Elevenses

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In honor of LibraryThing's 11th birthday, staff have gathered 11 of our favorite books from when we were (approximately) 11-year-olds ourselves. Add yours to the list! What were you reading as a tween?
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93,883 membres
1,186 critiques
½ 4.3
17 Members
tardis, conceptDawg, Booksrme, reading_fox, foggidawn, paradoxosalpha, thorold, Cecrow, krazy4katz, buk1968, SylviaC, EMS_24, souloftherose, dksthomson, ahef1963, kristilabrie, Tinuvia
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paradoxosalpha: It was assigned reading in fifth grade, though I think it was a re-read for me.
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39,211 membres
958 critiques
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35,013 membres
552 critiques
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26,289 membres
396 critiques
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13 Members
Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Morphidae, rarm, craso, charl08, Cecrow, SylviaC, souloftherose, dksthomson, Dilara86, ahef1963, Bettesbooks
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Morphidae: I reread this several years ago not expecting to like it as much. What I surprise I got! I rated it 9/10 stars. An amazing book.
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23,532 membres
329 critiques
4.1
12 Members
gwernin, Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Gateaupain, reading_fox, libraryman_76021, KimarieBee, Cecrow, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
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gwernin: I've actually owned this book since I was about 5!
Gateaupain: Who doesn't have it and love it. I still quote from it today - Pale waifs in the woodland wet" - "as I loose the snare you shall see me there".....
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3,853 membres
83 critiques
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08, thorold, buk1968, souloftherose, elkiedee
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tardis: I can't recall exactly what I loved at age 11 (it was a long time ago!) but I have loved Swallows and Amazons since I first read it, which was at least that long ago.
reading_fox: Read all of them over the years, but haven't been back to re-visit them. The new film is actually pretty good too.
thorold: Sailing, codes, exploring, pirates - how could this be improved?
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6,550 membres
140 critiques
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8,418 membres
227 critiques
4.1
9 Members
paradoxosalpha, libraryman_76021, Cecrow, ErlendSkjelten, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee, ahef1963
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paradoxosalpha: I'm pretty sure I read this long before the age of eleven. But it has a conspicuously 11-year-old protagonist.
ahef1963: I didn't read this series until I was in my late 20s, but I was and still am mesmerized by them.
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15,443 membres
227 critiques
4.1
10 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, Dilara86, ahef1963, quondame
Explications
Morphidae: Several in this series get high marks from me, even now.
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17,869 membres
206 critiques
3.9
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35,997 membres
1,021 critiques
4.2
8 Members
Booksrme, dara85, Morphidae, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963, gendeg, quondame
Explications
Morphidae: Another book that remains a delight to this day.
gendeg: Subversively dark and hopeful at the same time. Brilliant.
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6,948 membres
121 critiques
4.1
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7,883 membres
57 critiques
3.9
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10,172 membres
147 critiques
3.8
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6,805 membres
96 critiques
4.1
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33,745 membres
430 critiques
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16,084 membres
286 critiques
4.1
8 Members
mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
Explications
mldg: I remember discovering the Little House books in my school's very tiny library.
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3,859 membres
47 critiques
3.9
7 Members
Morphidae, KimarieBee, SylviaC, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, CindyAmrhein
Explications
Morphidae: Loved this as a kid but the suck fairy got a hold of this BIG time. What a disappointment.
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16,089 membres
279 critiques
4.2
6 Members
ablachly, Morphidae, foggidawn, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
Explications
Morphidae: Loved this book back then and it has held up over time.
ahef1963: This was my favourite book as a child, and I still re-read it every couple of years.
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3,420 membres
82 critiques
4.1
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7,814 membres
135 critiques
½ 4.3
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50,212 membres
450 critiques
½ 4.5
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17,364 membres
424 critiques
½ 4.3
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26,302 membres
235 critiques
3.9
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7,637 membres
239 critiques
3.8
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3,459 membres
70 critiques
4.2
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11,111 membres
142 critiques
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2,084 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.6
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8,712 membres
90 critiques
½ 3.5
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10,020 membres
95 critiques
4.2
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21,941 membres
477 critiques
½ 4.3
5 Members
Booksrme, SimoneA, charl08, ahef1963, lorannen
Explications
lorannen: Technically, I read this for the first time when I was nine, but I re-read it often!
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6,937 membres
112 critiques
3.8
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133,057 membres
2,046 critiques
½ 4.3
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42,708 membres
518 critiques
3.9
5 Members
bw42, Booksrme, Cecrow, dksthomson, ahef1963
Explications
bw42: I know it was my favorite when I was eleven because it was my favorite from when I first read it at 9 or 10 until I was 13 or 14. I read it at least once every summer for that period
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4,945 membres
56 critiques
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861 membres
23 critiques
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2,364 membres
19 critiques
3.8
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11,693 membres
145 critiques
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11,071 membres
169 critiques
4.2
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12,015 membres
226 critiques
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24,824 membres
448 critiques
4.1
5 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, charl08, elenchus, ahef1963
Explications
Morphidae: This is the first book I thought of when I saw the list and I was really surprised no one else had it down.
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1,282 membres
24 critiques
½ 3.7
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17,962 membres
297 critiques
3.9
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15,684 membres
215 critiques
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1,371 membres
14 critiques
½ 3.7
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12,267 membres
339 critiques
4.1
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2,893 membres
34 critiques
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215 membres
5 critiques
3.9
3 Members
Booksrme, thorold, paulmdh
Explications
thorold: I've no idea why I liked these terrible books so much back then!
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5,235 membres
150 critiques
4.2
4 Members
Booksrme, thorold, southernbooklady, ahef1963
Explications
thorold: I'm sure this can't be as funny as I remember it being...
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8,369 membres
125 critiques
3.9
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4,543 membres
56 critiques
3.9
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1,295 membres
18 critiques
½ 3.4
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2,657 membres
45 critiques
4.1
3 Members
Gateaupain, avatiakh, merrystar
Explications
Gateaupain: It was in the family revolving book-case and it is only later that I realised its social significance. I didn't even know it was set in America. I still have the bookcase 75 years later
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78,144 membres
1,431 critiques
½ 4.4
3 Members
ShellyS, btuckertx, ahef1963
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btuckertx: A parent asked me to wait a few years before reading TKAM, but...
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9,121 membres
74 critiques
4.1
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14,723 membres
226 critiques
½ 3.7
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1,803 membres
35 critiques
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8,774 membres
63 critiques
4.1
3 Members
TeresaInTexas, inge87, ahef1963
Explications
inge87: My hands-down favorite Little House book growing up. I got my copy from the Scholastic book club when I was 10 or 11.
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10,667 membres
117 critiques
4.1
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58,646 membres
912 critiques
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1,478 membres
30 critiques
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840 membres
17 critiques
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207 membres
1 critique
½ 3.5
3 Members
Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08
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reading_fox: A great series of adventures featuring wildlife and plucky heroes.
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3,739 membres
54 critiques
3.8
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20,866 membres
674 critiques
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207 membres
1 critique
½ 3.4
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10,969 membres
207 critiques
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6,801 membres
113 critiques
3.9
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4,064 membres
86 critiques
3.9
2 Members
.Monkey., lorannen
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7,417 membres
207 critiques
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1,592 membres
26 critiques
3.9
3 Members
rosalita, Morphidae, SylviaC
Explications
Morphidae: Totally forgot about Trixie Belden until Sylvia added it!
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1,019 membres
34 critiques
4.1
2 Members
EMS_24, kjgormley
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42,161 membres
681 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, DeusXMachina
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paradoxosalpha: I remember reading this one when I was ten, in fact. I have vivid memories of reading it in my grammar school library, although I had checked out the book (in a sturdy old library hardcover) from the public library.
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2,004 membres
72 critiques
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318 membres
4 critiques
4.1
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1,732 membres
27 critiques
4.1
3 Members
ABVR, Booksrme, charl08
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5,781 membres
44 critiques
4.2
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6,132 membres
137 critiques
½ 4.3
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5,728 membres
148 critiques
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21,537 membres
603 critiques
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7,737 membres
58 critiques
3.9
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5,533 membres
72 critiques
3.8
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320 membres
9 critiques
½ 4.3
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3,745 membres
64 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Booksrme, ShellyS
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7,549 membres
192 critiques
4.2
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1,785 membres
37 critiques
3.8
2 Members
seeword, inge87
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1,174 membres
70 critiques
½ 3.7
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28,162 membres
512 critiques
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623 membres
3 critiques
½ 3.7
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4,309 membres
85 critiques
3.8
2 Members
kgriffith, Cecrow
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9,106 membres
122 critiques
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732 membres
12 critiques
3.8
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2,513 membres
37 critiques
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40,955 membres
1,045 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
ahef1963, gendeg
Explications
gendeg: Ender's realization at the end at what he'd done and how he'd been used was too much for my 11-year-old self to handle. Masterfully wrought and devastating.
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15,105 membres
548 critiques
3.9
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9,542 membres
105 critiques
½ 3.6
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1,344 membres
21 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, rikaploo
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10,534 membres
119 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Cecrow, al.vick