Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Top Ten Tuesday: Childhood Favorites

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup of book bloggers hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week, we're talking about childhood favorites. I have a bunch of teenage favorites that I already talk about all the time, so I made this list focus on books I loved more when I was a kid/pre-teen that I haven't highlighted much, if at all!



James and the Giant Peach: I loved Roald Dahl, but this story about an abused little boy who manages to escape from his wicked aunts with the assistance of a supersized stone fruit and some enormous insects was my favorite.

Julie of the Wolves: I'm not usually into "wilderness survival" type stories, but as an animal-lover, the bond that Julie developed with the wolves got me good.

The Babysitter's Club: I wonder what happened to the several dozen of these books I acquired over the years. I read SO MANY of them as a kid. The supersized specials were the BEST.

Animorphs: Oh man, another series I just absolutely devoured. I was obsessed with these books and read them over and over.

Black Star, Bright Dawn: I've maintained a lifelong interest in the Iditarod thanks to this book about a teenage girl who competes in the race that I re-read multiple times.

The Giver: I'd actually read and already loved this by the time it was assigned reading in middle school. I've never been able to make myself read the sequels because I don't want to diminish my memory of how much I adored this book.

The Egypt Game: I went through a period when I was a kid where I read everything about Ancient Egypt (fiction or otherwise) that I could get my hands on. This book was like the greatest thing ever at that point.

Redwall: I remember spending many summer days at my outdoors-oriented summer day camp hiding from counselors who wanted to make me participate in things to read these books and getting completely lost in the magical world of mice and badgers and stoats.

Charlotte's Web: The childhood tearjerker! Fern and Wilbur and Charlotte (and even Templeton) all have special places in my heart from reading this book many, many times.

Bridge to Terebithia: The other childhood tearjerker! I wonder if kids growing up today would even recognize having the freedom to just...go play in the woods for hours on end.

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  1. The Giver was one of my favourite books in middle school! Did you see the film based on it that came out several years ago?

    My TTT.

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    1. I didn't! The reviews were mixed and that book is so magical in my head that I felt like I'd be better off leaving well enough alone

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  2. Great picks! I read The Babysitter's Club too, as well as Charlotte's Web. And I do feel like kids these days don't get to just be kids and play. It's kind of sad, honestly. Thanks for stopping by my list!

    Tressa @ Wishful Endings

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    1. I know I never ventured too far from home, but I feel like even my own non-especially-adventurous roamings would be looked at as parental neglect these days!

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  3. YESSS! I never, and I mean never, see Brian Jacques' books on the blogverse and I feel this lack acutely. They are so wonderful. It makes my heart so happy to find another Redwall fan! And yes the Babysitter's Club is the best. I totally wanted to grow up and be Maryanne.

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    1. I was a Maryanne, but I really wanted to be a Stacy. I've added Redwall to my audiobook list at the library, I'm really curious to revisit it and see if it holds up! I had like 6 or 7 of those books and read them so much

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  4. Babysitters Club and Animorphs were my favorites too! And you can never go wrong with a Roald Dahl childhood classic for sure.

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    1. I loved Dahl...I even tried to read his memoir, Boy (which I did not like)

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