342,752 Ways to Herd Cats(or tl;dr)

I've been diligently avoiding any new challenges.
Really.
Until now.

Host: Renay (aka bottle_of_shine)

Time Frame: May 1 - November 30

Basic Premise: List ten beloved books. Then choose at least three books from other participants' lists to read. Write reviews of the books read.

Links: Bloggers' Reading Lists and Master Reading List (alphabetical - with 416 entries as of this moment) and Renay's Explanation (with all the details)

~ten of alisonwonderland's all-time favorite books~

• American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
  (I reviewed this young adult graphic novel here.)


• Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
  (Bohajalian is a favorite author of mine. His website is here.)


• The Giver by Lois Lowry
  (I reviewed this young adult novel here.)


• The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
  (This life-changing account of two Dutch sisters during World War II was first published in the 1970s. I first read it four or five years ago and couldn't believe I'd never read it before.)


• A Live Coal in the Sea by Madeleine L'Engle
  (I loved L'Engle's children's books when I was young, and when I stumbled upon this novel for adults on a bookstore discount table, it immediately became an all-time favorite. I love its exploration of what God's grace is and what God expects of us.)


• The Princess Bride by William Goldman
  (Right after we saw the film, some friends and I walked to a bookstore to buy the book. Both the film and the book are favorites of mine!)


• Replay by Ken Grimwood
  (I reviewed this time travel novel here.)


• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
  (I wrote a little about why I love this novel here.)


• Small Change: The Secret Life of Penny Burford
  by J. Belinda Yandell
  (I mentioned this short but meaningful novel here. This just might be my all-time very most favorite book ever.)


• Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
  (I told a little about this young adult novel when I picked it for the "Something About Me" Challenge last year - here - and I reviewed the sequel here.)

That I love this video is one of the reasons why I just have to join this challenge!