Crafty Reader and family are readers! The (ahem) older folks liked The Black Stallion books by Walter Farley, and anything by Jack London. When younger they did the 'gender thing' with one of them reading all the Hardy Boy Books, the other Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew. Big Red, Irish Red, and Outlaw Red, by Jim Kjelgaard were favorites as was Lad, a Dog, by Albert Payson Terhune. One offspring was reluctant reader until a smart teacher had HIM pick book for a book report and he discovered books and magazines on car and truck repair. The other offspring liked the Piers Anthony Xanth Series. (Start with A Spell for Chameleon). All of them still read today, and the kids/grands are getting a good start on being readers, too. :-)

As for me, I read the Black Stallion books, all the Nancy Drew mysteries, and the 'Red' books by Kjelgaard. I read several Terhune books, including Lad. I laughed my way through the Xanth series, but will confess, I've never read a book about car and truck repair. ;-)

It seemed like a good idea to include this book here: Crafty Reader enjoys cozy mysteries and often passes her favorite titles on to me. :-) Most recently it was Pane and Suffering, by Cheryl Hollon. It's the first in a new series set in a glass shop in Florida. Good characters, nice story line, worthy bad guys .... it's a great start for this author. Give it a try!

Reading Hermit With Dog