September 21, 2006
Thirteen Books I Read & Loved as a Child
- My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
- The Mad Scientists Club, by Bertrand Brinley
- Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
- Alvin Fernald, Boy Detective, Superweasal, etc., by Clifford B. Hicks
- Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume
- The Three Investigators Series
- These Happy Golden Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Cannibal Adventure and Gorilla Adventure by Willard Price
- Step to the Music, by Phyllis A Whitney
- What the Witch Left, by Ruth Chew
- The Trixie Belden series
- Nancy Drew (of course)
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September 21st, 2006 at 9:23 am
Oh, great list! Judy Blume was so pivotal.
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September 21st, 2006 at 10:16 am
Actually I’m getting to read some of these for the first time now that my oldest daughter is in 4th grade…. oldies, but goodies!!
As a child, growing up in England, we read a lot of Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl books!
September 21st, 2006 at 10:20 am
Great list of books!
I read 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 13 when I was younger. Absolutely loved Little Women.
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September 21st, 2006 at 10:27 am
Ooooh, Colleen! What a pretty site, and a great list! I was just talking about #’s 3 & 7 last week! Happy TT, and I’ll be back!
September 21st, 2006 at 10:27 am
Great list! Nancy Drew was a runaway winner for me when I was a child.
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September 21st, 2006 at 10:35 am
I devoured Trixie Belden! Heee!
September 21st, 2006 at 11:02 am
Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary were my favorites. I also read a lot of Babysitter’s Club.
September 21st, 2006 at 11:30 am
I adored the Ramona books when I was growing up. Another favorite was a book called the Rainbow Goblins. The illustrations were amazing and so rich.
I was a weird child, though, I skipped a lot of the traditional kids books. When it was library day, more often than not, you’d find me in the mythology and fairy tales section.
September 21st, 2006 at 1:13 pm
Ruth Chew! AHHHH!
I have been trying to figure out the name of a book I loved as a kid (it was about an upside down witch) for years…it wasn’t this one, but another one by the same author (Witch in the House). And now I finally know what it was because of this post!
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September 21st, 2006 at 1:24 pm
What a great list! I think I’d have a hard time coming up with 13 just because my memory is so bad. Misty of Chincoteague, Black Beauty, and Make Way for the Ducklings
September 21st, 2006 at 1:45 pm
I only read Nancy Drew and the Three Detectives.
The rest was the fabulous Enid Blyton.
September 21st, 2006 at 2:52 pm
I’m only familiar with 6 of those, and I think only read a couple. I wish I could remember many of the books I read as a child. I remember “Little Women” and “Land of the Limberlost” and a biography of Martin Luther. I read sll the time, though.
September 21st, 2006 at 2:57 pm
Ohhhh…I love your list, I wish I had thought of this too!! I was into Greek mythology when I was a kid, I also loved Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and I was into the Hardy Boys, loved a good mystery, and loved tales about witches, ghosts and vampires. Your website is off the chain!!
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September 21st, 2006 at 3:56 pm
I also am familiar with most of those books. My favorite however was Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume. Being a Margaret and feeling like she did in the book made the book really come to life for me.
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September 21st, 2006 at 4:22 pm
Thankfully I’ve heard of or seen many of these though I have to admit that I have read none of them. I love finding out what books people read as children that stuck with them and meant something to them.
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September 21st, 2006 at 4:26 pm
Great list. Are you thinking about writing childrens stories along these lines? Thanks for stopping by my T13 13 Stress Relievers Edition I’ll be adding your trailer to my site in a post tomorrow.
September 21st, 2006 at 4:40 pm
Oh my goodness! Lots of comments piled up here and I’ve been dallying elsewhere most of the day.
Thanks to all for stopping by. I love this Thursday Thirteen…it’s so fun to meet different people.
Meljean, I love you too. *smooch*
I think Judy Blume was such an influence on an entire generation of females–my friend Diana Peterfreund participated in a collection of essays about just that. I don’t think it’s been released yet, but it would be wonderful to get.
Dane, I don’t plan on writing childrens books at this time…I just don’t have any ideas that seem to fit that age. (Although I have kids that would enjoy them!)
SilverWillow, I can’t believe I forgot about Narnia when I made this list!
And Enid Blyton! I loved her “adventure” series.
Zeek, and other Trixie fans, I loved her so much more than Nancy. Nancy, while I devoured her, was too perfect. Trixie was a normal girl. Besides, I always thought Jim Frayne was hot.
September 21st, 2006 at 5:07 pm
Nancy Drew was by the far the best! The Hardy Boys were also quite good. I enjoyed #1 and #2 as well. Terrific list, and who knows? Maybe when I find time, I’ll revisit my kittenhood to read the others!
September 21st, 2006 at 5:39 pm
I read Little Women all the way through in one day - it was so good!
Enjoy your pizza tonight - we had pizza last night and it was soooo good!
September 21st, 2006 at 6:17 pm
I agree - I loved Misty of Chincoteague. I didn’t read Blackbird Pond till I was in college (children’s lit) and loved it. And These Happy Golden Years wasn’t my favorite Little House book - The Long Winter was MUCH more romantic, when he came for her every weekend when she was teaching away from home.
September 21st, 2006 at 8:38 pm
Good list. I used to read Nancy Drew & Judy Blume books. I am hoping that my daughters will one day want to read them too.
September 21st, 2006 at 11:10 pm
Oh the memories..YOu had to love Judy Blume and the Sweet Valley High books!
September 22nd, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Every girl should read Little Women. I also like #8 & 13. Good list.
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September 22nd, 2006 at 7:38 pm
Oh, Nancy Drew-how I wanted to be her!
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