My Bucket List

1. Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Well this very odd book about the life of an intersexual happens to be a Pulitzer Prize winner. I've never read anything similar to this book, and therefore have no idea what it would be like in an intersexual person's shoes. I enjoy reading and learning about people, and their thoughts and actions, and in turn the reasons for those thoughts and actions.

2. Caleb's Crossing
by Geraldine Brooks
Caleb's Crossing is about the privilege of education, which is a subject I enjoyed reading about last year. Plus, it doesn't hurt that this book is written by a Pulitzer Prize winning author. Also, I am really lacking in historical background knowledge, and that is something I will probably need.

3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
I read the first few pages of this book and I already liked how close I get to be inside the main character's mind. He happens to be going through the trials of high school, so it's one of those coming-of-age books. What draws me to this one is how the main character analyzes every situation, and not just the typical obvious ones, he's in. I also do this, analyze every little detail to every little situation.

4. Going Bovine
by Libba Bray
This book is about a boy with a disease and also quite the imagination. I feel like I have never really given fantasy-type books a chance before completely not considering them as choices. So I found this fantasy book, that also has other aspects im interested in, such as diseases. This book is also a winner of the Printz award.

5. Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
This story of a man and an elephant in a circus is told by the man, and he's old. I like old people a lot, and from reading the first few pages the fact that he's telling the story and he's old shows very much. Also, I have heard quite a few positive things about this book from people all over school. So if everyone's talking about it, it has to be pretty good. One person in particular is Ms. Pickett (the drama teacher one), and for some reason I feel if she finds it really interesting, I should trust that it is.

6. The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
I have read many books about the slave times, including Beloved, The Color Purple, etc.., and I have to say they've all earned a place on Tabitha's List of Books I Love and Remember. I imagine the reason for these books all being so great in my opinion is not only because they were good books, but also because they are about a subject I really enjoy reading about. Perhaps this could be my new favorite African American read.

7. The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
It seems everyone has read The Hunger Games series, and I am left behind because I have not. I have seen the movie, though, and I did like it. But I feel there is a lot of information that I missed, which made it a little on the confusing side, and I'd like to find that information by reading the book. Also, the different kind of world Suzanne Collins created is very intriguing to me.

8. A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen
We had to read The Awakening last year. Many hated it, but surprisingly I did not. Actually I really enjoyed it. Who knows, I may be a femenist at heart. So, I decided I would like to read another book similar to it. Which according to Amazon, A Doll's house is a lot like The Awakening and is a very nice classic as well.

9. My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
Obviously I have seen the movie, and I've got say, movies don't usually make me cry but this one sure can. It's probably the saddest movie I've ever seen, and I'm hoping that the book holds up to its stereotype of being even better. I'm expecting to shed quite a few tears onto the pages. I've also heard that Picoult's books are similar to lifetime movies, and boy am I a fan of LMN!

10. Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier
The whole reason I am interested in reading this book is because of it's title and the picture on the cover, or I guess really the painting. The painting is beautiful, to say the least. I want to see how Chevalier brings the girl in the painting to life. Also, I have this really weird obsession with pearl earrings..