Name 10 Books

It’s Monday!  Yes indeed.  You may now thank me for consistently providing you with up-to-date relevant information.

“What information,” you ask?

It’s Monday.

Monday means it’s time for Monday Listicles, the great blogging meme and community started by Stasha at A Good Life.  And in the name of information, today’s theme is books.

Remember encyclopedias?  I’m sure you’ve heard that Encyclopedia Britannica has gone digital.  And much to my surprise, my older daughter recently said to me,

“Mom. I hate technology. I mean, there is nothing like holding a book.  In your hands.  Feeling the pages.  The smell.  I wish I could live in a time without eReaders.”

I felt the same way about vinyl records.  Still do. 

The best aspect of digital is saved space.  My basement is now the only hoarder’s delight tangled with stacks of books and records.  Our living space is clear.  But I digress….

The listicles. 

Books.  And pretty loosely given as a topic.  So I chose to ask my daughters this morning, as they peeled their eyes open with the spoons they should have been using for eating their cereal, to simply, “Name ten books.” 

Here’s their answers.  They both named 10, so you’re getting 20 titles to do with what you will.

"Name ten books."  

Sophia (age 13) replied:

1. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Judy Blume     
2. Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon, Patty Lovell
3. Go Ask Alice, Anonymous
4. Eating Animals, John Safran Foer
5. Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher      
6. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
7. Harry Potter "...all of them." J.K. Rowling
8. The Bible "No. Not that. I don't want people to read that."
9. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky
10. My Little Red Book, Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

Antonia (age 11) replied:  

1. The Frog and Toad Collection, Arnold Lobel
2. Nancy Drew "...every single one." Carolyn Keene
3. Judy Blume's Fudge Box Set
4. Where the Sidewalk Ends, Shel Silverstein
5. Any Amelia Bedelia book, by Peggy Parish
6. Any book by Julia DeVillers
7. No, David!, David Shannon
8. Froggy Goes to School, Johnathan London
9. Who Was? series, Penguin Books
10. Curious George, H. A. Ray

Join me in checking out everyone's take on today's Monday Listicle theme. There's bound (no pun intended) to be many creative lists and great recommendations for reading.

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