Books Lisa Loves

Top Five-ish Recent Lisa Favorites by Authors Who Are Still Around:

1) Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy - Despite the horrific backdrop of the Nazi invasion, this is a story about hope.

2) Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli - Ooooh, what a great character. I think we all know a Stargirl. And maybe some of us are Stargirls!

3) House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer - Ohmygosh! What a terrific page turner.

4) Emma-Lazarus Fell From a Tree by Lauren Tarshis - Wonderful characterization and voice wrapped around a great story.

5) The Arrival by Shuan Tan - A brilliant and beautiful novel without words.

Top Five-ish All-time Favorites (for now) that Lisa Cannot Live Without:

1) Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech - What a great storyteller Sharon Creech is!

2) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - I cried at the end of this book, because I never wanted it to end.

3) The Giver by Lois Lowry - My daughter recommended this to me. It left me breathless.

4) Winnie-the-Pooh books by A.A. Milne - See Winnie-the-Pooh and Lisa Too link.

5) Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - Perfect.

Top Ten Favorite Books That Lisa Would Defy Bedtime Rules to Read with a Flashlight (When she was a Kid):

1) Anne of Green Gables by J.M. Montgomery - When I was a kid, I loved books about orphans!

2) All-of-a-Kind Family books by Sydney Taylor - This series of books really brought old New York alive for me. When I wasn't thinking about orphans, I was thinking about how wonderful it would be to have a lot of sisters.

3) Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books by Betty McDonald - I wanted to be Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's next-door neighbor and visit her upside-down house!

4) Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene - This is really bad, but sometimes I couldn't stand it and would read the last page first.

5) The Trouble with Jenny's Ear by Oliver Butterworth - A fun and funny book. It may be out of print now.

6) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - I totally identified with Jo. But then, who doesn't?

7) Katie John books by Mary Calhoun - I named my daughter after the main character of this book series!

8) Beezus and Ramona books by Beverly Cleary - These books get even better over time.

9) Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder - I loved reading these on rainy days.

10) The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett - Oh, to be transported back to that secret garden!