I like #7

I like books!

Good old fashion books with paper

pages and dog eared corners.

I grew up in a home where reading

was highly valued. My parents would

buy paperbacks and each put their

initials on the front page once 

they had read it.

I have found memories of reading 

late into the night, by flashlight, 

Adventures and Mysteries. My

house received the Reader's Digest

condensed books every few months...

it was a contest to see who got to

the book first!

When I had my own kids, I 

encouraged them to read. I would

buy them flashlights, so they could

read late into the night. I did

the same thing for my Grandkids.

Some of my favorite books:

1.The Giver by Lois Lowry

A World where you do not have choice.

You do the job you are assigned....

You raise a child given to you and that

is the only child you will be allowed...

You suppress you feelings and emotions.

One boy changes all that....

I found this book when my oldest child

was in Elementary School.

2.The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

I read the  book in 7th Grade and later saw

the movie. At 12 years old, I could not imagine

the horrible World Corrie and her sister lived in

and yet, they both forgave their enemies and

found the good in all people.

3.The Eagle has Landed

I read it as a Readers Digest

condensed book as a teenager.

I later saw the movie starring

Donald Sutherland. 

I love the female lead character who,

in her loneliness, is fooled by Sutherland

trickery, but in the end, she is strong

and saves her family and Country.

I know there are many more books I could

list, but I will stop right here.

I have inherited many books from

my family. They bring  back fond memories.

My Grandmother use to write notes of her

thoughts or feelings in her favorite books.

I love reading those notes still.....

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