Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - this has been my favorite series for YEARS! I've grown up with it and started reading it when I was around 8 or 9. Alice has always been around
the same age as me and she continues to be as new books are still released.The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - this has long been one of my all time favorite books. It's so haunting and memorable.
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger -because what introvert can't relate to Holden in some form? I read this one in high school English.
Forever by Judy Blume - a beautiful and classic teenage romance of first love and sexual awakening. I loved this book as a teen. Judy Blume rocks!
Animal Farm by George Orwell- come on now, satire in the form of talking animals?! I read this one in high school English and even wrote a poem about it for a class project.
TTYL by Lauren Myracle - I devoured this series when I was younger. It's so much FUN!
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult - one of the most profound and touching books I have EVER read.
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling - umm HELLO?! This series got SO many people into reading which, last I checked, is a GOOD thing. I, like billions of others, LOVE this series.
Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume - the quintessential growing-up book for girls, I loved this one when I was a kid, and so have millions of other young girls throughout the years.
Anyways, like I say, be badass and read! What are some of your favorites?
I can't believe so many of these books were banned at one point or another. And I love how many banned books we were required to read growing up in school.
ReplyDeleteHey Steph! Wow....all these are banned books? I just can't believe it. Most of them are my favorites and there are some books that I want to read. Haha! Thanks for sharing all the books Steph!! Have a nice day! =)
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Some of these are among my favorites, too. I read Forever when I was a teen, and years ago, I read it with my daughter. I always appreciated the fact that Judy Blume respected young people enough to talk honestly to them about sex, LONG before that became fashionable. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe Lovely Bones is such a beautifully written book. Catcher in the Rye is great, though I like Franny and Zooey better, and Animal Farm is amazing. And I do love Harry Potter!
I would agree with all of those. I haven't read the Myracle books though.
ReplyDeleteI have recently put Lovely Bones on my Wishlist. And I have seen Are you there God on a few list, I know I read it but don't remember it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I didn't know My Sister's Keeper was banned, wow.
Did you have customers asking for Banned books in the library? Do you have them on a special self or anything or are they off the shelves?
That is a great post, Steph! I mean, come on, why banned books? They are like restricting our mind to be creative!
ReplyDeleteI loved Catcher in the Rye, Animal Farm, and of course HP! The others are on my wishlist! What a great list of banned books!
ReplyDeleteThe Lovely Bones was one of my favorite reads so far this year. I did a post about it for banned books week last week. I'm going to finally finish reading Catcher in the Rye next year too!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a fan of The Lovely Bones and Harry Potter. I also really like To Kill A Mockingbird. Great book! :)
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter, Lovely Bones, Catcher in the Rye = LOVE. =D Of course, there are other banned books that I enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this list. I can't believe that these books have been banned, it seems so ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteI loved My Sister's Keeper!
ReplyDeleteThere are sooo many banned books that I really enjoyed reading, from Huckleberry Fin , to The Lord of the Flies and all the way to the Harry Potter collection.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe the small mindedness of some people.
<3 those books. When i 1st read The Catcher in the Rye-i didn't like it at. but when i read it again...it was such a great book, i've grown to love it :D
ReplyDeleteI too love the Alice series! They definitely were books I read growing up.
ReplyDeleteAwesome post!
Wow! We totally have the same taste in books! Jen Lancaster is my absolute favorite!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE HER!
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It's amazing the books people want to ban. I love the Harry Potter books. And Catcher in the Rye was a favorite when I was in high school. And what's there not to love about Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret?
ReplyDeleteIt's always amazing to me how many of my favorite books have been banned at one point or another too! I loved Lovely Bones and anything by Judy Blume too! I agree, read 'em!
ReplyDeleteHoly crap, I didn't know My Sister's Keeper was a banned book! I guess I can figure out why. I loved Forever too and Are You There God It's Me Margaret. Very tame compared to what is out there today.
ReplyDeleteGreat list of banned books. Catcher in the Rye is one of my all time favorites. I still have to read Animal Farm, my cousin LOVED it. But, yeah, you have a really good taste in books. :)
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