Top Ten Tuesday-Books for My Younger Self

 

Hi! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @thatartsyreadergirl. The purpose of the meme is to bring the book blogging community together and foster our love of list. Each week, Jana posts a prompt and we write out a reply based on our own opinions. This week, the topic was books for my younger self. I went with books I wish were out when I was in middle school or high school. 

1- The Lightning Thief and the rest of the Percy Universe

When I was in elementary and middle school, I would have loved these books. The mythology with a dash of fantasy missed with real-life because you follow the day-to-day life of the half-bloods I would have devoured. As an adult, I love them, but as a kid or a pre-teen, these books would have been my Harry Potter.

2- Simon Vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda

In high school, I would have loved this book. It’s filled with theater references, and it’s filled with finding yourself and who you are. I would have loved Simon and I would have related to his story in more ways than one. The friends' group in this book is awesome, and I would have loved to read about them when I was 16.

3- Fangirl

I know I talk a lot about this book, but this would not be books for my younger self list if I didn’t include this. I would have related to Cath in many ways, from the strained relationship with her sister to her introverted ways, and her love of books. When I was in High School, I would have wanted to be best friends with Cath.

 

4- Dear Evan Hansen

I have an issue with a part of the musical, but I still enjoy that, and this book is no different. Evan is a character with anxiety, and he feels he can’t interact with people all that well. Middle and High School me would have related to Evan and his struggles throughout the novel. My favorite character in the media is Zoe Murphy, the love interest of Evan, who loves music, and is in the Jazz band. I would have related to her because I was in choirs and musicals.

 

5- Foolish Hearts

 

I talked about this book as I was reading it last year, but I would have loved to read this in High school. The theatre kids in the story reminded me a lot of the kids I used to hang out with in High School.

6- After Anatevka

I have always loved Fiddler on the Roof, both the movie and the musical of the same name. In high school, I would have loved to have done a paper, or just talked about this Historical Fiction. The story takes place on Russia, during the time of the revolution, and I would have loved to just talk about this book with other people. My favorite character is Hodel, and I would have loved to talk or write about her journey for an English or History class.

7- The Night Circus

I really enjoyed this Historical Fiction and in High School I would have loved to escape to the world of the circus, and fall in love with the characters I fell in love with as an adult.  The writing is beautiful, and the story is unique, making it one of my favorite books ever. This is another book I would have loved to write a paper about, or just talk with other students about as I was reading it. 

8- What If It’s Us

I loved this YA novel two years ago. I related to the principal character because he liked theater, and he was in New York City for the summer. In High School, I would have loved to meet him because he was shy, and he liked theater. He wanted to see Hamilton so badly, and I related to that as well. Arthur was shy and anxious at times, and, and I said before, I related to that when I was in high school. 

9—Yes, No Maybe So

I don’t hear many people talking about this book that came out earlier this year, but I loved it so much. Jamie was Jewish, which I am as well, and in High School, I would have loved to have heard his story. Maya was another outstanding character that I enjoyed getting to know, and I would have enjoyed getting to know her more if I was the same as she and Jamie were in the book, I believe. This book would have been inspirational for me as a teen in this political time.

10- All I Know Now

This is a Non-Fiction filled with advice and anecdotes from Carrie Hope Fletcher. This is very much a case of I would have loved the advice and stories in this book as a teen.