<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Meghan Griffin]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://megggriffin.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Megg Griffin]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://megggriffin.com/author/lafoiaveugle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Top Ten Tuesday: Books Under My&nbsp;Tree]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="139" data-permalink="https://megggriffin.com/ae7e6-toptentuesday/" data-orig-file="https://lafoiaveugle.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/ae7e6-toptentuesday.jpg" data-orig-size="870,484" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ae7e6-toptentuesday" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://lafoiaveugle.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/ae7e6-toptentuesday.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://lafoiaveugle.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/ae7e6-toptentuesday.jpg?w=870" class="  wp-image-139 aligncenter" src="https://lafoiaveugle.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/ae7e6-toptentuesday.jpg?w=318&#038;h=177" alt="ae7e6-toptentuesday" width="318" height="177" srcset="https://lafoiaveugle.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/ae7e6-toptentuesday.jpg?w=318&amp;h=177 318w, https://lafoiaveugle.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/ae7e6-toptentuesday.jpg?w=636&amp;h=354 636w, https://lafoiaveugle.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/ae7e6-toptentuesday.jpg?w=150&amp;h=83 150w, https://lafoiaveugle.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/ae7e6-toptentuesday.jpg?w=300&amp;h=167 300w" sizes="(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px" /></p>
<p>Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html" target="_blank">The Broke and the Bookish</a>. This week&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Books I wouldn&#8217;t Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree This Year.&#8221;</p>
<p>I almost didn&#8217;t participate in this week&#8217;s meme, as I tend to buy books I want frequently. But then I remembered that Santa is magical and could totally bring me books that don&#8217;t exist!</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">I only did 5, mostly because I&#8217;m writing this instead of doing things I need to be, and because I couldn&#8217;t think of a ton more. So below is my list of books that I would want, whether or not they exist!</p>
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<h3 style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#339966;">1. A Prequel Series to Harry Potter</span></h3>
<h5 style="padding-left:30px;">I&#8217;m looking at you, J.K. Rowling! And I know I&#8217;m not the only one. First of all, I am SUPER EXCITED to hear more about <em>The Cursed Child</em>, but I would love a series about Harry&#8217;s parents getting in the war — I am guessing that generation had to grow up quickly too. Or more about McGonagall, or really anyone. This is one of the few series where I would not grown at the novellas or continuations. MILK IT, JO. (And seriously you are wonderful, thank you.)</h5>
<p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">2. The Next Book in the <em>Shades of London</em> series</span></strong></p>
<h5 style="padding-left:30px;">So I know I&#8217;ll get this one eventually, but I doubt it&#8217;ll be a 2016 purchase. But I kind of need to know what happens next!</h5>
<h3><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>3. A Book that creeped me out as much as Christopher Pike </strong></span></h3>
<h5 style="padding-left:30px;">After my <em>Goosebumps</em> days, I read a ton of Christopher Pike books. I can&#8217;t remember where I got the first one&#8230;or even which one was my first one. But they were wonderfully creepy to my middle school self. So creepy, that I actually could not finish <em>Monster</em>. It creeped me out so much that I actually had to give the book away to get some distance. I never tried to read it again, partially because I know it wouldn&#8217;t scare me this much (same reason I won&#8217;t go see my hometown library — it will ruin the memory.)</h5>
<p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">4. A Cookbook For One With No Leftovers </span></strong></p>
<h5 style="padding-left:30px;">Maybe this exists already? I don&#8217;t know. I just want a cookbook of good meals for one person that doesn&#8217;t leave me with leftovers. I&#8217;m not a big fan of leftovers, which leads to a lot of waste (I&#8217;m trying; I am!) or take out.</h5>
<p><strong><span style="color:#008000;">5. My Own Book, Finished and Bound!</span></strong></p>
<h5 style="padding-left:30px;">Not that I would read it, but it would be fun to see. Which book idea though?</h5>
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