All right, this is a bit hard here, I love so many books. But I find the ones closest to my heart are those I read in childhood. Silly? Maybe but I still remember the first time I read Where the Red Fern Grows, Anne Of Green Gables, the entire Laura Ingalls Wilder series, & the Narnia Chronicles. Now as an adult I STILL enjoy these books. Somehow they speak to me. Their language may be more simple, but the thoughts, and writing are exquisite. I love a book I can sit down and read over and over. Where the Red Fern Grows still makes me cry, Anne of Green Gables makes me laugh, and Laura's family are dear friends. Pick up one and see what I mean.

*Special note: While they're too numerous to mention here, check out other LM Montgomery books. The Story Girl, The Golden Road, Chronicles Of Avonlea, Further Chronicles of Avonlea, and many others. She was an amazing short story writer, with characters just as memorable as those in "Anne". The Story Girl deserves special mention as it's what the Disney Channel's "Avonlea" series was (loosely) based on. The Golden Road is the continuance of The Story Girl. 

**Another note: This book is a hardcover edition of all the Narnia books in the order CS Lewis intended. It looks WONDERFUL, and I plan to order it soon. 

Victoria Holt was a master story teller. While some may find the plots hopelessly romantic, and redundant, I have never been sorry I picked up a Victoria Holt book. I always enjoy the characters, story, and setting. They're a 'light' read, but very enjoyable. Not only that, NO ONE can beat the price of these!!! Victoria Holt also wrote under the names of Jean Plaidy and Phillipa Carr. These are not to be missed.  

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
In my opinion everyone should be required to read this book. We have been brainwashed, as a culture, to view the Native Americans as bloodthirsty savages and the American government as an entity whose mission was "to save the pioneers from the redskins." This book tells the REAL story.  Ignorance may be bliss, but we must not forget the genocide that went on in this country. We condemn Kosovo & Germany but in reality, our country was no better.