Books

I haven't ever be able to decide on my top five books! I really liked Heidi and Anne of Green Gables (and the following books) but I'm not sure if I read them now that I'd enjoy them quite as much. I have always liked Eva Ibbotson but then again I found her books when I was much younger so if I started reading them now they may not be my favorites. I really liked The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion. I enjoy reading Georgette Heyer novels which are regency era novels (think Jane Austen) My favorites of hers are Cotillion, Fredrica, and The Grand Sophy. I also love Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. I also really liked Tom's Midnight Garden. Most of my favorite books are childrens books because I love the illustrations. My mom used to always tell the fairy tale to me when I was younger and the retelling that Ms. Hale writes is fantastic in my opinion. I did not like the first Harry Potter book and I have not bothered to read the rest. Most books that I don't like I don't finish. I did not like Island of the Blue Dolphins or The Bridge to Teribithia.