One day, a few years ago, I thought, 'Hmmm, why not I compile a list of books that I want to buy/borrow/beg to read?' And it's quite a long list but unfortunately, due to financial constraints or lack of time, I only managed to finish off a few books. Here is my list:
- Teen Ink, Our Voices, Our Visions
- Life Lists for Teens: Tips, Steps, Hints and How-tos...
- The 7 Best Things (Smart) Teens Do
- Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
- How to Deal (Speak)
- Dear Nobody
- The Opposite of Chocolate
- Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
- The Haunting of Cassie Palmer by Vivien Alcock
- The Cuckoo Sister by Vivien Alcock
- The Sylvia Game by Vivien Alcock
- The Boy Who Swallowed A Ghost by Vivien Alcock
To Kill A Mockingbird by Lee Harper- The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner
- It's a Long Way From Penny Apples by Bill Cullen
- Dealing with Relatives (...Even if You Can't Stand Them!) by Dr Rick Brinkman and Dr Rick Kirschner
- Stately Pursuits by Katie Fforde
- Little Darlings by Sam Llewellyn
- Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
- Eddie Dickens
- Unlikely Exploits
- Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay
- Indigo's Star
- White Boots by Noel Streatfeild
- The Family from One End Street by Eve Garnett
- The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones
- Little Black Book of Stories by A.S. Byatt
- Mirrors
- Kids' Night In
- Eating Words for Breakfast
- Ten of the Best: School Stories With a Difference
Forever by Judy Blume- Baby Blue by Julia Green
- Lost and Found by Valerie Mendes
- My Heartbeat by Garret Freymann-Weyr
- Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
- Ballet Shoes for Anna by Noel Streatfeild
- Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
- Middlemarch by George Eliot
- Vilette by Charlotte Bronte
- Lola Rose by Jacqueline Wilson
- Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
- Bootleg by Alex Shearer
- Doctor Illuminatus
- Soul Stealer by M. Booth
- In the Shadow of the Ark by Anne Provoost
- How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
- Lionboy - The Chase by Zizou Corder
- Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
- Private Peaceful by Michael Morpugo
- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
- Postcards from No Man's Land by Aidan Chambers
- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
- The Power of One by Bryce Courtney
- The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaardner
- Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall
- The Dark House by Marcus Sedgwick
- A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin
- Heavy Metal and You by Christopher Krovatin
- Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
- Swan Sister - Fairy Tales Retold
- Crank
- Ruby the Red Fairy
- Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
- Sophie's Bakery for the Broken Hearted by Lolly Winston
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- Saturday by Ian McEwan
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott
- Boy by James Hanley
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ReplyDeleteHi greenleaf, no those aren't the books I've read. I haven't read them yet but would like to. =) Thanks for adding me, I'll add you too. Okay, I'll try text link ads, are they legal on Blogger?
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ReplyDeletehere's my opinion from one book lover to another:
ReplyDeleteTHE ALCHEMIST is a simple book but totally life changing and you absolutely HAVE to read it.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a classic. got to read that one.
HALF BLOODED PRINCE is just so-so but after reading all the other HP, how can one not read this one;)?
LEMONY SNICKET is hilarious. a quick and fun read.
THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is absolutely divine. get tissue paper ready as you reach the middle of the book. you have to read this one!
WUTHERING HEIGHTS is strictly if you like this kind of genres. i found it a little draggy to read, but an interesting book to reflect on AFTER you've struggled through the pages.
i would trust anything my LOUISA MAY ALCOTT.
Thank you philters for your comments! I really appreciate it. Yeah, I think books by Mitch Albom have the ability to make one cry. Tuesdays With Morrie moved me too, so I'm looking forward to The Five People You Meet In Heaven.
ReplyDeleteAnd I also agree that classics can sometimes be a bore. I tried reading Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (the unabridged version) and it went on and on. Really boring. yawn...
Thanks again philters! Have a great day! =)
That's a long list I suggest you compile that into a Wishlist (maybe at Amazon) so one of these days somebody might give those listed books to you as a gift, Hahaha...
ReplyDeleteWhat does it mean by crashed out in the list? Are those eliminated because you have read it already or you simply crashed it out because you don't like it anymore?
Hmmm, it sounds like a very good idea to me. Yeah, I might just compile a list on Amazon or maybe Froogle! Thanks for the suggestion.
ReplyDeleteAnd those that I cancelled off are the ones that I've read already.