Top Ten Tuesday is an original book meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Today’s TTT is ‘Top Authors I’ve Only Read One Book From but NEED to Read More of.’ I was really eager to post this one because there are so many authors I’d love to read more of.
#1: Morgan Matson.
I read Morgan’s Second Chance Summer and LOVED it. Surprisingly enough, it was originally a DNF on my Kindle, and eventually I picked it back up when I ran out of any other books to read! I really need to look into reading more of her books!
#2: Katherine Reay
Okay, so maybe this one doesn’t count, because she only has one books out at the moment (Dear Mr. Knightley, which I plan to read again because I read it about a year ago now), but her next book, Lizzy & Jane, comes out October 28th and it sounds like it’s right up my alley! I’m going to pre-order it soon!
#3: P.L. Travers
I read the book, Mary Poppins, but it turns out there are three more in a series of Mary Poppins books! I definitely need to get those soon.
#4: Gail Carson Levine
I first read Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted when I was eight or nine and loved it! In fact, I couldn’t even begin to tell you how many more times I’ve read. Just look at my copy’s poor spine! I really ought to read more of her awesome fairy tales.
#5: Cynthia Kadohata
I read Kira-Kira sometime last year and cried like a baby! (I don’t see how anyone can’t cry, at least a little, when they read this book!) Though I did love the book. (You can see my copy next to Ella Enchanted in the picture above!) I really, really want to read Cynthia’s other book, Weedflower, next.
#6: C.S. Lewis
Some of you may remember my complaining*ahem* civilized protest about having to read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe as part of my required reading for my home-school curriculum. I read it this summer with my sister and really actually enjoyed it. I’m supposed to read The Magician’s Nephew, which is sort of a prequel to The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, next, so I’m excited to read more C.S. Lewis!
#7: Stephanie Morrill
I read Stephanie’s The Revised Life of Ellie Sweet a while back and loved it! I may even read it again so I can post a review here sometime soon. I have the second book in the series, The Unlikely Debut of Ellie Sweet on my Kindle, I just haven’t gotten around to finishing it – so the next book is most definitely on my “mental” TBF (To Be Finished!) List!
#8: Katherine Erskine
I picked up Mockingbird three years ago for a reading bowl I was apart of – my goodness, it was… indescribable. Let’s just say I smiled through my tears! I’ve been wanting to read The Absolute Value of Mike, also my Katherine, for a while now, so I hope my library has it!
#8: Deanne Gist
My mom lent me her copy of Deanne’s Maid to Match last month and I finished it in two days! Looking at Deanne’s other books now, I think I’ll definitely be keeping my eye out for more of her books.
#9: Meg Cabot
I borrowed the book The Princess Diaries from my school library last year, and it was… a lot different from the movie. I really loved it, though, and hope I can find more books by Meg!
#10: Lois Lowry
Alright, so I’ve read two books by Lois Lowry – The Giver and Number the Stars (which so happens to be another required reading this year!) and I loved, loved, LOVED both of them. I think I’m going to check out all the Lois Lowry books from my library! Plus I have The Giver series quartet waiting for me on my bookshelves!
Well, that’s all ten! What about you? Are there any authors you’d like to read more books from?
I’ve recently discovered Morgan Matson too, although so far I’ve only read Since You’ve Been Gone. I really want to read Second Chance Summer though, it looks so good. Ella Enchanted has been on my tbr since I watched the film years ago. The Magician’s Nephew is my favourite Narnia book and I have no idea why, but it’s awesome. The story about how the White Witch gets to Narnia is great!
Hi, Elen! You should definitely read Second Chance Summer and Ella Enchanted – both of them are two of my all-time favorites!! I think I’ll like it, too! I’m really excited to figure that mystery out… 😉
Gail Carson Levine’s books are amazing – I’d highly recommend “Fairest” if you ever get the chance to pick it up. “The Giver” series is, of course, absolutely wonderful (although I have to say the first one will always be my favourite!).
Ooh, lots of books on that list I haven’t read- I can’t wait to dive into them! A series I really like by Meg Cabot is Allie Finkle. 🙂 They are short but sweet reads and I can never get enough of them.