Ten Books That Have Stayed With Me

SylviaC: This was the book that I asked everyone to read to me, before I could read it myself.

SylviaC: A childhood favourite. The wonder of that first pair of glasses, after years of being labeled as slow and clumsy.

SylviaC: Made me look at listening in a whole different way.

SylviaC: A protagonist I really related to.

SylviaC: I like epidemic books, and this one was pretty comprehensive at the time.

SylviaC: My grandmother survived the Halifax Explosion, and this was one of the books that she kept in a special collection on her shelf.

SylviaC: I want Elfrida to be a real person.

SylviaC: Took me to a different time and place, with a resourceful heroine.

SylviaC: Loved this as a young teacher.

SylviaC: Provides some insight into our role and effect on the planet.