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Day 20 of the April A to Z Challenge

A Book Extravaganza - featuring classics and some of my favorite books

Classic: Twenty Thousands Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Synopsis: Professor Pierre Aronnax is part of a team sent to investigate reports of a sea monster suspected to be a narwhal off the coast of New York. They soon discover that the monster is in fact a submarine called the Nautilus, headed by Captain Nemo, an enigmatic man who has withdrawn from the world. When Arronnax and his team are taken prisoner by Nemo, the Nautilus heads into the deepest fathoms of the seas where adventure and discovery await.

My Favorites: The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit by Julius Lester

                        To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

I recently did a post on Harper Lee soon after she passed in February. You can check it out here.

♥Meg♥

Remembering Harper Lee

Author Spotlight

As I was preparing to start doing the author spotlight again yesterday, news came in of Harper Lee's passing. Even though I had another author in mind, I decided to hold off a day and dedicate this week's author spotlight to Harper Lee instead.

 

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorite books of all-time. I read it in 7th grade so I would have been about 13. Harper Lee brought to us Atticus Finch, Scout and several other good characters. Atticus Finch, in my opinion, is one of the greatest literary figures/heroes of all-time. Harper Lee published her second novel, Go Set a Watchman, last year even though it was written years ago. It was thought to be the sequel, but was later found out to be the first draft, of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Did You Know?

To Kill a Mockingbird Edition

 

1. Harper Lee's real name is Nelle Harper Lee.
2. Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 just one year after publication
3. Classic of modern American literature
4. Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
5. Deals with adult attitudes of race and class in the South of the
   1930's.
6. Based loosely on Lee's observations and an event that took place
   where she grew up in Alabama.
7. Gregory Peck is known for his role of Atticus Finch, of which he
   won an Oscar.

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Reading and Keep on Writing!

 

Meg

 

Reading Galore

I couldn't do the A to Z Challenge without writing about one of favorite things to do: reading. Today, I'm going to be writing about some of my all-time favorite books. They will be in no particular order.

 

1. Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
     This goes without saying. Hands down, the Harry Potter series is one of the best series' I have read. I'm typically not interested in reading science fiction/fantasy, but that changed a bit after reading Harry Potter. I had to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for school when I was in 7th or 8th grade. To be honest, I didn't think I would enjoy it one big, but I did and have been a fan ever since. I do believe, however, that the books got better and better as they went along.

 

2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

    I personally love the story line. More importantly, I think it is the perfect example that we should live our lives to the fullest, no matter what life throws our way. Sometimes it's good (and alright) to enjoy life and laugh when we go through hard times, even if it happens to be incurable cancer like Hazel. And I like that the characters have something to distract themselves from what they're going through. That's important too. Everyone has something that they do to get by during rough patches, whether it is reading like Hazel (and being passionate about how a book doesn't end) or video games like Augustus.
 

3. The Shack by William Paul Young

4. Night by Elie Wiesel

    An incredible story about experiences in concentration camps.

5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    Two words: Atticus Finch.

6. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

7. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

     I believe certain people are put in our life for a reason. The story reflects upon that.

8. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom

    Faith prevails, even though it doesn't always seem that way. As long as you have faith in something (God for me), you will rise above.

9. For One More Day by Mitch Albom

    We all lose someone(s) we love who we wish we could just spend one more day with. Obviously, that doesn't happen, but I think they are always with us in our hearts watching down on us.

10. Divergent by Veronica Roth

Anything by any of the following authors also implies: Jodi Picoult; Debbie Macomber; James Patterson; Danielle Steel; Luanne Rice; among a few others.

Runner up to this list would have to be:

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

What is(are) your favorite book/books and/or authors?

Happy Reading and Keep on Writing!

~Meg