Heidi

This was one of my favorite books as a child and I loved sharing it with my kids. They loved it. It has some great themes to talk about as a family and gives a beautiful depiction of life on the Alps. Plus we got to eat goat cheese at book group and it was so yummy!

Unbroken

This book was so inspiring. I can't believe what these soldiers had to endure. It seems humanly impossible. It really makes me think twice about judging those vets on the side of the road. Also, if I could just remember this book, I will never feel like I have problems in my life. Because of this book, I have started recording my own trials (not that they compare) and my road to overcome them hoping that some day my stories could help someone else like this story helped me. Although this is non-fiction, it is very riveting and kept me interested from page 1 to the end. I have recommended this book to many and find myself referring to it often.