Carrie by Stephen King (1974) 
       This book was originally published in 1974 and has a story that, for me, never gets old, no matter how dated the material may seem. There is still tremendous relevance in this day and age, despite the fact that when Carrie first came out, I was 2 years old. I seem to remember reading somewhere that when Carrie hit the bestsellers list, Stephen King was a part- time gas station attendant, married with three small children, and living in a trailer in Maine without a phone at the time. Hollywood didn't waste any time considering the book for film. Mr. King sold the film rights to United Artists and received $2,600 for it. 
     This is the first book by Stephen King that my fourteen year old daughter has read and she loved it. We bought it at the same time as we bought the DVD of the 2013 remake of Carrie. She probably liked the movie a little more, but I made sure she read the book first. 
     

   My favorite parts continue to be the way Carrie White incites her revenge upon a society that constantly tried to ridicule and not include her in everyday life for a girl her age. I have Attention Deficit Disorder myself and my immediate family also have some form of it, and it makes us a little different from others in how we conduct ourselves in everyday life. If you think about it, there's probably something about yourself  that makes you  different too. Which is why its easy to understand where Carrie White is coming from.