happy world book day!

happy world book day to all my book lovers out there! although i wasn't able to spend the day in a local bookstore today, i thought i would share the books that made me a reader. (disclaimer: i don't have the best memory so most of these are from my middle school years, but rest assured that i was also a little reader in elementary school!)

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TUCK EVERLASTING was our read-aloud book in 6th grade and i fell in love with it. maybe it was the way my teacher read it to us, or maybe i was just entranced by the story, but i never forgot about Winnie Foster's adventures with the Tucks that fateful summer.

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STARGIRL. i remember writing one of my first books reports on this book. i admired Stargirl's uniqueness and individuality and the fact that she didn't care about what other people thought about her. as someone who struggled (and is still struggling) with self-confidence, this book showed me the importance of dancing to the beat of my own drum.

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one of my favorite fairy tales is ELLA ENCHANTED. this was another middle school read that i just devoured. i'm also obsessed with the movie because Anne Hathaway and Hugh Dancy are just fabulous in it. i think the scene with the giants is my favorite!

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i never considered myself a huge sci-fi or fantasy reader, but in 5th grade i read A WRINKLE IN TIME and it is now one of my favorite books. Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace's adventure through space and time hooked me from the beginning!

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fun fact: i own every book in the HEARTLAND series. i picked up book number 6, (yes, i remember which one!) in the 5th grade, finished it, and knew i needed to have them all. i distinctly remember the day my dad took me to the bookstore to buy all the copies they had in stock! (it's also a series on netflix if you want to give it a watch!)

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and finally, can i even have a favorite books bookstack without mentioning Sarah Dessen? THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER is one of my favorite books and the first one of hers that i read. she will always be an automatic-buy author for me. i will forever recommend this book as a sweet YA read!

so tell me, how did you celebrate today, and what have you been reading? let me know, and as always, happy reading!