1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
THIS BOOK!! it is amazing. TKAM is the story of a young girl growing up Alabama during the depression. It is powerful and moving and I love it so much.
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read."
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
This book is something else. I have a very love hate relationship with it and I'm still not sure which one wins out even though I read it three years ago. This book is about a governess who goes to work for the rich Mr. Rochester and of course falls in love with him. it is dark but I like it.
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
CLASSIC! (as all the guys in my school say about everything). This book is wonderful, who can't love Mr. Darcy. I feel like no one needs a premise of this one, it classic.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
4. All the Lights We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
This is a beautifully written story, it takes an interesting format and I like the story. This book is told form two people's perspectives set during WWII.
“A real diamond is never perfect.”
THISBOOKISBEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! I love it so much. it is magic written down. Who doesn't love a story about two battling magicians, a mysterious circus and a love story for eternity.
“The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not.”
“Most maidens are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves in my experience, at least the ones worth something, in any case.”
I had to add the second one because it is so dang true.
This book is mysterious and creepy. I like it for the pure mysteriousness and the mystery on whether the ghosts are real or not. Wuthering Heights tells the story of Catherine Earnshaw and her relationship with the the possibly insane Heathcliff.
"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
This could very well be my favourite book on this list. I mean who doesn't love Barney? This is the story of Valancy, a 29 year old unmarried women who learns she has a year to live and then decides to live her life for the first time ever.
“If you can sit in silence with a person for half an hour and yet be entirely comfortable, you and that person can be friends. If you cannot, friends you'll never be and you need not waste time in trying.”
I read this book like three years ago and I don't remember a lot about it other than it had a powerful message about war and a sweet love story.
“What makes a human being want to kill another who has done him no personal harm?"
This book taught me about a side of WWII I never knew existed. I'll admit I almost cried during this book. It is the powerful story of a 15 year old girl living in Lithuania and how her and her family are deported by Stalin.
“Whether love of friend, love of country, love of God, or even love of enemy—love reveals to us the truly miraculous nature of the human spirit.”
This story. My dad gave me this book and said I should read it. It took me awhile to read but in the end I loved it, I may or may not have stayed up until 11pm on a school night to finish it. To give a very brief preface this is the story it is about a Jewish boy in New York and his unlikely friendship with another boy name Danny.
“Two people who are true friends are like two bodies with one soul.”
I read this book when I was 13, and I loved it. And if you haven't read it yet and find Rilla annoying in the beginning, give her a chance she grows up a lot. Rilla is the coming of age story of a girl and her struggles through WWI.
“The body grows slowly and steadily but the soul grows by leaps and bounds. It may come to its full stature in an hour.”
I already did a much more detailed review of this book that you can find here.
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Ah, this book. Who doesn't love Narnia and this one is way underrated. The book is about the friendship for a horse, and his boy😉.
“Onward and Upward! To Narnia and the North!”
I love this book. The friendship reminded me so much of me and my best friend. It is a story of strength, love and friendship during WWII. And in case you hadn't noticed I love war books, which is interesting considering I'm Mennonite and as a result a pacifist.
“It's like being in love, discovering your best friend.”
I usually do not like sci-fi but this one is amazing. It is the story of three kids who must head into the unknown to find their father.
“We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts.”
This is great, I love books with time travel and mystery. And it being by a Canadian author it just added to the bestestness. This girl turns back time with an old pocket watch she found in her grandparents cottage, and learns many secrets about her mothers past. And this books is totally G rated just so you know. I unfortunately couldn't find a quote for this one.
Ah Sarah, Plain and Tall, my childhood encompassed in a novel. It may be short but who doesn't love the story? I mean come on Sarah and her sea pencils? This book is a masterpiece.
“There is always something to miss, no matter where you are.”
Well that is that. I hope that someone has some of these in common with myself. I hope to be back soon!
-Lindsey
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