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Long overdue, I know. Now that I am done finals, I can finally get back to doing what I love best...reading and blogging:o)

1. My favorite book growing up was: Charlotte's Web. I started reading at the age of 3 (no one could believe my Mom that I really and truly could read-so I was handed the book Charlotte's Web and I read it-only missing a few words here and there) To this day it is still one of my absolute favorite books. I give it as a gift at just about every baby shower that I go to.

2. The funniest book I ever read was: Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler. I just love Chelsea Lately (her late night tv show) but when she wrote this book I thought to myself "she just keeps getting better!". If you need a good laugh, go get it!

3. The one book that has truly changed my life is: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. This book was given to me by one of my high school history teachers. He was seen as a miserable old man to most students, but I got along with him very well. He taught me a lot and retired the year after I graduated. He gave me Tuesday with Morrie to read and ever since then I keep many of the quotes in the back of my mind.

4. If you're looking for a real tear jerker you should probably read: the Notebook by Nicholas Sparks or My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Both books made me cry and the movies didn't help one bit.

5. If I could meet any author living or dead it would be: Ernest Hemingway or Jodi Picoult. I know, I know. Why would I pick two completely opposite writers? Well for one, Hemingway will always be one of my favorite writers of all time. He was just brilliant if you ask me. I can read his stories over and over again and they never get old. Jodi Picoult is a modern-day author and her books fill you with suspense and anticipation then shock you at the end. She is very talented, writing about present-day issues that we face (such as school shootings, rape, medical challenges, etc). She has degrees from Princeton and Harvard-she knows her stuff!

6. The next book on my "to-read" list is: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. It was on Oprah's Book Club list. I bought it. I started it. It has 983 pages, so it intimidated me. Now I'm done finals and I'm determined to read it.

7. If I was snowed into a remote cabin in the woods and could only bring 3 books, I would bring: The Catcher in the Rye, Pride and Prejudice and Remote Cabins for Dummies (hahaha just kidding, probably the Bible).

Happy Monday everyone!