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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