30 Days of Me: Day 13 – a fictional book

This one doesn't really say what you're supposed to write about.  I guess my favorite fictional book, but I already had a post about my favorite book in general.  Hm.  Not so sure about this one.


I like a lot of books, and fiction is definitely my top choice.  I really like Barbara Michaels/Elizabeth Peters, particularly "Legend in Green Velvet", which is about a girl who goes to Scotland for an archeological dig as a student, and is mistaken for someone else.  She winds up meeting a guy who looks like Prince Charles and many adventures ensue.  When she's writing as Elizabeth Peters, the books are mysteries with a lot of humor and not much scary stuff which is good for me.  When she's Barbara Michaels, they're scarier. 

I also like a book by Robin McKinley called "Beauty" which is a fantastic retelling of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.  It is so good that when he changes to the human at the end, I can't read that part because I am so in love with the beast! 

Another often reread favorite is "Rebecca" by Daphne DuMaurier.  I also really love the book "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo.  It's for kids, but it is really well-written, and there's more to it than just the story on the surface.  I started reading it to my students one year (stupidly without pre-reading it) and at one point I was crying so much I thought the kids were going to have to take over.  But it has a wonderful happy ending, and I read it to every class after that.  I would have to warn them about the crying, though, because I would cry every time!  Even though I knew the ending was happy.  Finally, after years of reading this book, I realized something about it--the way the little girl refers to her father changes at a particular point in the book, so if you read it, watch for that.  It may be for kids, but it's a really great book. 

I have a few other fictional books that I like, and a shelf full of favorites that I reread every so often.  Well, I don't right now too much but when Karina was tiny, and wanted to just hear my voice, I would read books for myself out loud.  She didn't know or care what they were about, but she could hear my voice, and would happily play with her little gym or do her tummy time so I got to have these little moments to myself.  I have read so many good books, I can't even begin to list them.