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Here is my reflection.

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By J.D. Salinger
This was the first book we had to read in school that I remember liking!  I loved all the symbolism.  Although I do not remember the story very much, I do remember feeling very sorry for the main character.  I decided to include this book because it is the first time I realized there is more to the story than what the author outright tells you.

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By Anthony Kiedis and

Larry Sloman

At my high school, everyone loved the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  Every party you went to, the Chili Peppers were playing.  Over the course of my four years in high school, seven classmates/friends committed suicide.  Coming from a small community, everyone was deeply impacted.  It was during this time Anthony Keidis wrote his memoir: Scar Tissue.  If you walked down the hall, this was the book you saw everyone carrying.  This book gave us strength.  It brought together a community that was so deeply wounded.  Even though I didn't really like the book, I decided to include it because it illuminates the power a book can have on a community.  Anthony Kiedis even signed a copy and mailed it to one of the mother's.

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By Ellen Hopkins
I never liked poetry, until I read this book.  Written in free verse, Ellen Hopkins takes you on a young girl's downward spiral into drug addiction.  I read almost all Ellen Hopkins' books while in high school.  I loved how the words were written in a way that took me inside the head of the character.  This book exposes the ugly truth about mental illness and drugs.

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By Beatrice Sparks representing 'Anonymous'
Go Ask Alice is the most heart wrenching and impactful book I may have ever read. This book is a diary from a girl that was badly bullied and suffering from mental illness.  I read the book in just a couple days.  The book was extremely impactful and my heart broke for poor Alice.  This book discusses how cruel girls can be to each other- which is why I think it should be required reading.  I was in high school and worked at a tanning salon when I was reading this book.  When I read the last chapter I was at work.  I sat behind the counter of the tanning salon and wept.  This book was so emotional for me.  To me it represents the power a book can have on developing and exposing empathy.

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By Peggy Parish
If I was a storybook character, I would be Amelia Bedelia!  Whenever I mess something up (which is a lot) I refer to this character.  I am always surprised at how many people giggle because they know exactly who I am talking about!  These books always made me laugh which is why I decided to include them.  Any book that makes a child smile is a book to remember!

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By James Frey
This was the first "adult book" I ever read.  Looking back, this book may not have been appropriate for an 8th grader.  It is about a man addicted to drugs.  I remember being very disturbed by this book.  At the same time, I was very intrigued and deeply affected by this man's story.  I am shocked to see this book has 593 pages because I remember it being a short story!

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)

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By J.K. Rowling
Oooo how I waited for my acceptance letter to Hogwarts!  My brother, sister, and I used to have our names on the waiting list at Barnes and Nobles for each new book.  My favorite book in the series was the fourth one- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  I read all the books at least two times, but upwards of three! These books got me into reading. They fed my imagination. I recently got a job at a middle school library. I want to turn the library into the wizarding world for a reading initiative. I think I can get a lot more kids interested in reading with these books.

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By Louis Sachar
This was the first chapter book I remember reading.  It was also the first book I could visualize.  I remember sympathizing with Henry and making up a tune for the song his mother sang to him.  I remember going to see the movie with all my friends and then we all discussed how different the book was from the movie!  I guess you could say this is the first time I realized the book is always better than the movie!

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By Laura Numeroff
He'll want a glass of milk! I can *almost* recite this entire story.  I have fond memories as a child sitting in the my Father's childhood bedroom reading this book.  Mouse is my spirit animal.  In fact, it is a running joke in my family that I have "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Syndrome".  Recently, my Dad's parents passed away.  When cleaning out the house we were allowed to take whatever reminded us of them.  I took this book.

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Of all the stories my Mom read to me, this one was by far my favorite!  I was obsessed with the Teeny Tiny Woman as a child, specifically this version retold by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by R.W. Alley.  I vividly remember being scared when the ghost came to get back his teeny tiny bone- "GIVE ME MY BONE!!!" he bellowed.  When we would go visit my grandparents in Buffalo, my Mom would make up new stories about the Teeny Tiny Woman.  I feel safe when I think of this story.