books which have been -- contextually -- the most important in my
life. Please do understand that these are
*not* necessarily my all-time favorite books, but they are the ones
which had the most influence on my
emotional and mental development.
The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls
Trumpet of the Swan - E. B. White
Shane - Jack Schaefer
(or Company of Cowards - I read both at the same time)
I Heard the Owl Call My Name - Margaret Craven
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Flint - Louis L'Amour
The Singing Tree - Kate Seredy
Beauty - Robin McKinley
Cordelia's Honor - Lois McMaster Bujold
(compilation of Shards of Honor and Barrayar)
more my Top 10 books: Lifetime Readings