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Old 10-30-2011, 05:11 AM
 
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i know this is a toughie! Mine are: To kill a mockingbird by harper lee
i know this much is true wally lamb
pillars of the earth ken follet
the poisonwood bible barbara kingsolver
shutter island dennis lehane
sorry, i have to add 1 the giver lois lowry
good 1!
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Old 10-30-2011, 06:07 PM
 
Location: Lexington Ky
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1-The Outsiders-S. E. Hinton My first favorite book. I loved it in 5th grade and I attribute it to being what made me love reading. I read this book numerous times and loved it when I shared it with my son when he was in 5th grade.
2-Beach Music-Pat Conroy
3-A Prayer for Owen Meany-John Irving
4-Four Spirits-Sena Jeter Nasland
5-Tuesdays with Morrie-Mitch Album I read this while we were taking car of my Dad while he was home with Hospice care. I don't know if it would have made my list but it was so helpful during this tough time
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Old 10-30-2011, 11:29 PM
 
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good 1!
thank you. Please join in with your list.
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Old 10-31-2011, 06:16 PM
 
Location: University City, Philadelphia
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... sorry ... can't name just 5


Diary Of A Young Girl - Anne Frank

Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse

The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

Creation - Gore Vidal

Dancer From The Dance - Andrew Holleran

A Boy's Own Story - Edmund White

Nightwood - Djuna Barnes

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn - Betty Smith

A Member Of The Wedding - Carson McCullers

... and ...

Poetry: Leaves Of Grass - Walt Whitman

Children's Fiction: That Cat Who Went To Heaven - Elizabeth Coatsworth

The Selfish Giant and Other Tales - Oscar Wilde
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Old 10-31-2011, 09:55 PM
 
Location: Coastal North Carolina
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... sorry ... can't name just 5
Nothing wrong with that - the fact that you loved them is what's important. Thanks for posting them!
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Old 10-31-2011, 10:10 PM
 
Location: Texas
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Trinity
Mila 18
The Stand
The Winds of War
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Old 11-01-2011, 05:34 PM
 
Location: Lexington Ky
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I thought of my second favorite 5!
1-Diary of a Geisha
2-The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
3-The Glass Castle
4-Angela's Ashes
5-Driving with Dead People
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Old 11-05-2011, 07:01 AM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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The Feminine Mistake by Leslie Bennetts

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

A Father's Love by David Goldman

He's Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
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Old 11-05-2011, 07:09 AM
 
Location: Indian Land
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Smile Top Fav Books

1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
(So incredibly moved by this story)

2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
(Actually have read all of Jane Austens work and love each one! But this one is my fav.)

3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

4. The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
(Really enjoyed this series until she went nuts and ruined it at the end)

5. Black Dagger Brotherhood Series by J.R. Ward

Many, many more!
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Old 11-08-2011, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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Older 5:
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Good Earth, Pearl Buck
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
The Yearling, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Gone with the Wind

Poetry of Khalil Gibran

Newer 5:
I Know This Much is True, Wally Lamb
Fall of Giants, Ken Follett (newest epic)
The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver
Pigs in Heaven, Barbara Kingsolver
Every single book by Anne Tyler









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