Top ten recommendations – I mostly have authors and/or series rather than specific books today.
1. For someone who loves historical romances: A tough choice since I have lots of favorite authors but three of them I can always recall first are: The Bridgertons by Julia Quinn, The Cynster series by Stephanie Laurens, and The
Hathaways by Lisa Kleypas
Hathaways by Lisa Kleypas
2. For someone who might not be into reading full-length novels, short story collections to whet their appetite – I would recommend Edgar Allen Poe, Saki, O Henry, Roald Dahl, and Oscar Wilde
3. For friends who want to try Indian authors, I again have many recommendations but to keep this list short, my
first choices –
first choices –
4. For the littlest kids, classics – yes, Moby Dick, Pride and Prejudice,
5. For my friends who ask me for recommended reading for their younger elementary-age kids –
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And these are the books I would recommend to their older siblings who are just heading to middle school – Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie, Zeb and the Great Ruckus by Josh Donellan,
The Phantom Tollbooth
And these are the books I would recommend to their older siblings who are just heading to middle school – Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie, Zeb and the Great Ruckus by Josh Donellan,
The Phantom Tollbooth
7.
For a lighthearted entrée into poetry – Shel Silverstein is my choice.
For a lighthearted entrée into poetry – Shel Silverstein is my choice.
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Books I love to recommend just because I lovethem so much
Books I love to recommend just because I lovethem so much
