My daughter's literary education

As most of you know, I am passionate about books.  So far in my life, I am lucky to have found so many like-minded people that share in my literary obsession, one such group being my book club.

Last week, I hosted book club here at my house and we had a great time discussing Fifty Shades of Grey.  VERY enlightening on so many levels!

One tangent conversation that came up that evening was about the books that we want our daughters to read when they get a little older.  When that question came up, it was like my mind went in hyper-mode and just started spitting out all of these great options.  And the funny thing... it hasn't stopped.  I find myself brewing on that question while sitting in traffic or folding laundry.  So many options, all of them so exciting.

Here are a few must-haves for Little B's literary education:

The Elementary Years

• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
• Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Judy Blume
  
• Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  
• The Bobbsey Twins by Laura Lee Hope
  
• Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
• Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

The Teenage Years or Older

• Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
  
• A Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
  
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
• Exodus by Leon Uris
• Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

So tell me, what books do you want to be on your daughter's bookshelf?