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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Bilbo le Hobbit
de J. R. R. Tolkien
94,202 membres
1,187 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
Explications
paradoxosalpha: It was assigned reading in fifth grade, though I think it was a re-read for me.
4
A Wrinkle in Time
de Madeleine L'Engle
39,404 membres
958 critiques
4
16 Members
amarie, ablachly, Booksrme, dara85, rarm, craso, libraryman_76021, .Monkey., Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, EricaSecor, quondame
5
Le Jardin Secret
de Frances Hodgson Burnett
35,207 membres
553 critiques
4.1
13 Members
tardis, Herenya, Booksrme, mlfhlibrarian, foggidawn, charl08, OneMorePage, SylviaC, EMS_24, dksthomson, ahef1963, CindyAmrhein, quondame
6
Les quatre filles du docteur March
de Louisa May Alcott
26,394 membres
398 critiques
4
13 Members
Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Morphidae, rarm, craso, charl08, Cecrow, SylviaC, souloftherose, dksthomson, Dilara86, ahef1963, Bettesbooks
Explications
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.
7
Le Vent dans les saules
de Kenneth Grahame
23,675 membres
329 critiques
4.1
12 Members
gwernin, Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Gateaupain, reading_fox, libraryman_76021, KimarieBee, Cecrow, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
Explications
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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Hirondelles et Amazones
de Arthur Ransome
3,866 membres
83 critiques
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08, thorold, buk1968, souloftherose, elkiedee
Explications
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?
9
Over Sea, Under Stone
de Susan Cooper
6,576 membres
139 critiques
3.8
9 Members
reading_fox, libraryman_76021, mavinger, Cecrow, ErlendSkjelten, SylviaC, katemcangus, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
10
Les portes du temps : A l'assaut des ténèbres
de Susan Cooper
8,456 membres
227 critiques
4.1
9 Members
paradoxosalpha, libraryman_76021, Cecrow, ErlendSkjelten, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee, ahef1963
Explications
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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La petite maison dans la prairie. Tome 1
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
15,538 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.
12
Black Beauty
de Anna Sewell
17,974 membres
207 critiques
3.9
10 Members
seeword, Booksrme, mlfhlibrarian, charl08, avatiakh, Cecrow, elenchus, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963
13
Le Petit Monde de Charlotte
de E. B. White
36,087 membres
1,022 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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Harriet L'Espionne
de Louise Fitzhugh
6,965 membres
121 critiques
4.1
7 Members
ablachly, foggidawn, .Monkey., Cecrow, elkiedee, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
15
Misty of Chincoteague
de Marguerite Henry
7,926 membres
57 critiques
3.9
8 Members
rosalita, mlfhlibrarian, craso, thornton37814, avatiakh, Cecrow, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
16
Heidi
de Johanna Spyri
10,292 membres
148 critiques
3.8
8 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, KimarieBee, ErlendSkjelten, paulstalder, SylviaC, dksthomson, ahef1963
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Le chaudron noir
de Lloyd Alexander
6,845 membres
96 critiques
4.1
6 Members
reading_fox, libraryman_76021, mavinger, Cecrow, elenchus, miketopper
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L'île au trésor
de Robert Louis Stevenson
33,991 membres
430 critiques
3.8
8 Members
seeword, anglemark, Booksrme, charl08, thorold, dksthomson, ahef1963, quondame
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La Petite Maison dans les grands bois
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
16,180 membres
287 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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Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
de Margaret Sidney
3,875 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.
21
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
de E. L. Konigsburg
16,144 membres
278 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.
22
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
de Joan Aiken
3,438 membres
82 critiques
4.1
7 Members
Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, mavinger, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee
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If only they could talk/It shouldn't happen to a vet
de James Herriot
7,835 membres
137 critiques
½ 4.3
7 Members
rosalita, Booksrme, charl08, avatiakh, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963
24
The Lord of the Rings
de J. R. R. Tolkien
50,325 membres
450 critiques
½ 4.5
6 Members
Booksrme, rarm, DeusXMachina, Cecrow, souloftherose, ahef1963
25
The Phantom Tollbooth
de Norton Juster
17,440 membres
425 critiques
½ 4.3
6 Members
ABVR, elenchus, SylviaC, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
26
Les Chroniques de Narnia, tome 4 : Le Prince Caspian
de C. S. Lewis
26,443 membres
235 critiques
3.9
7 Members
Booksrme, libraryman_76021, charl08, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, ahef1963
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
de Judy Blume
7,673 membres
240 critiques
3.8
6 Members
Booksrme, craso, charl08, raidergirl3, elkiedee, ahef1963
28
Ballet Shoes
de Noel Streatfeild
3,486 membres
71 critiques
4.2
7 Members
Booksrme, charl08, merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, quondame
29
Rougemuraille. Cluny le Fléau
de Brian Jacques
11,158 membres
141 critiques
4
4 Members
rarm, lorannen, kristilabrie, ManWithAnAgenda
30
What Katy Did
de Susan Coolidge
2,096 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.6
6 Members
Herenya, Booksrme, charl08, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
31
Le Robinson suisse
de Johann David Wyss
8,745 membres
90 critiques
½ 3.5
5 Members
Booksrme, thornton37814, mavinger, paulstalder, Dilara86
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La petite maison dans la prairie. Tome 5 : Un hiver sans fin
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
10,069 membres
96 critiques
4.2
6 Members
thornton37814, Cecrow, elenchus, merrystar, elkiedee, ahef1963
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Matilda
de Roald Dahl
22,058 membres
478 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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Alice Détective
de Carolyn Keene
6,967 membres
113 critiques
3.8
5 Members
dara85, Cecrow, merrystar, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
35
Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers
de J. K. Rowling
133,528 membres
2,046 critiques
½ 4.3
5 Members
Booksrme, rarm, ahef1963, kjgormley, Tinuvia
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Aventures de Huckleberry Finn
de Mark Twain
42,906 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
37
L'étalon noir
de Walter Farley
4,978 membres
56 critiques
4
5 Members
gwernin, Booksrme, Morphidae, vwinsloe, al.vick
38
Charlotte Sometimes
de Penelope Farmer
866 membres
23 critiques
4
5 Members
amarie, charl08, merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee
39
National Velvet
de Enid Bagnold
2,373 membres
19 critiques
3.8
5 Members
seeword, elenchus, dksthomson, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
40
Ma montagne
de Jean Craighead George
11,763 membres
147 critiques
4
5 Members
foggidawn, mavinger, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
41
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
de Robert C. O'Brien
11,123 membres
170 critiques
4.2
5 Members
charl08, elenchus, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963
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L'Histoire sans fin
de Michael Ende
12,057 membres
226 critiques
4.1
4 Members
libraryman_76021, SimoneA, souloftherose, Tinuvia
43
Charlie et la chocolaterie
de Roald Dahl
24,953 membres
449 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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Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth
de E. L. Konigsburg
1,292 membres
24 critiques
½ 3.7
5 Members
TeresaInTexas, Morphidae, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
45
L'île des Dauphins bleus
de Scott O'Dell
18,039 membres
297 critiques
3.9
4 Members
Morphidae, craso, mavinger, al.vick
46
La Petite Princesse
de Frances Hodgson Burnett
15,764 membres
214 critiques
4.2
4 Members
TeresaInTexas, mlfhlibrarian, ahef1963, quondame
47
Otto of the Silver Hand
de Howard Pyle
1,383 membres
14 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
timspalding, elenchus, quondame
48
The Westing Game
de Ellen Raskin
12,327 membres
338 critiques
4.1
4 Members
.Monkey., mavinger, SylviaC, ahef1963
49
An Old-Fashioned Girl
de Louisa May Alcott
2,906 membres
34 critiques
4
3 Members
jillmwo, merrystar, SylviaC
50
Bennett au collège
de Anthony Buckeridge
216 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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Ma famille et autres animaux
de Gerald Durrell
5,252 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...
52
Chapardeurs (Les)
de Mary Norton
8,412 membres
126 critiques
3.9
4 Members
souloftherose, ahef1963, gendeg, ManWithAnAgenda
53
Rose et ses sept cousins
de Louisa May Alcott
4,559 membres
56 critiques
3.9
4 Members
foggidawn, merrystar, SylviaC, ahef1963
54
Miss Hickory
de Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
1,302 membres
18 critiques
½ 3.4
4 Members
seeword, TeresaInTexas, SylviaC, JoLynnsbooks
55
A Girl of the Limberlost
de Gene Stratton-Porter
2,665 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
56
Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur
de Harper Lee
78,363 membres
1,432 critiques
½ 4.4
3 Members
ShellyS, btuckertx, ahef1963
Explications
btuckertx: A parent asked me to wait a few years before reading TKAM, but...
57
La petite maison dans la prairie. Tome 6 : La petite ville dans la prairie
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
9,160 membres
75 critiques
4.1
4 Members
thornton37814, Cecrow, Dilara86, ahef1963
58
Voyage au centre de la terre [texte intégral]
de Jules Verne
14,819 membres
228 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
anglemark, Booksrme, charl08, ahef1963
59
Émile et les détectives
de Erich Kästner
1,814 membres
35 critiques
4
3 Members
mlfhlibrarian, thorold, paulstalder
60
La petite maison dans la prairie. Tome 7 : Ces heureuses années
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
8,821 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.
61
Anne quitte son île (T3)
de L. M. Montgomery
10,717 membres
119 critiques
4.2
4 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
62
Jane Eyre
de Charlotte Brontë
58,861 membres
913 critiques
4.2
3 Members
ShellyS, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
63
Les vacances de Jane
de L. M. Montgomery
1,489 membres
30 critiques
4
3 Members
foggidawn, SylviaC, ahef1963
64
This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall!
de Gordon Korman
846 membres
17 critiques
4
3 Members
raidergirl3, SylviaC, ahef1963
65
Amazon Adventure
de Willard Price
207 membres
1 critique
½ 3.5
3 Members
Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08
Explications
reading_fox: A great series of adventures featuring wildlife and plucky heroes.
66
Le vagabond de l'espace
de Robert A. Heinlein
3,750 membres
55 critiques
3.8
3 Members
ABVR, anglemark, JoLynnsbooks
67
Outsiders
de S. E. Hinton
20,971 membres
676 critiques
4
3 Members
elkiedee, ahef1963, rikaploo
68
A Book About a Thousand Things
de George Stimpson
208 membres
1 critique
½ 3.4
2 Members
seeword, SnootyBaronet
69
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
de Elizabeth George Speare
11,044 membres
207 critiques
4
3 Members
inge87, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
70
Beezus and Ramona by Cleary, Beverly
de Beverly Cleary
6,808 membres
113 critiques
3.9
4 Members
Cecrow, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963
71
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
de Alvin Schwartz
4,092 membres
86 critiques
3.9
2 Members
.Monkey., lorannen
72
Le Jour des Triffides
de John Wyndham
7,441 membres
207 critiques
4
3 Members
paulmdh, elkiedee, ahef1963
73
Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion
de Julie Campbell
1,601 membres
26 critiques
3.9
3 Members
rosalita, Morphidae, SylviaC
Explications
Morphidae: Totally forgot about Trixie Belden until Sylvia added it!
74
Crusade in Jeans
de Thea Beckman
1,020 membres
34 critiques
4.1
2 Members
EMS_24, kjgormley
75
Dune
de Frank Herbert
42,429 membres
686 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, DeusXMachina
Explications
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.
76
Wait Till Helen Comes
de Mary Downing Hahn
2,006 membres
71 critiques
4
2 Members
jen.e.moore, ManWithAnAgenda
77
Black and Blue Magic
de Zilpha Keatley Snyder
319 membres
4 critiques
4.1
3 Members
SylviaC, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
78
Hornblower et l' "Atropos"
de C. S. Forester
1,738 membres
27 critiques
4.1
3 Members
ABVR, Booksrme, charl08
79
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
de Marguerite Henry
5,828 membres
44 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Herenya, JoLynnsbooks
80
The Blue Sword
de Robin McKinley
6,145 membres
137 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
mavinger, merrystar
81
Cendorine et les Dragons
de Patricia C. Wrede
5,736 membres
147 critiques
4.2
2 Members
marcelaphane, ManWithAnAgenda
82
Le Secret de Térabithia
de Katherine Paterson
21,654 membres
605 critiques
4
3 Members
foggidawn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
83
Caddie Woodlawn
de Carol Ryrie Brink
7,777 membres
58 critiques
3.9
3 Members
inge87, SylviaC, al.vick
84
Jacob Have I Loved
de Katherine Paterson
5,560 membres
72 critiques
3.8
3 Members
amarie, elkiedee, ahef1963
85
Ordinary Jack
de Helen Cresswell
322 membres
9 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
foggidawn, mavinger, ahef1963
86
Bons baisers de Russie
de Ian Fleming
3,770 membres
64 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Booksrme, ShellyS
87
Alanna, Tome 1 : Le secret du chevalier
de Tamora Pierce
7,518 membres
192 critiques
4.1
3 Members
rarm, charl08, merrystar
88
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
de Rachel Field
1,794 membres
37 critiques
3.8
2 Members
seeword, inge87
89
Where the Lilies Bloom
de Vera Cleaver
1,176 membres
70 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
elkiedee, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
90
Le journal d'Anne Frank
de Anne Frank
28,282 membres
513 critiques
4.1
3 Members
DeusXMachina, elkiedee, ahef1963
91
Arthur et Cie et l'hélicoptère
de Enid Blyton
629 membres
3 critiques
3.8
2 Members
mlfhlibrarian, EMS_24
92
The Cay
de Theodore Taylor
4,329 membres
85 critiques
3.8
2 Members
kgriffith, Cecrow
93
Ramona Quimby Age 8
de Beverly Cleary
9,152 membres
123 critiques
4
3 Members
Cecrow, al.vick, ahef1963
94
Émily et l'anneau magique
de John Bellairs
736 membres
11 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Cecrow, ManWithAnAgenda
95
Astérix. Tome 1 : Astérix le Gaulois
de René Goscinny
2,526 membres
37 critiques
3.9
3 Members
charl08, SylviaC, ahef1963
96
La stratégie Ender
de Orson Scott Card
41,067 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.
97
La Source enchantée
de Natalie Babbitt
15,191 membres
548 critiques
3.9
2 Members
ahef1963, marcelaphane
98
Désolation
de Stephen King
9,552 membres
105 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, kristilabrie
99
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories
de Agatha Christie
1,350 membres
21 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, rikaploo
100
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
de Beverly Cleary
10,592 membres
119 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Cecrow, al.vick