Favorite Books

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Art Forger by Barbara Shapiro
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates
Body Bags by Christopher Golden
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger
The Cay by Theodore Taylor 
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time by Mark Haddon
Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Dracula by Bram Stroker
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Every Day by David Levithan
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Ghost of Graydon Place by Dorothy Francis
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter & Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jo and Laurie by Margaret Stohl
Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Love Anthony by Lisa Genova
Maid by Stephanie Land
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Readers of the Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
A Rivers Run Through It by Norman Maclean
Room by Emma Donoghue
Sarah's Key by Tatianna De Rosnay
The Selection by Kiera Cass
A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Six Months to Live by Lurlene McDaniel
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
To All the Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Han
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Voss by Patrick White
The War Outside by Monica Hesse
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall
White Mountains by John Christopher
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

Saddest Books Ever

Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Love Anthony by Lisa Genova

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Me Before You by JoJo Moyes

Night by Elie Wiesel

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

Room by Emma Donoghue

Sarah's Key by Tatianna De Rosnay

The Shack by Wm. Paul Young

Six Months to Live by Lurlene McDaniel

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Voss by Patrick White

The War Outside by Monica Hesse

Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Saddest Movies Ever

A Star is Born

A Walk to Remember

An Affair to Remember

Bambi

Beaches

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Bridge to Terabithia

Dear Zachary

E.T.

Edward Scissorhands

Five Feet Apart

Forrest Gump

Ghost

Girl, Interrupted

Glory

Hachi

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

Here on Earth

I Still Believe

Island of the Blue Dolphins

It’s a Wonderful Life

Kramer vs. Kramer

Les Miserables

Life is Beautiful

Lion

Little Women

Love Story

Marley and Me

Me Before You

Message in a Bottle

Million Dollar Baby

Moulin Rouge

My Girl

My Life

Neverending Story

Old Yeller

One Day

The Outsiders

P.S. I Love You

Patch Adams

Pay it Forward

Remember Me

Sarah’s Key

Seven Pounds

Soul Surfer

Speak

Steel Magnolias

Stepmom

Still Alice

Terms of Endearment

The Boy in Striped Pajamas

The Elephant Man

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fox and The Hound

The Great Gatsby

The Hate U Give

The Last Song

The Light Between Oceans

The Lion King

The Lovely Bones

The Notebook

The Pursuit of Happyness

The Shack

The Theory of Everything

The Time Traveler’s Wife

The Virgin Suicides

Titanic

Toy Story

Unbroken

Up

Wonder

World Trade Center

Northern Lights

 

Kitchen Floor

My dad has been installing new floor in the kitchen.

Before:

After:

 

Blue and Yellow

I made two friendship bracelets using the same colors and then I stitched them together to make one large bracelet.  

 

1981

Albums:

•                    Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks

•                    Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono

•                    Escape by Journey

•                    4 by Foreigner

•                    For Those About to Rock We Salute You by AC/DC

•                    Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon

•                    Long Distance Voyager by The Moody Blues

•                    Mistaken Identity by Kim Carnes

•                    Moving Pictures by Rush

•                    Paradise Theater by Styx

•                    Precious Time by Pat Benatar

•                    Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones

Baby Names:

•                     Amanda

•                     Chris

•                     David

•                     Jason

•                     Jennifer

•                     Jessica

•                     Matthew

•                     Melissa

•                     Michael

•                     Sarah

•                     Topher

Bands Disbanded:

•                     Bay City Rollers

•                     Raydio

•                     Sam and Dave

•                     Steely Dan

•                     Wings

Bands Formed:

•                     The Bangles

•                     Bananarama

•                     Beastie Boys

•                     Bucks Fizz

•                     Culture Club

•                     The Go-Go's

•                     Katrina and the Waves

•                     Metallica

•                     Motley Crue

•                     Pantera

•                     Pet Shop Boys

•                     Run-DMC

•                     Slayer

•                     Sonic Youth

•                     Tears for Fears

•                     Wham!

Births:

•                     Alicia Keys

•                     Beyonce

•                     Blake Lewis

•                     Brandi Carlile

•                     Brandon Flowers

•                     Britney Spears

•                     Chad Michael Murray

•                     Chris Evans

•                     Christina Milian

•                     ElI Manning

•                     Hayden Christensen

•                     Howie Day

•                     Ivanka Trump

•                     Jennifer Hudson

•                     Josh Groban

•                     Justin Timberlake

•                     Kelly Rowland

•                     Laura Bell Bundy

•                     Leslie Odom Jr.

•                     Megan Hilty

•                     Meghan Markle

•                     Natalie Portman

•                     Natasha Bedingfield

•                     Paloma Faith

•                     Paris Hilton

•                     Pitbull

•                     Rami Malek

•                     Ray J.

•                     Roger Federer

•                     Serena Williams

•                     Willa Ford

Books:

•                    Cujo by Stephen King

•                    The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving

•                    The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

•                    Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

•                    A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

•                    Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

•                    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

•                    Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume

Broadway:

•                    Barnum

•                    Cats

•                    Dreamgirls

•                     Pirates of Penzance

Cost of Living:

•                     19-inch Color TV $399.95

•                     Average Cost of new house $78,200

•                     Average House Price 24,188

•                     Average Income per year $21,050.00

•                     Average Monthly Rent $315.00

•                     Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling

•                     Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.25

•                     Gallon of Petrol 1.32

•                     Interest Rates Year End Bank of England 14.38%

•                     Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 15.75%

•                     Median Price Of and Existing Home $66,400

•                     Sinclair ZX80 $199.95

•                     Under Counter Dishwasher $249.95

•                     Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 875

•                     Yearly Inflation Rate UK 11.9%

•                     Yearly Inflation Rate USA10.35%

Deaths:

•                     Bill Haley

•                     Bob Marley

•                     Harry Chapin

•                     Hoagy Carmichael

•                     Natalie Wood

 

Events:

•                     Diana Spencer married Prince Charles

•                     Donkey Kong and Mario were released

•                     First cases of AIDs

•                     First London Marathon

•                     London, England has their first marathon.

•                     Luke and Laura got married on General Hospital

•                     MTV was formed

•                     Muhammed Ali retires

•                     Pope John Paul was shot

•                     Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the fortieth president of the USA

•                     Ronald Reagan was shot.

•                     Sandra Day O'Connor joins the Supreme Court

•                     The DeLorean debuts

•                     The first computer mouse “intended for use with a personal computer” was unveiled with the Xerox Star workstation.

•                     The first test tube baby was born

•                     The New York Times published its longest sentence ever—1,286 words

 

 

 

 

 

Fashion:

•                     Balloon pants, breeches, Bermuda shorts

•                     Felt Berets

•                     Gold, copper, brass skirts

•                     Jane Fonda-style workout with the leotard and leg warmers to match.

•                     Leather as soft as silk

•                     Padded shoulders and bold accessories

•                     Prairie Dresses

•                     Princess Diana’s wedding dress

•                     Sparkly handbags, shoes, and belts

•                     Vivienne Westwood’s Pirate Collection

Foods:

•                     Birds Eyes Potato Waffles

•                     Cadbury’s Caramel

•                     Chicken marsala

•                     Four-bean salads

•                     Frozen yogurt

•                     Jell-O Pudding Pops

•                     Lean Cuisine frozen dinners

•                     McDonald’s Happy Meals

•                     Pasta primavera & Pasta salad

•                     Pesto on everything

•                     Quiche

•                     Reese’s Pieces

•                     Seattle-style hot dogs

•                     Sloppy Joes

•                     Space Raiders

•                     Sun-Dried Tomatoes

•                     Sushi

•                     Tab

•                     Totino’s Pizza Rolls

•                     Yukon Gold Potatoes

Movies:

•                     An American Werewolf in London

•                     Arthur

•                     Chariots of Fire

•                     Clash of the Titans

•                     Evil Dead

•                     For Your Eyes Only

•                     Friday the 13th Part 2

•                     The Great Muppet Caper

•                     Halloween II

•                     On Golden Pond

•                     Raiders of the Lost Ark

•                     Reds

•                     Superman II

•                     Taps

Songs:

•                     Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross

•                     Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes

•                     Endless Love by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross

•                     In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins

•                     Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield

•                     Just the Two of Us by Grover Washington Jr.

•                     Keep on Loving You by REO Speedwagon

•                     Let's Groove by Earth, Wind, and Fire

•                     Physical by Olivia Newton-John

•                     Private Eyes by Hall and Oates

•                     Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones

•                     Stop Draggin' My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty

•                     Tainted Love by Soft Cell

•                     The Tide is High by Blondie

•                     Waiting for a Girl Like You by Foreigner

•                     Woman by John Lennon

 

Sports:

•                     Kentucky Derby: Pleasant Colony

•                     NBA Champions: Boston Celtics

•                     NCAA Basketball Champions: Indiana

•                     NCAA Football Champions: Clemson

•                     Stanley Cup Champs: New York Islanders

•                     Superbowl XV Champions: Oakland Raiders

•                     U.S. Open Golf David Graham

•                     U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) John McEnroe/Tracy Austin

•                     Wimbledon (Men/Women): John McEnroe/Chris Evert

•                     World Series Champions: Los Angeles Dodgers

 

Toys:

•                     Baby Precious

•                     Barbie Perfume Maker

•                     Clash of the Titans Action Figures

•                     Crib Soft Gym

•                     Electric Domino Clock Kit

•                     Fashion Design Center

•                     Golden Books

•                     Highway Patrol Playset

•                     Jaws Game

•                     Krazy Clone Laboratory

•                     Lil Folkswagon

•                     Master Caster

•                     Matchbox Car Sets

•                     Monchhichi Dolls

•                     My Pretty Pony

•                     Pop Rock Amp

•                     Skedoodle

•                     Snappy Shots

•                     Sport and Shave Ken Doll

•                     Star Wars Action Figures

•                     Strawberry Shortcake Steel Trike

•                     The Bead Machine

•                     The Empire Strikes Back Laser Rifle

•                     War of the Networks

TV Shows:

•                     The Smurfs

•                     Hill Street Blues

•                     Dynasty

•                     The Greatest American Hero

•                     Cagney and Lacey

•                     Falcon Crest

•                     Laverne and Shirley