Day 6

Books. I LOVE to read books. I used to read a ton. No... you don't get it really. A TON. I started reading chapter books in first grade, at one point I was positive I was going to be a Librarian. Then a book editor, then a publisher. At age 9 or 10 I would pick a shelf on my elementary school library and make a goal to read every book on it, I would go through the books and pick out the thickest books and try to read them. I tried to read Jane Eyre in 4th or 5th grade I think. (I didn't love it ha ha ha) I think I read A Tree Grows In Brooklyn in 5th or 6th grade. My dear fried Carrie and I had this reading obsession, looking back I feel like we had our first little book club at age 12.

 In high school on average I read 2-3  200+ page books... a week. (Obviously I would take breaks from this schedule at points) I would stay up late hidden in my room til 2:00am in order to finish a book I was reading. Say I wasn't doing my chores or hadn't finished my homework, the first thing my mom did was find the book I was currently reading and take it away until I completed whatever needed finishing. Sadly with the creation of netflix, facebook, blogs, school, dating, BABY etc. reading slowly fell to the back burner.

No longer my friends! I learned my love of reading from my mother- she was always reading books instead of watching TV and miss Miley deserves that too! I have a goal to read a book a week until the end of the year, I think I can do it. I read a book called Farishta last week. It was pretty good. I thought it would be fun to post some of the books I have truly loved and read multiple times throughout my life.

Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild

The copy my library had was old with no book jacket or cover art- just fabric. I loved it. I loved this whole series... Circus Shoes, Theater Shoes, Skating Shoes.

Misty Of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

I LOVED and read multiple times any and ALL horse books by Marguerite Henry. 

Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples

This book was so eye opening to me as a young teenager, I had no concept really of this culture and though its fiction it definitely got me to start investigating a different world then I knew. There are a bunch of other books that follow this that I love as well.

The Giver by Lois Lowry. 

There are also more books in this series. All of them are AMAZING.

I love love love this series and will be reading it to my kids for sure. It is the story of how Peter became Peter pan.

I love Shannon Hale's books. I even read her newest one while I was in labor with Miley. Lots of books in this series as well. So beautiful and imaginative.

Oh and lets throw Harry Potter on the list of course

I can't remember what grade I was in when I first read these but let me tell you. Love at first read, I was over at my friend Holly's house and she had them and I sat down and read the first book. couldn't stop. just like that and then I read day and night until I had caught up... I think there were two or three out at that point. So magical and enthralling. I seriously am sad they are over.

Lets also note
- pride and prejudice
-secret garden
- Glass castle
- Tons of World War II books
- Boxcar children series ( I think I have read every single one)
-Babysitter's club and Babysitter Little Sister series ( I think I read them all)
- Sweet Valley High books ha ha!


I can't wait to build my own library.