Favorite books and/or authors anyone?

Let's see

Flowers For Algernon- Daniel Keyes
Riding in Cars with Boys- ?
Go Ask Alice- Anonymous
Anne of Green Gables- L.M. Montgomery
The Lottery- Shirley Jackson
Harry Potter Series- J.K Rowling

Harry Potter series/JK Rowling
The Diary of Anne Frank

Originally posted by Jenny
Let's see

Flowers For Algernon- Daniel Keyes


Aww... that used to be one of my favorites.

Reading sux kelly osbourne's toothbrush.

Originally posted by Jenny


Flowers For Algernon- Daniel Keyes


I had to read that book for last year. It was a pretty good book (and I don't say that often). I also like Of Mice and Men.

I LOVE the Wizard of Oz books. Only the first 14 by the original author are the best.

I also love Stephen King.

Intellectual topics? On this board? HA! lol jk

I have so many favorites:

"Lucky" by Jackie Collins
"The Giver" by Lois Lowry
"A Child Called It" by Dave Pelzer
The Little House of the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
"Where the Heart Is" by Billie Letts
"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

There are so many more, but I'm sure more people are gonna want to post on this one. lol

Originally posted by Gregorio


I had to read that book for last year. It was a pretty good book (and I don't say that often). I also like Of Mice and Men.

I forgot 'Of Mice and Men' again. That is an excellent book. It has a sad ending, but its still good.

I like to read Laurell K. Hamilton's "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter" series. It's like an R-rated Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

"To Kill A Mockingbird" was a pretty good book. I think it was by Harper Lee. Another good one is "The Sign of The Beaver," of course I haven't read it in ages so I don't remember a thing about it, but that's another story. I have to agree with Jenny about "Of Mice and Men" and uhh, EB White has always been one of my favorite authors. Of course she only wrote three books. :( All which have been made into films/ cartoons. "Bridge to Terbithia" was also a good one, and lastly any R.L Stine book. :)

Originally posted by Jenny
Let's see

Go Ask Alice- Anonymous
I've been meaning to read that since seventh grade, and STILL haven't gotten to it yet, lol..


And oh yeah, add "Gifted Hands" by Dr. Ben Carson, as well. It's one of the only biographies I actually enjoy reading. He has pretty interesting things to say..

Books-

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn- Betty Smith

(The Kay Scarpetta series) Postmortem, Body of Evidence, All That Remains, Cruel and Unusual, The Body Farm, From Potter's Field, Cause of Death, Unnatural Exposer, Point of Origin, Black Notice, and The Last Precinct, by Patricia Cornwell

the Harry Potter Series

Anything by Agatha Christie, John Grisham, Marry Higgins Clark...

Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta
Books-

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn- Betty Smith
That's another one you can't miss out on. BTW, Have you seen the movie yet, Karli?

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Time Enough For Drums by Ann Rinaldi
The Last Silk Dress ""

Summer of my German Soldier by Bette Greene
Morning is a Long Time Coming

Originally posted by Jo's the bomb
That's another one you can't miss out on. BTW, Have you seen the movie yet, Karli?

Nope, not yet, but I'm totally in love with the book! I'm on the last few chapters as we speak :D

Anything by Roald Dahl
Agatha Christie books- especially Hercule Poirot.
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

Originally posted by AliciaKeysForever
"The Giver" by Lois Lowry

OMG, I forgot about this book! Ever since I read it when I was in 6th grade, I've loved it.

i love charles dickens' books

too many to name

THE BEARENSTIEN BEAR BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:happyface :happyface :happyface

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball (her autobiography)

Originally posted by QueenOfTheGypsies
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald


I'm reading that in 20th century lit this year... any good? Right now we're reading Cold Sassy Tree... I'm only page 18 tho so I can't judge it yet.

Originally posted by AliciaKeysForever

"The Giver" by Lois Lowry
"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

AHHHH I love The Giver... such an awesome book. Lois Lowry is a great author. As for Little Women...I read like half of that book...I should probably hurry and finish the second half before I forget what it's all about. I also like Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah...such a sad book. :(

Originally posted by ILoveLucyfan4eva


OMG, I forgot about this book! Ever since I read it when I was in 6th grade, I've loved it.

That's when i read it for the first time too! I reread it again this year, and of course, it wasnt as good, but it's still an excellent book.

Originally posted by QueenOfTheGypsies
Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball (her autobiography)

Oh, I completely forgot about that one. I loved that book. It was great. You could almost hear her saying some of the things she wrote in there.

Little Women
Ann of Green Gables
Gary Paulsen- The Hatchet
Gary Paulsen- The River
Ice Princess- That was my favorite it's about a young girl she is an ice skater and she gets a new partner and she ends up falling in love with him and then her parents end up not liking him and forbid her to see him or skate with him at the championships but she is determined to kate with him. It's really good that if you like ice skating.
Facts of life and other lessons my father taught me- Lisa Whelchels bio
Tom Osborns bio
Robert Brooks Bio

Originally posted by Montana Ponine

I also like Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah...such a sad book. :( Isn't there a poem about that? lol.

Originally posted by Jo's the bomb
Isn't there a poem about that? lol.
Really? I don't know. Hmmm..

I am going to be the unusual one, and name names that you've probably never heard. I don't like many of the classics,

Little Women, Of Mice and Men, The Great Gatsby, The Glass Menagerie, I never liked them. I did, however, enjoy To Kill a Mockingbird.

I used to really like Stephen King, but not much anymore. I enjoy Dean Koontz ocassionally, and Robin Cook, but still haven't read much of their recent work.

I have, however, recently read a lot of Lori Wick, and Janette Okes. I love their work. I also have become deeply intruiged by Tim LaHaye, and Jerry Jenkin's series, Left Behind. I was totally amazed at their work, and scared out of my mind at what could possibly be in the future. I'm just really thankful that I won't be here to have to experience it first hand.

Also, there is this book that I read in middle school, and I cannot remember the name. But it was written by a woman name Cornelia ten Boom. I would recommend it to anyone, that is, if I could remember the name.

It was set in post WWII, and through WWII in Germany. She her sisters were grown woman, but still living at home with their family. She shares her experiences before and during the war, as they harbored Jewish refugees, and were captured and placed in concentration camps for their practices, though when they are caught, their refugees remain safe in the house.

She loses both her sister and father in the camp as she tells how, by the grace of God, she and her sister for many years, are spared in various different ways, in which they could not have possibly been spared without a miracle. Her release, even, was Divine, because she returned to the camp many years later, to find that she was released due to a typographical error, and the following week of her release, she had been scheduled for termination.

If you find this book, I would recommend you read it. I have been humbled by the struggles they endured, remaining strong in faith, in the face of their persecutors. This strength is far greater than any I have exhibited, or probably will ever be capable of putting forth.

AHH! THE GIVER, SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER, AND HATCHET ARE EEEEVVVVIIIILLL!!!

Sorry. We read those in school. They annoyed me. JMO. Dont hurt me.

Mine are:

I am the Cheese by ??? (It's one of the only books we read in school that I liked)

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (That's the other book that I like that we read in school.)

A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer

The Facts of Life and Other Lessons My Father Taught Me bu Lisa Whelchel

Go Ask Alice by Annonymous

And theres prolly more that i cant think of.

Originally posted by Dr. Lu Delgado
The Facts of Life and Other Lessons My Father Taught Me bu Lisa Whelchel



Ya........

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

"Lisa, Bright and Dark" by John Neufeld

Originally posted by Dr. Lu Delgado
AHH! THE GIVER, SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER, AND HATCHET ARE EEEEVVVVIIIILLL!!!

Sorry. We read those in school. They annoyed me. JMO. Dont hurt me.

Mine are:

I am the Cheese by ??? (It's one of the only books we read in school that I liked)

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (That's the other book that I like that we read in school.)

A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer

The Facts of Life and Other Lessons My Father Taught Me bu Lisa Whelchel

Go Ask Alice by Annonymous

And theres prolly more that i cant think of. I personally didn't like "The Hatchet" much either. It was just a too typical-stranded-on-an-island story. "Lord of the Flies," by William Golding, on the other hand, was a different story. ;)

i forgot about to kill a mockingbird we read it in school last year and i loved it.

Here are my favorite books:
"The Client" John Grisham
"A Child Called It", and "The Lost Boy" Dave Pelzer
The Little Hosue on The Prairie Series- Laura Ingalls Wilder
"Lucky Man" Michael J Fox :)
hmm there are a few more i just can't remeber right now.
'A Tree Grows In Brooklyn " sounds good. what si it about?

Originally posted by Rudy and Kenny4eva

'A Tree Grows In Brooklyn " sounds good. what si it about?

The Nolans, who are growing up in Brooklyn, and it's just about their life and stuff. I don't know how to describe it, lol.

Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta


The Nolans, who are growing up in Brooklyn, and it's just about their life and stuff. I don't know how to describe it, lol. Yeah, bascially, lol. To summarize, it's about this girl named Francie Nolan, she lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She has a brother, Neeley. Her father is a drunk. Her mother works long hours to support their family, and her Aunt Sissy is a little too "sissy," lol. She likes to read, and is fascinated with almost everything. The family moves around a lot. And the book mostly refers to her problems, how she solved them, and her growing up.

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn- Betty Smith
It happened to Nancy- Anonymous
Go Ask Alice- Anonymous
She's Come Undone- Wally Lamb
Summer Sisters- Judy Blume
Murder on the orient express- agatha christie
the best little girl in the world- steven levenkron
kess (The sequel to the best little girl in the world)- steven levenkron

Centennial by James Michener
The Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Riders On The Storm by John Densmore
I'm With The Band by Pamela Des Barres

I have a varied taste in books!:lol:

Originally posted by Jo's the bomb
I personally didn't like "The Hatchet" much either. It was just a too typical-stranded-on-an-island story.
Yeah, I didn't care for Hatchet either. I just found it really boring.. It was just page after page of all these long paragraphs and there was like no dialougue whatsoever...I was like AHHHHHH.

OH!
And "Forever" by Judy Blume....aaahahahahaha greeeeeeaaaaaaaaaat book!

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Once and Future King by T.H. White.