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Children's Literature
I've been a fan of Children's Literature for a while now, and recently have been reading more of the lately. Here is the list of books that I could come up with. I recommend each one on the list.
- Roald Dahl, The Witches
- William Goldman, The Princess Bride
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
- Madeline L'Engle, Time Quartet
- A Wrinkle in Time*
- A Wind in the Door
- A Swiftly Tilting Planet
- Many Waters
- An Acceptable Time
- C. S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- Prince Caspian
- The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader"
- The Silver Chair
- The Horse and His Boy
- The Magician's Nephew
- The Last Battle
- C. S. Lewis, The Space Trilogy
- Out of the Silent Planet
- Perelandra
- That Hideous Strength
- Hugh Lofting, The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle*
- Lois Lowry, The Giver*
- Max Lucado, You Are Special
- Robert C. O'Brien, The Rats of Nimh*
- Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins*
- Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia*
- Katherine Paterson, Jacob Have I Loved*
- Robert Newton Peck, A Day No Pigs Would Die
- Louis Sachar, Holes*
- Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
- The Hobbit
- The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Two Towers
- The Return of the King
- Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- Judith Viorst, Alexander and the Terible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
- Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Ferns Grow
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Newbery Award Winner
The Classics
I survived High School and College without reading a great many of the "classics" and without much appreciation for the ones I did read. However, I recently began re-reading some and reading others that I never got to. Turns out they are considered "classics" for a pretty good reason - they are really good! Here is my current (paltry) list of literature.
- Frederick Forsyth, The Day of the Jackal
- Robet A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
- Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
- Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- George Orwell, 1984
- George Orwell, Animal Farm
- John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
- Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych and other stories
History
My dad gave me a book called Citizen Soliders. It was awesome. After that, I asked for more books by the author, Stephen Ambrose, for Christmas. I am currently reading his history of the Lewis and Clark expedition. I've since finished that one, and read my fourth book, about the parallel lives of Gen. George Armstrong Custer, and the Souix Indian, Crazy Horse. It was incredibly interesting. Now I need to find some more interesting history books to read. Suggestions?
- Stephen Ambrose, Citizen Soldiers
- Stephen Ambrose, Rise to Globalism
- Stephen Ambrose, Undaunted Courage
- Stephen Ambrose, Custer and Crazy Horse
- Cliff Stoll, The Cuckoo's Egg
Fluff
Don't get me wrong - I'm not all serious and intellectual and stuff. I've been reading light, fluffy books for years. Because most of it was, well, forgettable, I've forgotten most of it. But here are authors that I think are well worth the time.
- Clive Cussler - If James Bond was an oceanographic engineer with an infatiguable, Italian sidekick, and worked for the U.S. government, then his name would be Dirk Pitt. Mix in cool gadgets with some revisionist history, and you've got the makings of another exciting Cliver Cussler novel.
- Tom Clancy - What can I say? I like the military scenarios, technical details, and the characters who see things in black and white.
