I would say mine is the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. My teacher read it to the class in third/fourth grade and I fell in love with it. It might be because I loved dolls and stuff like that and related to Abilene. I loved seeing Edward going on all of this adventures and I believed for the longest time that he was like a character in Toy Story. I think my favorite part was when he was with this brother and sister. Although many people don’t like it due to its non-kid friendly topics (abuse, manipulation, death),the book just reminds me a simpler time in my life and when I just started to realize reading was fun.
“Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth” by E.L. Konigsburg
This was a pivotal book for me in my childhood too, and I remember trying hard to be a witch! I checked it out of my grade school library several times in the 1960’s.
A couple of years ago I was at a Salvation Army and I saw a copy of “Jennifer…” I don’t really like old library books but I picked it up out of idle curiosity. IT WAS THE SAME BOOK FROM MY GRADE SCHOOL LIBRARY with my name sloppily written three times on the little card tucked inside.
You know I bought it and treasure it still!