I love this topic! Some books come up frequently on the blog because they're new or popular or classics. However, some are rarely discussed either because they don't fit with other books or topics I discuss or aren't as much in the zeitgeist, so I'm glad to highlight some of my less touted favorites today!
Happy Top Ten Tuesday over at That Artsy Reader Girl
Top Ten Books I Enjoyed But Rarely Talk About
1. The Farthest-Away Mountain by Lynne Reid Banks
2. The Seventh Princess by Nick Sullivan
3. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
4. World War Z by Max Brooks
5. Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman
6. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
7. Marathon Miranda by Elizabeth Winthrop
8. Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare
9. Dancing on the Edge by Han Nolan
A lot of these, as so many of my favorites, are books that impacted me as children. Nobody who knows me is surprised that some of the books that influenced my childhood included Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, or Lord of the Rings. However, I think some might be surprised to know that Hatchet and its sequel Brian's Winter were two of my favorite books as a child. I went on a whole survival kick, reading books like My Side of the Mountain, and others. The Farthest-Away Mountain and The Seventh Princess are two what would now be considered middle grade standalone fantasy novels that I loved as a kid, but never really got to talk about since I don't think I knew (or know) anyone else who had read them. Marathon Miranda and Dancing on the Edge were also kind of obscure middle grade books that I loved as a kid, both set in the real world and dealing with female protagonists with problems that I related to. The other books are just books that I really liked in genres that I don't normally read or people don't normally associate with me, like contemporary and mystery.
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