Authors (five of my top 500)
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Sonya Sones
Beverly Cleary
Patricia McCormick
Madeleine L’Engle
My Book Boyfriends
Adam Eddington from A RING OF ENDLESS LIGHT and ARM OF THE STARFISH
Robin Murphy from WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN’T KNOW and WHAT MY GIRLFRIEND DOESN’T KNOW
Mr. Darcy from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
James McCloskey from VEGAN VIRGIN VALENTINE
Patrick Finnegan from FRIENDS FOR LIFE
Girl Characters Who Rock
Jane Purdy from FIFTEEN
DJ Schwenk from DAIRY QUEEN and THE OFF SEASON
Virginia Shreves from THE EARTH, MY BUTT AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS
Susan McAllister from FRIENDS FOR LIFE and LONG MAY SHE REIGN
Vicky Austen from RING OF ENDLESS LIGHT, MEET THE AUSTENS, THE LAST UNICORN
Movies
Star Wars Triology (the original three, not the new ones)
Dirty Dancing
When Harry Met Sally
Rudy
The Lives of Others
TV Shows
Beverly Hills 90210
Family Ties
Sex and the City
Freaks and Geeks
Grey’s Anatomy
Things I Love
Swimming in the ocean
Fresh baked cookies
Hardcore yoga classes
Watching football (but only when my team wins)
My two fantastic cats
Things I Hate
Spiders
Really hot, humid weather
Waking up early
Being stuck on a subway car that isn’t moving
Seeing a really bad movie
My Favorite Authors Links:
Lisa Graff
Siobhan Vivian
Coe Booth
Jenny Han
Caroline Hickey
David Levithan
E Lockhart
Sonya Sones
Carolyn Mackler
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Lisa Yee