I LOVE to read. It’s trying to find the time to read that is the tricky part. I have always been a reader and love a good book. When I was growing up, during the summers, my sister who was married with children of her own, would take the neighborhood children to the library every couple of weeks. We all got our own library cards which to us, was a special treat. We would all pick out some books to read, then we would lay on blankets in someone’s backyard, and read, read, read. To this day, I still have several books I’m reading at the same time whether it’s on my kindle, iPad, or just a book that you hold, I always have a book near. My children grew up having books read to them, and my grandchildren love to have me read books to them. Not just one book, but several at a time. Here is an author that I have really enjoyed, and her books that I have liked.
SHANNON HALE
I was introduced to Shannon Hales books by a girlfriend of mine that is a school teacher and would read “Princess Academy” book to her 2nd grade class every year. I then found out that Shannon is a cousin of one of my other girl friends. It truly is a small world. I have read several of her books, and have really enjoyed them. I can’t wait to share them with my grandchildren.
Book # 1 is “Princess Academy” is about a girl that lives high on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Word comes to the mountain that the king’s priests have chosen her small village the home of the future princess. In order to be “chosen”, they send all the eligible girls to an academy to learn to become royalty from which the prince will choose his princess. Miri is chosen to attend the academy. I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars.
Book # 2 is “Palace of Stone” This continues the series and it also got 4 out of 5 stars.
Book #3 rounds out the series “The Forgotten Sisters”.
Another set of books that Shannon Hale wrote that I liked really well were “The Books of Bayern”.
Book #1 is “The Goose Girl”
Book #2 is “Enna Burning”
Book # 3 is “River Secrets”
Book #4 is “Forest Born”
All of the books can be found at your local library. Take a few minutes, sit down and read a book, whether alone, or with your grandchildren. It might even be fun to start a grandchildren book club. Take an interest in what they like to read. You may like reading the book also. Happy reading.