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My
favorite books are the ones that leave me with a heightened sense
of awareness; books that I don’t want to end. Books that I
dream about, re-read, or find myself thinking about long after I’ve
closed their lovely covers. Some of them are classics, some are
brand new graphic novels, some have won multiple awards, some are
best sellers, and some are chapter books written for second-graders.
Though from many different genres, they all left me with an emotional
punch; a perfect blend of unique voice, spot-on characterization,
riveting plots, and bittersweet impact that left me breathless.
Here are a few (and as new books keep coming out, I’ll keep
adding, so please come back and check from time to time!
Castelluci,
Cecil. THE PLAIN
JANES
Cohn, Rachel and Levithan, David. NICK
AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST
Farmer, Nancy. THE
SEA OF TROLLS and THE
HOUSE OF THE SCORPION
Fielding, Helen. BRIDGET
JONES DIARY
Garland, Alex. THE
BEACH
Green, John. LOOKING
FOR ALASKA and AN
ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES
Halse Anderson, Laurie. SPEAK
Han, Jenny. SHUG
Hemingway, Ernest. THE
SUN ALSO RISES
Lynch, Chris. INEXCUSABLE
Morrison, Toni. BELOVED
Neale Hurston, Zora. THEIR
EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
Pennypacker, Sarah. CLEMENTINE
Rees, Celia. THE
WISH HOUSE
Rosoff, Meg. HOW
I LIVE NOW
Ruby, Laura. GOOD
GIRLS
Salinger, J.D.. THE
CATCHER IN THE RYE
Scott, Elizabeth.
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