The Memorable Top 10

1. Because of Winn-Dixie - Kate DiCamillo - At age 10 all I wanted in life was a dog. I remember reading this book and just wanting to be Opal... It gave me a false hope that someday I would come across a stray dog to keep as my own. When my family FINALLY got a dog, I wanted to name her Dixie. Buuuut no one agreed. (age 10)
2. I Love You, Sun, I Love You, Moon - Tomie dePaola - When I was little, my mom read me this book every single night before bed; I made up hand motions and everything. One day I thought I would trick my mom into thinking I could read... I knew every word and when to turn the pages. My plan worked until she realized the book was upside-down. (I was little... thats all I know.)
3. Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe - This was my I.D. book. Finishing a book has never felt so rewarding. (age 16)
4. A Collection of Edgar Allen Poe short stories - I got this book for christmas last year. Poe is by far my favorite author so having a collection of all his work in one place is amazing. (age 17)
5. Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN - James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales - This was the other book I got for christmas last year. I started it on the plane ride to the Missouri - Kansas basketball game for both pleasure reading and for a school project. Then when I was at the basketball game my uncle introduced me to John Walsh, the Executive Vice President of ESPN and he let me interview him. It was amazing to talk to a man, one of the first employees of ESPN, I had just read about. (age 17)
6. Cars and Trucks and Things That Go - Richard Scarry - This was my brother's favorite book when he was really little. So once he learned to read, he would force me to sit down against my will and he would read it to me almost every night. (really little)
7.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows - J.K. Rowling - This book came out while I was on train, traveling through Canada. Up until this book, my mom read the books out loud to my brother and me. But seeing as we were on a train we couldn't disturb everyone else. While at one of our stops, we made the mistake of purchasing ONE copy of the book. So the next few days we had to sit on the train reading a chapter, then passing the book on to another family member. My mom was so paranoid that someone would see we were reading it and spoil the end, she made us change the book cover. (age 12)
8. The Doll People - Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin - This was just my favorite book until I was 10... I loved the book so much I told my parents I was going to legally change my name to Tiffany (the main character) one I was old enough. (age 8)
9. Gregor the Overlander - Suzanne Collins - This was another series my mom read out loud on road trip to Tucson... It was so good, that we sat in the parking lot at our hotel trying to finish it before we checked in. (age 10)
10. Othello - William Shakespeare - This was both my first and my favorite Shakespeare play. I have read it 3 times since 8th grade. (age 13)