I am always intrigued with the idea of books that CHANGE how you think. I was fortunate enough to experience a few of these reads as a child. Fiction stories that not only changed what I thought, but also, I like to think, changed who I became. Now as an adult these books have shifted to more non-fiction, but I still am charged and empowered by a book that makes me think and then CHANGES me. I’m not talking about books I love. There are plenty of those from childhood including titles like T he Little Princess, Secret Garden, Blueberry, Sky Running, and The Blue Fairy Book . These are titles I read again and again. Although I loved their stories, I don’t think they actually changed me. No these books are: Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery is still a favorite as an adult. I got a first edition for my 18 th birthday and I cried. I think I cried because it meant I was heard, my parents, who gifted me the book, knew me, knew how important the story was to me. I...
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