in search of Kemp Owen
I just posted a list to facebook, but since it's about books I thought I'd put it here as well. it is that 15 books meme:
Rules: Don't take too long to think about it.
Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag 15 friends, including me because I'm interested in seeing what books my friends choose. (To do this, go to your Notes tab on your profile page, paste rules in a new note, cast your 15 picks, and tag people in the note - upper right hand side.)
1. L. M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
2. Elizabeth George Speare - The Witch of Blackbird Pond
3. Jane Yolen - Dove Isabeau
4. Patricia C Wrede - Dealing with Dragons
5. Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons
6. Lloyd Alexander - Westmark
7. Cynthia Voigt - On Fortune's Wheel
8. Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre
9. Madeleine L'Engle - A Ring of Endless Light
10. Madeleine L'Engle - A Swiftly Tilting Planet
11. Robin McKinley - Beauty
12. Robin McKinley - The Blue Sword
13. Jane Austen - Persuasion
14. Sherwood Smith - Crown Duel
15. Theresa Tomlinson - The Forestwife
I am dreadful at coming up with lists of this nature, as I keep thinking of more and more titles and trying to weigh them and getting flummoxed. so the books here are all ones that I first read between ages 8 and 14 (roughly in order). they all had an impact on me, a significant impact on my reading habits, and will definitely stick with me. (and indeed, they are all on my shelves!)
in other news, the summer has been moving along way too fast. things are busy at the bookstore, and on hot weeks like this one it is actually a pleasure to get to work because of the air conditioning. it's a fine thing when you're driven out of your house and into places of business by the heat/humidity!
Rules: Don't take too long to think about it.
Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag 15 friends, including me because I'm interested in seeing what books my friends choose. (To do this, go to your Notes tab on your profile page, paste rules in a new note, cast your 15 picks, and tag people in the note - upper right hand side.)
1. L. M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
2. Elizabeth George Speare - The Witch of Blackbird Pond
3. Jane Yolen - Dove Isabeau
4. Patricia C Wrede - Dealing with Dragons
5. Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons
6. Lloyd Alexander - Westmark
7. Cynthia Voigt - On Fortune's Wheel
8. Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre
9. Madeleine L'Engle - A Ring of Endless Light
10. Madeleine L'Engle - A Swiftly Tilting Planet
11. Robin McKinley - Beauty
12. Robin McKinley - The Blue Sword
13. Jane Austen - Persuasion
14. Sherwood Smith - Crown Duel
15. Theresa Tomlinson - The Forestwife
I am dreadful at coming up with lists of this nature, as I keep thinking of more and more titles and trying to weigh them and getting flummoxed. so the books here are all ones that I first read between ages 8 and 14 (roughly in order). they all had an impact on me, a significant impact on my reading habits, and will definitely stick with me. (and indeed, they are all on my shelves!)
in other news, the summer has been moving along way too fast. things are busy at the bookstore, and on hot weeks like this one it is actually a pleasure to get to work because of the air conditioning. it's a fine thing when you're driven out of your house and into places of business by the heat/humidity!