I saw this tag on Destiny’s blog, Howling Libraries!

The tag was was originally created by The Perpetual Page Turner.

Here’s the link to Destiny’s post:

• A to Z Book Tag!

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a | author you’ve read the most books from:

• Ann M. Martin. More than 150 books between The Baby-Sitters Club series, Baby-Sitters Little Sister series, Mysteries, Super Mysteries, and a few others! I also had the Baby-Sitters Club Friendship Kit computer software in the mid-1990s.

b | best sequel ever:

• Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins.

c | currently reading:

• All The Missing Girls, Megan Miranda.

d | drink of choice while reading:

• Nothing. I don’t want to spill anything on my books.

e | e-reader or physical book:

• My heart lies with physical books! However, I’m not against e-books.

f | fictional character you would’ve dated in high school:

• Either Ron or Neville from Harry Potter.

g | glad you gave this book a chance:

• WHO KNEW? … Reflections on Vietnam, J. Holley Watts. A powerful book / memoir of a woman’s service in Vietnam with the Supplemental Recreation Activities Organization (SRAO) program of the American Red Cross.

h | hidden gem book:

• Story of a Girl, Sara Zarr. I was assigned to read this in my Young Adult Literature class in the spring of 2011, and I fell in love with it. If I don’t have that copy at this point, I need to buy another one. I want to re-read it and review it here.

i | important moment in your reading life:

• Finishing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows during the summer of 2008. I wasn’t interested in the series originally, even though a lot of my friends and classmates devoured them the minute the new book came out. However, I caught on quickly, and enjoyed all seven books. Finishing Deathly Hallows was really hard, and I clearly remember not picking up a new book for nearly two weeks that summer. I needed to heal first.

j | just finished:

• The last book I finished was Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond.

k | kind of books you won’t read:

• Anything that is truly horror, or glorifies abuse (Fifty Shades of Grey, for example).

l | longest book you’ve read:

• The Bible.

m | major book hangover because of:

• I don’t think this has happened to me in years. See the letter I for more context.

n | number of bookcases you own:

• In my house, just one! It’s six-feet-tall, and I love it.

o | one book you’ve read multiple times:

• The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald.

p | preferred place to read:

• In bed before going to sleep, or a comfortable couch/chair if I’m reading during the day.

q | quote that inspires you/gave you all the feels from a book:

• “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” ~ Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird

r | reading regret:

• I can’t think of one.

s | series you’ve started and need to finish (all books are out):

• The Giver quartet, Lois Lowry.

t | three of your all time favorite books:

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
2. Looking for Alaska, John Green
3. A Walk to Remember, Nicholas Sparks

u | unapologetic fangirl for:

• All of the American Girl books. I started reading them as soon as I could, and I learned a lot about history through these characters. I’ve re-built my childhood collection (Samantha, Felicity, and Kirsten), and added plenty more. I’m also on a quest to own all 22 History Mysteries. Also, I highly recommend The Care and Keeping of You series for girls. There’s a book for boys, too!

v | very excited for this release:

• Parkland: Birth of a Movement, Dave Cullen.
• I had the opportunity to meet and interview Dave Cullen for The Rotunda, Longwood’s student newspaper, in 2009. I bought and really appreciated his work Columbine.

w | worst bookish habits:

• I buy more books before reading my current stack. I can’t let a good book pass by me.

x | x marks the spot! start at the top left of your bookshelf and pick the 27th book:

• The Lady’s Slipper: A Melody Mystery

y | your latest book purchase:

• Last week, I bought four books from Barnes & Noble with a generous gift card from my mom for my birthday last year:

1. Janesville: An American Story, Amy Goldstein
2. Mosquitoland, David Arnold
3. The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
4. A Sky for Us Alone, Kristin Russell

z | zzz-snatcher book—last book that kept you up way too late:

• Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond.

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Tag – You’re It!

• Kristian at Life Lessons Around The Dinner Table
• Jenna at Bookmark Your Thoughts
• Fiction No Chaser
• Sara at The Bibliophagist

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Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂