Favorite Books List!

Hey everyone! Over my last two breaks (Thanksgiving and Christmas) I read a lot. I mean A LOT. I think it evened out to about a book a day. I hadn’t read much or any fiction/nonfiction at all during school because I either didn’t have time or I knew that starting a book would only distract me from schoolwork until I finished the story. Since reading is such a huge part of my life, I would love to share with you some of my favorite books and would love to hear some of yours in the comments! Let’s dive right in.

Ever since I read this book for the first time, I knew it was one that I would pick up again and again for years. It's full of wisdom and advice on life, writing music, and using our gifts to serve the Lord. This sentence on the back of the book sums it up perfectly, "This book...is written in the hope that his {Andrew Peterson's] story will provide encouragement to others stumbling along in pursuit of a calling to adorn the dark with the light of Christ."

I have loved every other book by this author and her newest one is definitely near the top of my list. It follows the story of several 8-inch tall little people and their adventures. Delia is a deaf princess, the last surviving member of her family, and thus the heir to the throne. Her coronation day is turned into a catastrophe and her life seems to be crumbling until a few unlikely friends find her and set out on the greatest adventure of their lifetime.

"Lavender's blue, Rosemary's green, When you are king, I shall be queen." This is a sweet, short story about a princess who is...ordinary, but in all the best ways possible. When her parents try to marry her off, Amy runs away and finds a job working in the kitchens of a palace in another kingdom. She runs into a prince who is just as ordinary (and special) as she is. Definitely one of my favorites :)

This book tells of the love story between Jim and Elisabeth Elliot, but it's so much more than that. Elisabeth Elliot shares her heart and so many life lessons that have helped and inspired me in my own life.

This is one of my go-to books when I want to read a story of the brave Minnipins who defended their valley from the evil mushrooms. There's so much richness and depth woven throughout the plot and characters of this story that makes it easy to read again and again and again.

This book is high-energy and full of action! I read the whole thing one Christmas afternoon because it was impossible to put down. The main character gets in trouble for keeping a Bible and she begins to see what her faith might cost her.

This book is a spin off of the classic fairytale about Rumpelstiltskin. Two boys, Tousle and Innes must solve the riddle from the king: What fills a hand fuller than a skein of gold? Straw into Gold is a beautiful tapestry woven with threads of forgiveness and redemption running throughout.

And that completes my booklist! There are a hundred more that I would have loved to include, but that might need to be saved for another time... Let me know if you've read any of these or some of your favorites. Until next time, happy reading!