30 Day Book Meme - Day 10

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Day 10 – Favorite classic book - For Christmas 1990, after my grandmother's death at Thanksgiving, I recieved a set of 8 books that would really open some doors for me in the world of reading.  She had picked out our Christmas gifts, possibly because she knew she would not be in the world on Christmas morning.  Then, of course, it was too raw for me to even take the books out of the cardboard box they were displayed in, so they went in my room.  I think it was about four months later when I finally felt able to try the books.  I picked up the first one, and stayed awake all night to read it (hiding out in my closet so my parents wouldn't see the light), with the other seven following in very short order.

That is how I was introduced to Anne Shirley, a character I had an almost instant connection with.  A character who had a temper, who forgot to do stuff because she got too busy daydreaming, a character who wasn't too afraid of seeming silly or daydreamy.  My favorite isn't actually Anne of Green Gables, but a toss between Anne of the Island and Anne of Windy Poplars, which I usually just read back to back anyway, because I love them.


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