THE RIVER OF ADVENTURE Enid BlytonRead about another book on the list.
When I was six, I read my first chapter book, The River of Adventure. A quiet, cautious child, there I was, with bold and daring friends, participating in astonishing adventures. This, my first independent reading, taught me the joy of complete immersion in a novel. That's how I became a reader. Now, many years later, I still believe that the best possible place to be lost is in a book.
--Marshal Zeringue