My Most Memorable Books

1. The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein -- Even though it hardly counts as a book due to its length, this book has a great deal of significance to me.  This was the first book that was ever given to me when I was little, and I memorized the words to it before I knew how to read.  Even to this day I enjoy reading it because of its message and the memories I get from it.
2. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury -- I read this book last year for my final project in Ms. Driscoll's class and I loved it.  I find it interesting when older books (like this one published in the 1950's) describe what they think the future world will look like. 
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling -- Yes, I know it's not good that I added a Harry Potter to this list, but the book itself is not as good as the memories associated with it.  For me personally, I grew up reading Harry Potter books and I loved them.  I chose to add the last one of the series to this list because it marked the end of my "childhood," in a sense.
4. The Ultimate Gift, Jim Stovall -- This was a book that both of my parents had read and they had it sitting in their bedroom for years.  When I was in 8th grade, I went to the bookshelf looking for something to read and found this one.  It is a quick read, but it is a very sweet book and has a very good message.
5. All the President's Men, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein -- Another strange book to add to this list, I know, but after staying at the Watergate Hotel one year when I was in elementary school, I became strangely fascinated with the Watergate scandal.  My mom purchased this book for me, and surprisingly, I actually read the whole thing.  If you know much about this book, it is quite a hard read for a little 3rd grader, but I enjoyed it because I felt like I was smarter than my friends and classmates after reading it.
6. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins -- For some reason, at my old school Freshman year, this was a book that we studied in class.  We were assigned a certain number of chapters a night and I ended up finishing it all in one day.  I immediately got the other books when I could and I've been slightly obsessed ever since.
7. Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher -- I did a report on this book in 8th grade, and even though it is slightly depressing, I really enjoyed it.  Due to Asher's atypical writing style, the book is very fun to read.
8. The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger -- I originally studied this book during my Freshman year, and I was thrilled to hear that it was also our summer reading book for Ms. Driscoll's class.  As I read it, I found that I really related to Holden.  To me, this does not really seem like a school book, and I really enjoy the story.
9. The Nancy Drew Series, Carolyn Keene -- Though this is obviously not a very serious series, I grew up reading them.  I personally am a big fan of mystery novels, and I at one point owed every original book that Keene had written in the series.