I read this in highschool, I was maybe 15, and I connected with it in many ways. I wasn't as conflicted as this character, but we had our similarities, as teenagers becoming themselves. It's such a great book for young adults.
Speak (Platinum Edition)
This is quite possibly my all time favorite book. And I just discovered this past year that there are more to the series and I need to read them. I read this in elementary school and Jonas and his life story, never left me. This book is one that I th...
The Giver Series by Lois Lowry
Adult
I read this when I was 17 and absolutely was obsessed with it. I couldn't put it down. I'm 41 now and I still love this book. It is an all time favorite.
She's Come Undone: Lamb, Wally: 9780671003753
I have a version of the complete works of Edgar Allen Poe. It's a big fat book and it's so comforting to read. I think his writing is interesting and creative and it soothes me, somehow. I remember reading so many in school and then so many on my own...
Poe's Complete Works
Don't let the title fool you or scare you away. This is not a sex manual by any means. This is Jenna Jameson's life story, told by her. I bought this when it first hit shelves, maybe 20 years ago. I have read it so many times that I lost count. Her s...
How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: Cautionary Tale
I know this book and writer got a lot of flack for not being completely his true story. I know he wasn't honest about his story. That being said, this book kept me flipping pages until I needed to hold my own eye lids open. It is so good and one that...
A Million Little Pieces: Frey, James - Books
This story is intense and courageous and strong and brave. It's life with it's beauty and ugliness all mashed into one place. It's every emotion imaginable, joy, excitement, fear, anxiety, anger, jealousy, spite, just everything. It's so complicated,...
White Oleander: Fitch, Janet - Books
Kids
My seven year old started reading this and she's so into it. I read this when I was a kid, over and over and over. This is an all time favorite for me, and my daughter is falling in love with it, too. I may have bought this book for her before she wa...