I've stopped reading a lot this year. It's kind of sad really, but I've been trying to pick up a book more often when I can.
When I did read a lot though, I definitely had my favorites. Sharon Creech's book Walk Two Moons, was and still is one of my all-time favorite reads. It's the only book I was ever able to read multiple times. I've read some of her other books as well Bloomability and I think another I liked is called Cherry Blossom or cherry something....I may have made that up, but I know there is another book of her's that was memorable to me out there.
I think I liked her so much because of the way she showed people the world in her stories. There were generally two distinct moods in Walk Two Moons: sad, yet hopeful and optimistic, and happy, even if out of place. I really enjoyed both of these and felt that I could relate to her. That probably sounds really generic, I hope not everyone else has said that. I really try not to be conformist. Which actually brings me to another reason I like Sharon Creech so much is because she is very unique in her writing and her personality. Her writing is almost quirky in nature. For example, I remember in one of her books she compared spaghetti and meatballs to worms in mud. You would think that would disgust you and make you want to push your plate to the side, but instead it sort of make you giggle because the way she presents it, it seems to happy-go-lucky. I guess the best way for you to understand what I mean is for you to read the books. And you should. I wholeheartedly recommend them.