sold because: 1- it seemed like a huge, fat book at the time, which I have always loved, and 2- I loved my third grade teacher, Miss [...]