Could be the book you loved the most, the series you daydreamed about, book that inspired you, fascinated you, your comfort read…anything.
And why.
I LOVED the Anne McCaffrey Pern books. I would walk around daydreaming about new adventures set in the books’ world. The Dragonsong books really connected my love of music with my love of fantasy (and animals).
In 1970, when I was 11 years old, my uncle, whom I worshiped as the embodiment of cool, sent me a letter from Kabul, Afghanistan. It ended with “P.S. A good book to read is ‘Laughing Boy’ by Oliver La Farge.” I got it out of the library as quickly as possible. (Thankfully, there was much less BS then about kids getting hold of “inappropriate” books than it seems right now.) It was an amazing and grown-up read. Even beyond the book itself, that my exalted uncle would think so much of me to recommend it is a gift that I’ll take to my grave.