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Did I do this one yet? Can't remember. But anyway, I'll post it again.
What are your favorite authors and your favorite book by them?
Obviously, one for me is J.R.R. Tolkien. I can't exactly say anything of his is my favorite; I love his whole mythology. Besides LOTR and Middle Earth, though, I also really like two of his shorter tales, Smith of Wooten Major and Farmer Giles of Ham. He has a really keen sense of humor in those stories.
Also, Kate DiCamillo. I love her writing, and every single book by her. I think she's a kind of kid lit genius, because she has a really authentic voice, and manages such a wide variety of tales. I also really love her short story in the Chronicle of Harris Burdick collection. Read it if you can find it; it's so her style, and is so entertaining!
I'll think of more later; I've got to get offline now. Ciao!
submitted by Everinne, age 14, Library
(January 4, 2014 - 2:56 pm)
(January 4, 2014 - 2:56 pm)
Probably my favourite Neil Gaiman is Stardust. It's fantasy-adventure-fairy-etc. stuff, and it's Neil Gaiman.
(January 8, 2014 - 3:31 pm)
@Ruby M.- Although you said you didn't like romantic stuff, I would still give Looking for Alaska a try. It is truly a wonderful book. Otherwise I would go for Paper Towns.
I love Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. That is my favorite classic. I had expected to like Wurthering Heights, too, but I turned out not liking it.
Marie Lu who wrote the Legend series. For those, who don't know her, she is a dystopian author and I think her books are pretty good. She doesn't write pointless fights between the characters, which I think is just great (and relieving because I don't have to throw the book at the wall). That's what really got me in Insurgent. Tobias and Tris kept fighting for no reason (as it seemed).
(January 7, 2014 - 12:02 pm)
Oh, I've wanted to read her books! I saw her pep talk for NaNoWriMo and visited her website, and she seems like a really cool writer.
(January 7, 2014 - 6:47 pm)
So. My favorite authors:
Scott Westerfeld, for the Leviathan books.
John Green, for An abundance of Katherines, Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
George R.R. Martin for Game of Thrones. It's a bit adult, but the plot is amazing, it's really well written, and you never know what will happen next.
(January 7, 2014 - 11:03 pm)
Also Stefan Bachmann. He wrote The Peculiar and The Whatnot. Very few people I know know about him, but he's a really good writer.
(January 7, 2014 - 11:04 pm)
OHMYGOSH, and how could I forget?
Susan Coolidge (one of my all time favorites!): What Katy Did series
Frances Hodgson Burnett: I think my favorite of hers was, A Little Princess
Kate Douglas Wiggin: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
(January 8, 2014 - 8:18 pm)
My favorite authors are:
J.R.R Tolkien
J.K. Rowling
Douglas Adams
Agatha Christie
Arthur Conan Doyle
My favorite books are:
Who-ology
all the LOTR books
all the Harry Potter books
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Death in the Clouds
The Sign of Four
The Fault in our Stars
To Kill a Mockingbird
(January 9, 2014 - 5:35 pm)