Friday, 5 August 2011

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Q. Talk about the book that most changed or influenced your life (was it a book that turned you from an average to avid reader, did it help you deal with a particularly difficult situation, does it bring you comfort every time you read it?). 



Checkers by John Marsden. 
I read this book in my early teen years and in a way it helped me to understand some of the issues that arose through my teenage years. It made me feel as though I was not alone during what were some particularly difficult times.


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12 comments:

  1. Pepa5 August 2011 at 11:12

    Great post! That sounds like a really good book. New follower. Heres my FF: Anonymous Reads
    Have a good weekend!

    -Pepa

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  2. Bailey5 August 2011 at 11:16

    I hadn't heard of this book before but glad to hear that it had such an impact on you. =)

    New follower!

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  3. Christin5 August 2011 at 11:27

    I haven't heard of this book before, but it's great that it helped you so much! Gotta love the power of books :)

    New follower here. Hope you have a great weekend!

    My Follow Friday

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  4. Amanda Welling5 August 2011 at 13:38

    New follower :) I'll have to check that one out!

    Amanda
    Hippies, Beauty, and Books. Oh My!

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  5. Barbara @ Black, White & Read All Over5 August 2011 at 19:28

    New follower :)

    Have a great weekend!

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  6. aparajita5 August 2011 at 21:00

    Book sounds great :)

    New Follower
    Check out my FF @http://le-grande-codex.blogspot.com/2011/08/follow-friday-2.html

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  7. Alison Can Read6 August 2011 at 06:40

    Hopping through. New follower! I haven't heard of Checkers, but the one Marsden book I read was very powerful.
    My Hop

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  8. Bex6 August 2011 at 07:30

    Hey! I'm a new follower hopping through!

    I'm glad the book helped you that way. Those books are wonderful to have. Mine was perhaps a bit more common, but it helped me nevertheless!

    My answer can be found here!

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  9. Cassandra @ Book & Movie Dimension a Blog6 August 2011 at 08:27

    This book looks good. I like books that get you through the hard times.
    -New blog follower

    Cassandra @ Book & Movie Dimension(http://bmdimension.blogspot.com/)

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  10. Ashley @ Bookaholics Anonymous6 August 2011 at 12:19

    Haven't heard of this book either, but I'll have to check it out on GR now.

    have a good weekend.

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  11. Unknown7 August 2011 at 00:35

    John Marsden is a great author but I'm yet to read "Checkers". New follower, hope you get the chance to visit my blog http://mzsazzyangel.blogspot.com/2011/08/feature-follow-friday-56.html

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  12. Molli @ Once Upon a Prologue7 August 2011 at 01:22

    I haven't heard of that book but I am always grateful for any book that gets people reading and maybe helps you through tough times!

    I'm a BRAND new follower. Please come stop by my blog!

    http://onceuponaprologue.blogspot.com/2011/08/follow-friday-13-book-blogger-hop-11.html

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