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Thirteen books I couldn’t live without, in no particular order except for #1.

[The top ten books I couldn't live without were requested here, but I had to make it 13 and wish it could have been a top 20!!]

1. The Bible
We weren’t supposed to count this unless we’d read it. I’ve read all except parts of Isaiah and Jeremiah–so I’m gonna count it!

2. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
This was read to my class by my 2nd grade teacher, Miss French. She read several goodies that year–who can forget their “first loves”?

3. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
I always identified with Jo.

4. Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was another book read by Miss French. I went on to read the entire series and have probably read it at least 5 or 6 times.

5. The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
I love all the books I’ve read by C.S. Lewis. If I only had just his books and the Bible on a desert island, I’d be happy.

6. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

7. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

8. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Beautiful writing, lessons to be learned, and I love the Russian authors!

9. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
See #8.

10. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Excellent book on the nature of guilt.

11. Complete works of Shakespeare
It’s Shakespeare–need I say more? I think his complete works were being counted as only one by others.

12. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A masterpiece.

13. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Heartrending.