1. Holes by Louis Sachar. I read this in 4th grade, and it was the first real book I willingly read completely on my own.
2. Lord of the Flies by William Golding. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I gave a presentation about it to my 8th grade English class.
3. Coach Carter by Jasmine Jones. I'm a huge basketball fan, and reading this book was really enjoyable. I read it before the movie came out and when I ended up seeing it I remembered how much I liked the book
4. Eragon by Christopher Paolini. A good friend of mine recommended this to me on a summer vacation, and I finished it in about 3 days.
5. Pet Sematary by Stephen King. I read this book on a boat in the summer of my freshman year and I got goosebumps while reading it. This book introduced me to a whole new genre of books, and I now love reading scary stories.
6. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card. I love to play and create videogames, so this book was very fun for me to read.
7. Life of Pi by Yann Martel. I read this story as my required reading this summer and I absolutely fell in love with it. I would look forward to reading it most days, and it was very difficult to put down
8. The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown. I love mystery/action filled books and Dan Brown is one of my all time favorite authors.
9. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. This is by far my favorite book by one of my favorite authors. It was intense and always kept me interested, and was very fun to read.
10. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. When I initially began reading this book I thought it would just be a pointless story about war but it ended up being my favorite war story of all time. It was in great detail and it was fun to discuss in class.
11. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. I read every book in the series, and I loved that the good guy didn't always win. It was refreshing not being able to predict the ending, and each book was fascinating to read.
12. Hatchet by Gary Paulson. I am deeply interested in survival skills, and this was the book that first got me really interested in the wild and survival.
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Cole, I like the variety of your list, the way you balance books from your childhood with ones that you read more recently. I also remember being fascinated by the premise of Hatchet. And I like that you included one item that you thought you wouldn't like when you started it but ended up changing your mind (I feel that way about Beloved). Thanks for the list.
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