Monday, October 21, 2013

Your Favourite Book

A while ago Goodreads posted the question,
"If you could only read one book for the rest of your life (but could read it as many times as you want), what would it be?"
Favourite Book.  Ian Wilson.  Flickr. 2006. Web. 10/22/13.


110 comments:

  1. A long time favourite for me would be The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I am a bit biased toward good novels set in Africa. But it is also a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic experience in post colonial Africa. I like the flavour the multiple narrators add as well. (Dolphin)

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      Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkein
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  2. This is an easy one. For me, it would have to be Hamlet by Shakespeare. I've read it dozens of times (and I really mean that) and it never gets stale. In fact, I read a book this weekend about the play that offered a new and unusual interpretation of the play. Now I'm looking forward to reading it again with this new perspective. Ah, Shakespeare. How did he do it?!

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  3. Game of Thrones! My favorite book is always the book I'm currently reading :) Go Sunbears!

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  4. The serpents shadow by Rick Riordan! I like all the ideas of magic and Egyptian gods. Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins! Go Dolphins!

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  5. I would choose Cookie by Jacqueline Wilson. I've read this book when I was very young, and I still find it quite cute and fun to read. It makes me feel a little happier and prettier when I'm feeling down. -Taimu (Sunbears!)

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  6. Mine is the Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brain Selznick since I can always look deeper into the pictures and have more connections to the story. It's also a big book so it takes a while to read everything carefully even though it's full of pictures...with meaning. Sunbears..yay.

    -Sophoan

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  7. The Boy at the End of the World. It is a good book. I like it. Tigers. Good house team.

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  8. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Favourite book... for now. DUH DUH DUH.... >:) WHITE ELEPHANTS!

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  9. I'd have to say Cherry Crush by Cathy Cassidy, I found the book in the library of my old school and I was completely submerged into the story. I love realistic fiction, Cathy Cassidy had written young children's problems of life changes, family troubles and new love into her books and I really admire her style, i had read that book 6 times in 2 days! :D Go sunbears!~
    -Socheata C

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  10. My favorite book is "City of Ember" by Jeanne Duparu. White elephant.

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  11. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan :) Go Tigers! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧

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  12. My favourite book would be the Yu-Gi-Oh mangas because they have really detailed art and has an amazing storyline which never gets old. Go Dolphins (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻ :)

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  13. "Ship Breaker" Paolo Bacigalupi

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  14. I would read Airman by Eoin Colfer, because it has a great story with a mix of genres
    P.S Tigers

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  15. Lies- Gone series- by Michael Grant
    Tony
    Sun Bears

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  16. My favourite book is the hunger games (white elephants!)

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  17. Savvy by Ingrid Law. Sun bears :)

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  18. Mine is percy jackson by rick riodan. It just never bored me.

    -Kyung Min

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  19. The Ersatz Elevator, the 6th book from Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events. The series made me love reading and the 6th book just happens to be my favorite. Yay dolphins!
    -Neary

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  20. It would be Once by Morris Gleitzman. I have been reading since last year and currently reading right now. Go Tigers!1!1
    - Cindy

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  21. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. It's my favorite book right now. I like alot of books written by Nicholas Sparks.
    Go Dolphins!! :) -Melissa

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  22. Currently it is "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green, because it is beautifully written, and it completely changed my perception of life. -Neelima. (Go sunbears!)

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  23. My favorite book is "To Kill a Mockingbird". I've read it about six times -- love the story, the point of view and the the idea that you never really understand a man until you get inside his shoes and walk around for awhile! Go Sunbears!!!

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    2. I'll agree. Read it innumerable times. Always something new in there, which is probably the mark of a great book. It never gets old!

      (Dolphins...even though I've already added my own)

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  24. One book that I could read over and over is "The Brothers K" by David James Duncan. (WHITE ELEPHANTS!!!!)

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  25. One of my favourite childhood books that I would still enjoy if I read it over and over again as an adult is The Giver by Lois Lowry. There are so many aspects of it that make me think about it long after I've finished it. And every time I read it I catch something I didn't before and start my wondering and thinking anew. (Dolphins!)

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  26. Oh god, such a trick question. I kind of between A Walk To Remember-Nichloas Sparks or The Fault in Our Stars-John Green

    Chorvivann Chay (Dolphins)

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  27. It's not my absolute all-time favorite, but I absolutely enjoyed The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt. It's got the comedy, the history (American, during the war in Vietnam period), and the demons of school and teachers. Recommended for any Grade 6-8 student, or even some of us older kids.

    Go Dolphins!!!

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  28. I would choose Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K.Rowling because it is has the perfect amount of adventure and makes me want to keep reading.

    GO TIGERS!!! :D

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  29. Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo because it is full of amazing description, it's adventurous and it's inspired by a true story. (sunbears)

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  30. Looking for Alaska by John Green
    Tigers

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  31. I would say A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah, it really shows reality within words better than most other books I have read.
    Go Tigers! (⎠• 3 •)⎠

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    1. This is a great memoir. I'm not a huge fan of autobiographies, but this one was very moving.

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  32. The Fault in our Stars by John Green
    White Elephants

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  33. 13 Reasons Why - Jay Asher.
    White Elephants.

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  34. I would choose "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom. (Dolphins)
    - Maita

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  35. My all time favorite book I could read over and over again would be Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. (GO TIGERS)

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  36. If I can read just 1 book in whole life, I am going to choose hunger game series by Suzanne Collins.
    Sunbear

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  37. The book that I would read over and over again is a russian book "Vita Maleev at home and at school" by russian writer Nicolai Nosov. It is very interesting and funny. I would recommend it to all grade 6-8 students.

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  38. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, its full of adventure and always keeps me page turning! -Jasmine (Dolphins)

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    1. Great choice, Jasmine...one of those books that hooks a person. have you also read the Lord of the Rings trilogy?

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  39. Ugh I'm not sure... there are so many good books! But I think if I really had to read one over and over again it would probably be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I've already read it like three times, and every time there are these different layers to the story I didn't even think about the last time I read the book. It's a really good ending to the story. So GO JK ROWLING! GO TIGERS AND GO GO GRYFFINDOR!!!

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  40. Harry Potter by J.K Rowling
    Bella
    Dolphin

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  42. My book is such an enjoyable book to read. I could read over and over. This hilarious book is titled Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4, written by Jeff Kinney
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  43. I would read ''How to Survive Middle School by Donna Gephart'', I enjoyed the story and although I'm not much of a reader i would still read this book.
    -Joash Van Beers
    (TIGERS) ( ´ ▽ ` )b

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  44. I would read The Life of Pi, because each time you read it it gives you a different view and makes you change your opinions.
    Martina
    Elephants

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  45. I would like to read diary of a wimpy kid the third wheel because it a hilarious book to read and makes laugh some parts. Sovann
    White Elephants

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  46. Walden by Henry David Thoreau
    Dolphins

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  47. I would read the "I am Number Four Series" by Pittacus Lore.

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  48. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
    Dolphins

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  49. Hero by Mike Lupica
    White Elephants

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  50. The Hunger Games

    By: Suzanne Collins #_#

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  51. Looking for Alaska by John Green, it gets me emotional every time.
    - thida

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  52. If I had to choose a book that I could read, it would be Ender's Game by Oscar Scott Card. The book is absolutely phenomenal and the amazing twist at the end always gets me.

    (White Elephants)

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  53. harry potter the deathly hallows
    - charlotte
    - sunbears

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  54. The Fault in our Stars by John Green.

    Go dolphins!!

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  55. - Deadline - Chris Crutcher
    - White Elephants

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  56. To Kill A Mockingbird- Harper Lee
    -Emily,(Sunbears)

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  57. Tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden
    -Sunbears

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  58. I will bring the book "The Alchemist " by Paulo Coelho.
    Never forget your dreams and go out to get them bravely.
    Because 'when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.' ( Tiger)

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  59. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
    Atwood at her best, with something new to notice each time you read it, and a world that almost becomes the reader's world, if only for a while. (White Elephants)

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  60. A little embarrassed to say so but Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
    White Elephants

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  61. I would read Skuldugery Peasent
    (Tigers)

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  62. I would read Horrible Histories because it is funny. Dolphins

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  63. My Big Mouth By Peter Hannan

    Sun Bears

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  64. The Diamond Brothers, The Falcon's Maltesers By Anthony Horowitz

    Sun Bears

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  65. Dark wing by kennth opple
    sun bears go sun bears

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  66. If I could only read one book for the rest of my life it would be Matilda by Roald Dahl. I love this book. It's very detailed and it has a playful side to it. I'm in Red Tigers

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  67. Dolphin Song By Lauren St. John (Tigers)

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  68. Ingo By Helen Dunmore

    Sun bears

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  69. Warriors: Firestar's Quest by Erin Hunter

    Red Tigers

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  70. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. (White Elephants)

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  71. Wonder by R.J Palacio. (tigers)

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  72. Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins


    TIGERS

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  73. Savvy by Ingrid Law.
    The Sun Bears

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  74. Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver (Sun Bears)

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  75. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
    TIGERS!!

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  76. Percy Jackson and the lightning thief by Rick Riordan
    Sun bears

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  77. The Devouring by Simon Holt
    Dolphins

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  78. The Cupid War : all love is a warfare
    by Timothy carter
    dolphins

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  79. The Clay Marble by Minfong Ho
    Dolphins

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  80. Middle school: Get me out of here by James Patterson
    Dolphins

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  81. Charlie and the chocolate factory by ronald dhal
    Doplins

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  82. Wide awake princess- by E.D. Baker
    GOOO SUNBEARSSS !! (sunbear)

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  83. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    Sunbearr!!!

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  84. High School Debut Vol 6. by Kazune Kawahara

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  85. My favorite book is probably The Fault in Our Stars :)
    GO TIGERS!

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  86. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    DOLPHINS

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  87. The dark divine by Bree Dispain
    Sunbears

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  88. Half Brother - Kenneth Oppel
    Dolphins

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  89. the giver - lois lowry (dolphins)

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  90. The Outsiders - S.E.Hinton (SUNBEARS)

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  91. Holes, By:Louis Sachar (SUNBEARS)

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  92. Spirit Walker- Michelle Paver

    SUNBEARS

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  93. Catch 22 - Heller
    Sunbears

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  94. Lord of the Rings - Tolkein
    Sunbears

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  95. Slaughterhouse 5 - Vonnegut
    sunbears

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  96. Hungergames

    Sunbears

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  97. Looking for Alibrandi - Marchetta
    sunbears

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  98. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - Stoppard
    sunbears

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  99. The Gruffalo - Donaldson
    sunbears

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  100. A Walk in the Woods - Bryson
    Sun Bear

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