My Favorite Books

Here is my list of the best books I've read.  Some are for literary reasons (e.g. The Great Gatsby).  Others are for personal enjoyment (e.g. Whispers).  Perhaps you'll find something that peeks your interest.


  1. Whispers by Robin Jones Gunn
  2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  3. Carpe Diem by Autumn Cornwell
  4. Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan
  5. Austenland by Shannon Hale
  6. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  7. Speak by Laurie Haltz Anderson
  8. Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter
  9. Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes by Robin Jones Gunn
  10. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
  11. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
  12. Esperanza Rising by 
  13. Holes by Louis Sachar
  14. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
  15. The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
  16. Red by Ted Dekker
  17. Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred Taylor
  18. Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren 
  19. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George 
  20. Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn
  21. Finding Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn
  22. Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
  23. Gardenias for Breakfast by Robin Jones Gunn
  24. The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer