As spring is coming in, the weather is warming up, and the outside calls! Do not let this slow down your reading though. Take your book out on the porch, enjoy the fresh air, and check out these suggestions. Expect some posts on these books upcoming. I would love to see comments with your thoughts, so feel free to share!

1. 100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson

“Written by the great N. D. Wilson, it covers some of the topics most dear to me: baseball, rural America, magical worlds, families reuniting, and even the appearance of one of my favorite flowers, the dandelion.”

2. Neverwhere by Neil Gamain

“Written in the comedic British style that immediately invites readers, it covers the story of London-dwelling Richard Mayhew. A regular “Joe Shmoe”, his world is changed when he stumbles across a girl named Door from the underworld of London, a place full of crooks and rats and optical illusions.”

3. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah

“In her autobiographic novel, Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah recounts true suffering and hardship from her early life. And yet, she weaves an incredible story of redemption through her story.”

4. Dracula by Bram Stoker

“The original horror story, this covers the journey of the Count Dracula as he travels from his native home to London. The good men of England must work hard to stop this vampire from taking their loved ones.”

5. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

“The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is a young adult fiction novel that narrates the story of a 16-year-old girl who is diagnosed with cancer. She joins a support group where she meets Augustus, and there is a rollercoaster of emotions throughout this novel as the relationship between Hazel and Augustus develops.”

6. Surprised by Oxford by Carolyn Weber

“Documented over the course of her first school year and organized according to the Oxford liturgical academic calendar, Surprised by Oxford tells the real life tale of a woman’s search for- and eventual discovery of- purpose, identity, and what it really means to be human.”

7. Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson

“In this Rapunzel story unlike any other, a world of secrets and treachery is about to be revealed after seventeen years of lies. How will Rapunzel finally take control of her own destiny? And who will prove faithful to a lowly peasant girl with no one to turn to?

8. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

“My Sister’s Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child’s life… even if that means infringing upon the rights of another?”