good reads #8 Charlotte's Web

tonight, georgia and i finished charlotte's web. as i read the last couple of chapters, there were times when i had to fight back the tears as charlotte told wilbur that she was dying. and then again when wilbur cared for her egg sac as if they were his own children. its such a touching story about friendship. but charlotte was not just a friend to wilbur, she was more like a mother. she thought him to act more mature....she helped him grow up. she put up with his child like behaviors and helped him grow and become something more than just a pig who throws himself into the manure pile every time something bad happens. hey, isn't that what parents do? we help our kids out of the manure and teach them how to live life. that's kind of what charlotte did for wilbur. and, anyone who's lost a parent wonders how they are going to make it without them....what are they going to do. most of the time, they are able to pick themselves up and carry on with life....even though they miss their parents terribly. and this is what wilbur did too, all the while thinking of charlotte. 

here's how the reading list is looking now.....

1. The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett 
2-10. The Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder 
11. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
12. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
13. Wild by Cheryl Strayed
14. The Giver by Lois Lowry Currently reading
15. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 
16. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
17. Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
18. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
19. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
20. Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
21. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
22. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
23. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell I started, but had to return it to the library before I could finish :(
24. Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean Sasson
25. The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
26. They Were Still Born: Personal Stories About Stillbirth by Janel Atlas