This week's topic is Gateway Books: books that really started us on our way to becoming book lovers/genre loves. Mine list is all over the place - but in a fun way.
- meme from The Broke and the Bookish
Princess Diaries
Gossip Girl
I read these two books in graduate school and they pulled my focus to becoming a YA Librarian.
Harry Potter
I read the first book in college and it brought be back to reading younger books but also fantasy.
Loves Music, Loves to Dance
I read this one in middle school and it was my first adult book. I went on a Mary Higgins Clark kick after that.
Book of Three
This one was recommended to me while taking a Children's Literature class in college - loved it so much I devoured the rest of the series.
Duke and I
I had read a couple Regency Romances before reading this one - some other Julia Quinn and Sarah MacLean, but this one hooked me and got me reading so many more.
What My Mother Doesn't Know
I wasn't sure that I would like novels in verse, but after reading this one, I became a huge fan.
Ender's Game
My husband made me read this one. As I'm not a huge fan of Sci-Fi, this helped me better understand the pull of science fiction.
Vampire Academy
After reading this one, I went on a paranormal kick for a long time.
Truth about Forever
One of my favorite Sarah Dessen books that I recommend all the time to teens in the library. I hope it becomes a gateway book for them.
Great list! New visitor to your blog, its wonderful: love the lay out :)! I have Harry Potter on my list too!
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Great list!! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteOh, how I cried over The Truth About Forever... One of my favorites. there were a few on your list I wasn't familiar with; I'll be checking them out. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBooks have such power to shape us and lead us into new genres that we might not have explored.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of the books on your list! I would like to read Harry Potter eventually, and I would like to read Ender's Game, too! :)
ReplyDeleteTruth About Forever is my favorite of the two Sarah Dessen books I have read. My TTT
ReplyDeleteHow could I have forgotten Gossip Girl and The Princess Diaries? I was completely hooked on Gossip Girl in junior high/high school and read the entire series, all the way up to the point where they switched focus to a different cast of characters. I was obsessed! Great list!
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter brought me back to reading younger books too. It reminded me that there are some great MG books out there!
ReplyDeleteI didn't manage a TTT today, but I did post a review of an amazing book that I think everyone should read - check it out here.
I read Ender's Game years ago. I remember enjoying it, but it wasn't the very first sci-fi novel I'd ever read. I can't actually remember much about the book, other than that I enjoyed it.
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