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What book got Edward Norton Hooked?

July 20th, 2007 by Diane N. · No Comments

What Book Got You Hooked?In celebration of our 50 millionth book given to children in need, First Book has been asking: “What book got YOU hooked?”

Are you having trouble choosing just one? Don’t feel bad: Edward Norton was too.

When we asked the Fight Club star for the book that made him a reader, he named everything from Dr. Seuss to Susan Cooper’s epic fantasy series The Dark is Rising:

“When I was very young I loved Dr. Seuss more than anything. I probably learned to read through his books. I loved the way he played with words and I still do. I read those books to kids all the time.

Many books had an enormous impact on my imagination and my sense of the world. I loved a series of five books by Susan Cooper called The Dark is Rising. They were very mythic and engaged my fantasy that a young person could look normal on the outside but could be more powerful than people realize. I think they were for me what Harry Potter is to a lot of kids now.

I loved Madeline L’Engels series A Wrinkle in Time for much the same reason. I still think about those stories.”

Check out more celebrity favorites — and share your own — on our Web site, now through July 31!

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