Thanks, Terri Bradshaw, for giving me homework at 9:30 on a school night. Heres my top 10 (as of today): 10. Gone With the Wind-Read unassigned in high school. Positive proof I could read a book more than 100 pages long. Opened my eyes to how much more the book had to say than the movie, which was great. 9. On the Road-Turned me on to post-WWII literature. I really liked its wide-open style. 8. The Right Stuff-Tom Wolfes best-seller about true American heroes. 7. Stargirl-Just one of Jerry Spinellis adolescent books that speaks more to grownups than it does to kids. 6. Carl Sandburgs Lincoln Biography Anthology-Long, but easy to read, Sandburg made me feel like I knew Lincoln as a person instead of an icon. 5. All Quiet on the Western Front-Best book on war ever written. Incredibly moving. 4. Where the Red Fern Grows-I can still picture Mr. Langford reading it to a rowdy group of 7th graders a long, long time ago. Great story. Dont lie-you cried, too. 3. Where the Wild Things Are-Dont we all want to be Max? Love of this book made me a reader. A big thanks to my aunt Lois, my preschool teacher, for reading it every time I asked. 2. The Biblical book of Proverbs-The ultimate authority on how to live. Filled not only with wisdom, but all aspects of humanity, including humor. Where else can you find a reference of twisting a dogs ear to minding your own business? 1. The Grapes of Wrath-First read in high school because I saw a picture caption in my history book. Made me realize there were big, good books written about people I could relate to...my people. Read again 30 years later and still rate it as my life-changing read. Honorable Mention:I am a Bunny by Richard Scarry. Thats for you, Katie Crabtree I pass this challenge on to Derrick Crabtree Melissa Harris Crabtree Bert Evans, Lesa Franklin Cindy Karnowski Beth Gardner Brown Katie Crabtree EJ Housam Umicevic and all my former AT students...
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 01:49:06 +0000
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