Deathly Hallows Book Discussion **LoTs Of Spoilers** - Page 16

Morrigoon · 07-26-2007, 11:52 AM

I read all the Beverly Cleary/Judy Blume books when I was little. Picked up my first steamy supermarket romance at 13.

Always had a thing for books about witches though. There are a surprising number of them.

BarTopDancer · 07-26-2007, 11:57 AM

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Though we're in the same generation, BTD, I didn't read those (though I did spend a small portion of time reading Babysitters Club.) I did, however, spend much time in libraries (summer programs, anyone) reading mostly books that'd been around for awhile. A long while in some cases. E. B. White's Charlotte's Web, Trumpet of the Swan, Stuart Little... John Bellaire's youth mysteries... anything and everything Samuel Clemens... L'Engle and her various tesseract books... weird old books of fairy tales that were falling apart... strange adaptations of Robin Hood... From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler... The Westing Game...

None of these came out when I was actually reading them, but all of them have stood the test of time. I hope that the kids today are still encouraged to pick them up, even if there aren't midnight releases with costume contests and scavenger hunts and parties for them.

Completely agree. Those books cross generations. I read all those too. As well as Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys and Choose Your Own Adventure. Those books have been around for decades and will hopefully be around for forever more.

I was talking more about the passing trends. The books I listed from back then (yes, they are still around but not nearly as popular - how often do you hear of kids forming their own Babysitters Club these days?) and HP of today. Hopefully HP stands the test of time. They are children's books. Yes, they had a huge impact on our culture. It is great that adults can read them and enjoy them. But they are kids books. When I have kids I'll be making sure that along with Charlottes Web, A Wrinkle in Time and Stuart Little they also read Harry Potter.

Nephythys · 07-26-2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I read all the Beverly Cleary/Judy Blume books when I was little. Picked up my first steamy supermarket romance at 13.

Always had a thing for books about witches though. There are a surprising number of them.

I used to have a book collection about witches and magic- loved them but can not- for the life of me- recall their titles. Simple, paperback......details of the stories come to me but not titles. Very frustrating.

I hope that they are buried in my parent's basement somewhere!

On edit- Mom's are wonderful.

The author is Ruth Chew.

One of the other titles I loved was "The Littlest Witch"

She thinks the books are gone- but not sure where. They are on Amazon and I may start to re-collect them.

Morrigoon · 07-26-2007, 01:31 PM

"Witch of Blackbird Pond" was, I think, my first. Then there were these other stories, I remember "The Changeover", read that in like 5th or 6th grade, and there were various others, good stories but can't remember their names.

Chernabog · 07-26-2007, 01:36 PM

Awesome kids books:

The House with a Clock in Its Walls (and the two sequels)

A Wrinkle In Time (and the two sequels)

Charlotte's Web

Anything by Roald Dahl (especially The Witches, The Twits, and George's Marvelous Medicine)

Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark

To Kill a Mockingbird (ok not a kids book but I read it in 5th grade).

I didn't get into Stephen King until 7th grade, when I picked up "Eyes of the Dragon" and "It". (Around the same time I read Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles).

BarTopDancer · 07-26-2007, 02:06 PM

There was a book about a coven of teen witches. I forget what it was called now. So not teen appropriate. Same with VC Andrews. Of course I started reading Stephen King in 7th grade and Clan of the Cave Bear in 8th. Dabble in the dark side of life continued with Go Ask Anne and Jay's Journal (no, not true stories).

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-26-2007, 07:25 PM

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Ack, how can I save this as my avatar? If I click to save it all I get is a static image.

This is too good to miss!

If you right click and make sure to save as a gif, it may look like a static image as a thumbnail, but open it with your browser and it should animate. It should work fine as an animated avatar too.

Gemini Cricket · 07-26-2007, 07:48 PM

Save it as a gift?

Mousey Girl · 07-26-2007, 10:07 PM

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I didn't get into Stephen King until 7th grade, when I picked up "Eyes of the Dragon" and "It". (Around the same time I read Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles).

I feel incredibly old right now. I, too, picked up my first Stephen King book in 7th grade, but it was Salem's Lot and The Shining. That was also the year I read Caravan's by Michner (sp?).

In 3rd and 4th grade I wore out my copy of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little. I also discovered the Little House series and could not get enough. I would also go "into town" when my mom was working and walk to the "big library" in Turlock to devour the Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and Nurse Cherry Ames series.

jdramj · 07-26-2007, 11:15 PM

Sorry to take this thread back a bit, but this goes to our local library chick, CP......why isn't this stopping at our library? Knight Bus

I know, I am just wishing out loud, but it looks like Los Angeles gets the bus for at least 4 stops over a couple of days!

Now back to our regularly scheduled program....

I too am a Beverly Cleary kid, the Chronicles of Narnia, and Little House on the Prarie books. I also still have my collection of The Black Stallion books.

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	"Witch of Blackbird Pond" was, I think, my first. Then there were these other stories, I remember "The Changeover", read that in like 5th or 6th grade, and there were various others, good stories but can't remember their names. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	Awesome kids books: The House with a Clock in Its Walls (and the two sequels) A Wrinkle In Time (and the two sequels) Charlotte's Web Anything by Roald Dahl (especially The Witches, The Twits, and George's Marvelous Medicine) Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark To Kill a Mockingbird (ok not a kids book but I read it in 5th grade). I didn't get into Stephen King until 7th grade, when I picked up "Eyes of the Dragon" and "It". (Around the same time I read Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles). __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	There was a book about a coven of teen witches. I forget what it was called now. So not teen appropriate. Same with VC Andrews. Of course I started reading Stephen King in 7th grade and Clan of the Cave Bear in 8th. Dabble in the dark side of life continued with Go Ask Anne and Jay's Journal (no, not true stories). __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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jdramj Trying to sleep Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 201	Sorry to take this thread back a bit, but this goes to our local library chick, CP......why isn't this stopping at our library? Knight Bus I know, I am just wishing out loud, but it looks like Los Angeles gets the bus for at least 4 stops over a couple of days! Now back to our regularly scheduled program.... I too am a Beverly Cleary kid, the Chronicles of Narnia, and Little House on the Prarie books. I also still have my collection of The Black Stallion books.
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