The Ten Books Meme
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moth2fic, and now it's all through my flist, and not only am I still awake, but I've thought of ten books! I actually have a similar question to answer for the book meme I was doing ages ago - ailcia gave me Q. Quote From A Book That Inspires You/Gives You Feelings, and I've been taking ages trying to work out which one. So I shall do this meme first, cos it's quicker... *g*
Rules: List ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard – they don’t have to be “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you. I've put them in approximate reading order...
Bill Peet books - When I was in Grade 5/6 at school, I had a teacher who would read picture books to us. The first time he did it we rolled our eyes, and then he pointed out to us that just because something was called a children's book and had pictures, didn't mean that it didn't still say important, interesting, wonderful things. Lots of the books he read were by Bill Peet. I especially remember The Wump World. Another picture book author I remember strongly is Charles Keeping (sorry, is that cheating...? *g*)
Famous Five by Enid Blyton - I loved these books so much when I was a kid! I'd get home from school, throw myself on the bed, and just read and read and read... A group of friends off having adventures together, in the wilds of England - what more could a girl want? I wanted that!
Mandy by Julie Edwards - Mandy was one of the oldest children at the orphanage, and she longed for a place of her own. One day she climbs over the orphanage wall, and comes across an abandoned house. She immediately decides to make it her home. I loved the descriptions of what Mandy did to make her house home, and even now I remember how torn she was between what she wanted, and knowing that some of the things she was doing were wrong. (Hmmn - come to think of it, this is all a bit appropriate right now, maybe I should just keep my eye out for somewhere secret and abandoned!) Also, I've always thought this cover was gorgeous...
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moth2fic, and now it's all through my flist, and not only am I still awake, but I've thought of ten books! I actually have a similar question to answer for the book meme I was doing ages ago - ailcia gave me Q. Quote From A Book That Inspires You/Gives You Feelings, and I've been taking ages trying to work out which one. So I shall do this meme first, cos it's quicker... *g*Rules: List ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard – they don’t have to be “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you. I've put them in approximate reading order...
Bill Peet books - When I was in Grade 5/6 at school, I had a teacher who would read picture books to us. The first time he did it we rolled our eyes, and then he pointed out to us that just because something was called a children's book and had pictures, didn't mean that it didn't still say important, interesting, wonderful things. Lots of the books he read were by Bill Peet. I especially remember The Wump World. Another picture book author I remember strongly is Charles Keeping (sorry, is that cheating...? *g*)Famous Five by Enid Blyton - I loved these books so much when I was a kid! I'd get home from school, throw myself on the bed, and just read and read and read... A group of friends off having adventures together, in the wilds of England - what more could a girl want? I wanted that!
Mandy by Julie Edwards - Mandy was one of the oldest children at the orphanage, and she longed for a place of her own. One day she climbs over the orphanage wall, and comes across an abandoned house. She immediately decides to make it her home. I loved the descriptions of what Mandy did to make her house home, and even now I remember how torn she was between what she wanted, and knowing that some of the things she was doing were wrong. (Hmmn - come to think of it, this is all a bit appropriate right now, maybe I should just keep my eye out for somewhere secret and abandoned!) Also, I've always thought this cover was gorgeous...( ...and eight more )
