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Hubre De Klerk
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Post by Hubre De Klerk »

I remember reading Mills and Boon books when I was younger, and I have loved books as far back as I can remember, BUT what really opened my heart for love of books was JD Robb's In Death Series books. Her books are futuristic crime and detective books of Eve Dallas. The series captivated me from the start and I started collecting these books. Every character in her books grow and although new characters and criminals do change come into play, the main characters are there to stay and it is like a movie playing through your mind while reading. There isn't a single thing I disliked about the In Death Series books and I still find myself going back to them from time to time! JD Robb is an alias for Nora Roberts.
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Definitely Enid Blyton with her Famous Five Series and Elizabeth Allen.
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I have always liked reading and enjoyed most of the books I was assigned to read in school, but I will never forget the fateful day when I won the Pi-day competition when I was in 7th grade. The prize was a free book from the librarian's favorites collection. I grabbed the first book in Tamora Pierce's Tortall collection. It was my first chance to read a strong female lead who I really vibed with. I will always credit Tamora Pierce and her heroine Alanna for insatiable love of reading.
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For me it was Cynthia Voight with her book, "Homecoming". I loved that book SO HARD. :)
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Chinua Achebe. "Things fall apart"
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. My mom read his Sherlock Holmes collection to my brother and I as bedtime stories. We're both still avid readers today because of it.
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Post by Michael Adam Glidden Forteski »

Maybe the Little Critter books by Mercer Mayer were the springboard for me. In terms of series, I devoured CS Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia when I was in elementary school.
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When I was about 10 years old, my dad challenged me. He said he would read all the Hardy Boys books and I would read all the Nancy Drew books and see who could read them all first. Lol! That kicked off my reading and made me fall in love with mystery books! Thank you Dad! I will forever remember how much fun that was even though I have no idea who won! :techie-studyingbrown:
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I remember reading James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl when I was a child. The book was copyrighted in 1961, but was still popular when I read it. I really loved the book! I could relate to James very well. Dahl started it for me.

I read Willy Wanka and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl next. Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl, which was copyrighted in 1975, was new when I read it. After these three books, I had filled up with Dahl's playful moods and moral perspectives.

Dahl had inspired me to read more books and learn to write. He had been a father figure to me, too. I remember guiding my moral judgments with Dahl's lessons in elementary school. These lessons lasted through the twentieth century.

My personality was sustained by Dahl's stories until I read Jaws, The Deep, and The Island by Peter Benchley. At that point, I grew up from fear. I had been soothed by Dahl for years, and frightened into adulthood by Benchley. I still do remember the comfort that I got from Dahl's books.
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For me it was Cassandra Clare with ShadowHunters and then Stephen King with Misery.
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I've been an avid reader of novels since my childhood. I cherished classical children's novels, such as the Harry Potter series and White Fang. However, "Make Me" by Lee Child and "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown hold a special place in my heart as my two favorite novels. These books left me in awe with their thrilling combination of mystery, crime, murder, and suspense all rolled into one captivating narrative.
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Post by Ayesha Faraz »

I loved reading books by Enid Blyton as a kid. Secret Seven, Malory Towers, The Naughtiest Girl and all her other stories started my love for books and stories.
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Only and only Enid Blyton. My first book ever was "The Folk of the Faraway Tree".
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I was the little girl who always got in trouble for staying up late and reading way past her bedtime (with her flashlight under the bedsheets). The authors that got me hooked on reading were Laura Ingalls Wilder ("Little House on the Prairie Series") and Carolyn Keene ("Nancy Drew Series"). After I devoured both of these series, I read everything and anything I could get my hands on. That pretty much describes me today.
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Post by nam_ratha_ »

For me it will definitely be Sir Author Conan Doyle and Dan Brown. I always have been a biggest fan of solving mysteries and learning new angle in every way. Most fav of Conan Doyle's will be "Sherlock Holmes" and the first ever book I read Dan Brown's was "Angels and Demons". It captured my soul.
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