Top Ten Tuesday is a book meme hosted by the Broke & The Bookish in which I post a top ten list prompted each week! Today’s list is all about the top ten books on friendship.
#1: The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine. This is such a beautiful book, right away I knew it would be the first book in this week’s TTT. The book is during the 1950’s and Marley’s new best friend, Liz, is caught “passing” for white. I especially love the cover, which I featured in the last Top Ten Tuesday.
#2: Mockingbird by Katherine Erskine. This is an amazing book. Amazing!! I really… have no words for this book. I loved it, and the friendship that is perfectly intertwined with the lesson that not everything in this world is black and white is incredible.
#3: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. I added this book to this TTT because the friendship between Ella and Areida is so sweet! Just like in the Lions of Little Rock, the MC’s best friend is sort of an outcast, but despite their differences the girls are true-blue friends!
#4: The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick. This series will always be a favorite of mine, and I love how in the beginning of the books, the MDBC gang is different in every way – and hate each other! By the end, they’re the best of friends =)
#5: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. I just adore this book! I’ve seen the movie many times, but finally read the book three years ago. It’s such a sweet story, and Winn-Dixie and Opal are the best of friends. I love it!!
#6: Wonder by R.J. Palacio. My teacher read this one to my class last year and it’s one of my all-time favorites. This story of loyal friendship absolutely deserves to be on this list.
#7: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. Leo and Stargirl. Dori and Stargirl. The cute little Cinnamon. Oh, and let’s not forget Love, Stargirl, the sequel. Both books are oozing friendship and love and loyalty all over the place!
#8: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The friendship that Liesel shares with Rudy is so beautiful. Like I can’t even. Oh my goodness, just- I’m going to get myself crying again! *Shakes head* Best. Book. Ever. Love Rudy and Liesel. Yessss. Just yes!
#9: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. This really should be #1. I’m seriously tearing up as I type this. If you’ve ever even seen the movie, you’ll know why I added this to the list. I had to read it this year for school and cried like a baby!
#10: The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg. The whole story is about friendship and how this unforgettable rag-tag group of four becomes a close-knit relationship. Definitely one of the ten!
Ooh, yes to all of these, especially Ella Enchanted. Although the main focus isn’t really the friendship, it’s so incredibly sweet. Have you read Fairest? It’s also by Gail Carson Levine – the main character is actually Arieda’s sister. Shockingly, I liked it even more than Ella (which is saying something!). I’d definitely recommend giving it a try if you haven’t read it yet 😀
Yess, I have read Fairest! I used to be a huge fan of Gail Carson Levine, and still am! Her imagination is really incredible, wouldn’t you agree? 😀 I actually watched the movie for Ella Enchanted first since I was six or seven then, and then read the book and was really angry at how much they changed, lol. (If you’ve ever seen the movie.)
Wow! We have three of the same books on our lists. I, too, have Because of Winn-Dixie, The Book Thief and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas on my list.
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Oh, awesome! 😉 I saw the post – actually, I was going to put Chasing Jupiter down, too, I’m a HUGE Rachel Coker fan. She’s actually my writing mentor. We must share the same reading interests, ha-ha. I’ll have to check out your blog, I love that post! 😀