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A Few of My Favorite Things (Books, of course)

2/6/2016

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It's a bitterly cold (meaning below 70 degrees) day, worthy of relaxing and reading a great book. I am making a list of the best books ever for your reading pleasure. These are the books that are definitely at the top of my consciousness, as they always leave one satisfied and a little sleepy.

1. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
2. The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah
3. I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
4. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
5. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin
6. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
7. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
8. Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
9. Middlemarch by George Eliot
10. Anything written by Louisa May Alcott
11. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
12. The Children of Violence series by Doris Lessing
13. Ulysses by James Joyce
14. Windchill Summer by Norris Church Mailer
15. The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway
16. The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
17. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
18. Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
19. For fun - anything by Meg Cabot
20. The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
21. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
22. Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
23. The Idiot Girls Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro
24. In God we Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd
25. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
26. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
27. Anything written by Elin Hilderbrand
28. A Girl Called Zippy by Haven Kimmel
29. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
30. The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

There are, of course, more out there. Please feel free to add your faves in the comments!
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Julie Dales
2/6/2016 11:56:28 pm

Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
Tisha by Robert Specht

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Julie Dales
2/6/2016 11:59:49 pm

Anything by James Herriot

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    Courtney is a most fabulous writer and teacher of gifted middle school students.  She is the author of two novels - see the "Cate Books" page of this site for information! Watch for updates about future books that need to be part of your personal library. In the meanwhile, enjoy her pithy life observations.

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