I was in the locker room at the YMCA and I saw a girl reading with tears in her eyes. She was reading Tuesdays with Morrie and when I asked her if everything was OK, she told me to read this book. I did and I am so glad I did. It is Mich's true story of visiting his dying perfessor and gaining insight about life. He learns from a dying man how to fulfill his life. 
5 People you Meet in Heaven is about an old man named Eddi. He dies on is 82nd birthday and goes to Heaven. But before he makes it there, he meets 5 people. He doesn't know these 5 people, but they know him. Their lives were changed because of Eddi. I great book that will make you feel good.
I read this book a LONG time ago and loved it. It is in a series with 2 other books, so you might get hooked. This is a diary of Sarah Agnes Prine from 1881-1901. She is a woman who lived in teh Arizona Territories when it was first being settled.
After I was married I went through a Nicholas Sparks fase and read almost ALL of his books. His books are all romantic and sweet and feel good books. I feel most all his book are predicable, but not these reccomendations. 
The Lucky One is being turned into a movie, so read it before Hollywoods changes things. This book is about a marine who falls in love with a picture. His life is saved by the girl in the picture. After the war he goes off to find her. But pictures aren't always as pretty as they look.
This book is what the title says. It a lecture given by a dying professor. It is therefore his last lectures. And the topic; Life. Randy has cancer and was given 6 months to live. He writes this lecture for he students, but really for his 3 children. I read this book before I had kids and after. I cried both times. The second time I read it, I realized each chapter is something I would want my young children to know. A must read.
Best Memoirs Ever!!! Jeannette writes about growing up homeless and having nothing. She tells stories of living in a car, a dirt home, a box. Jeannette overcame lifes challenges. She truly loved her parents despite what they put her through. Her story will make you appreciate your. 
Half Broke Horses is the Memoir of Jeannette's Grandma (on her mothers side). She added some of her own ideas to her story, so it is considered fiction. Not as good as The Glass Castle but worth a read.
These are both books that some middle school students were reading and I joined in. I am so glad that I did. These two books talk about slave girl and her friend during WWI. You will cry as they try to walk to freedom. You will cry as you see how black children are treated. You will cry at the end. Chains is the first book.
I read this book with my 8th graders. At first I thought the content was too hard for them. I didn't think 8th graders would understands Elie's thoughts. But they LOVED it. It is very sad and opens up your eyes. It is a true story of a WWI survivor of the concentration camps. He talks of his experiences and his thoughts.
