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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
E. L. Konigsburg
The heroine of From the Mixed-Up Files is Claudia Kincaid, a straight-A student one month shy of her twelfth birthday. The eldest of four children and the only girl, Claudia feels taken for granted by her Greenwich, Connecticut, parents. Tired of doing all the chores, getting the smallest allowance ...show more
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The Bible
In the first chapter of the Book of Genesis—in just thirty-one short verses—the world is given form, light is summoned into being, Day and Night are named, Heaven hatched, the stars invoked, and Earth fashioned into land and sea, seeded with plants and populated with creatures. All in less than eigh...show more
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Watership Down
Richard Adams
My son loves this story and it has archetypal characters.
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A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin
I just finished this book and wrote about it in my weekly newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/kylejsmithers I’m glad I read it, great hero’s journey story and some surprising and tense moments.
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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Social commentary feels very on point.
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The Golden Compass
Philip Pullman
Jury is still out for me on this one. I need to read book 2 to find out if I'm satisfied with the ending of book 1. I enjoyed reading this up until the last 30 pages.
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Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
Masterpiece. When I think about why I love nooks and reading so much, I reflect on the first time reading this and how genius it is.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles
I loved this book. It is everything I want in a novel.
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
Edmund Morris
I love this book.
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A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
This series...I almost don't want to finish it because then it will be over. So good.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis
My kids are obsessed and so am I.
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