Books My Children and I Love

This entry is in addition to the required posts regarding children's literature. Both my children are still in their teens and I wanted to list their favorite books. It is of note that none of the books they chose were required reading in their high school classes. They are both voracious readers and although I may disagree with their choices(the ones I have actually read) it only goes to show how individual reading choices are!


One Hundred Years of Solitude by Marquez

Dune by Herbert

The Sandman by Gaiman

The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare

Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky

The Lovely Bones by Sebold

East of Eden by Steinbeck
The Stolen Child by Donohue

The Awakening by Chopin

Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee by Shields

Not than anyone asked, but, my five favorite books are:

In The Woods by French

In Cold Blood by Capote

Germinal by Zola

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Diamond

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Goodwin.