Favorite Childhood Books

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The ones you will always remember, and maybe even still own your childhood copy!
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timspalding, brewergirl, KarenElissa, JoClare, jjwilson61, amarie, SueinCyprus, gennyt, kamuningangels, kelli413, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, bonne1978, anglemark, tiddleyboom, casvelyn, tanager, patterner, Herenya, kerry1897, mhanlon, Osbaldistone, wystful, eromsted, SimonW11, holly_golightly, KC9333, GeorgiaDawn, rarm, foggidawn, aviddiva, Ragnell, libraryman_76021, scotiviator, Thunderhowl, punkypower, Moomin_Mama, Helcura, lkmiller, BookNrrrd, cthulhuslibrarian, smcwl, Nickelini, mzonderm, charl08, annamorphic, oszymandias, J.Sealy, ccrown, Avron, fannyprice, saffron12, fabtk, VioletBramble, norabelle414, Aninja, empress8411, EmScape, Julilla, avatiakh, Thruston, Eat_Read_Knit, bell7, midnightblues, Cecrow, PitcherBooks, Soupdragon, TheoClarke, ZahidSulemanLibrary, sweeks1980, Ling.Lass, sundancer, macygma, kellygarman, merrystar, skullduggery, paulstalder, deldevries, BookMystique, SylviaC, sdunford, SWilley, sturlington, navelos, ncgraham, StephenBarkley, calm, auntSteelbreaker, Sylak, souloftherose, marycloseburn, lothiriel2003, Eowyn1, elkiedee, briarhills, Lizbeth978, Philcott, cc9, greydoll, ChingShih, jennybhatt, Amsa1959, Bookish59, dustydigger, Dehinde, cgooderhamcampbell, Gregjerome, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, Feysprite, fuzzi, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, Meredy, starbox, al.vick, ahef1963, HelenGress, Sahara20, cwpigg, LibraryKatz, lhmedia, JenMDB, pwhite98270, Michael.Rimmer, Barb_H, TRWhittier, leslie.98, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Survivorfiftyfive, jacksonb012, Elizabeth088, Arrowpolisher, lisa.m, Anjali.Negi, jamesmoothie, daniel.leary, mgblanz, LenoreR, Athina.Vermeersch, zooney, autumnrusso, el_len, scotthad, greteljade, alvaret, bethanyseeley, nilyad70, macalister, Stacy_Krout, Rusty37, Mr_McDermott, Yaaresse, katelynhue, Donnamo, DarnellHaydenWood, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411, TCate, stickeminastew, bstar1019, valeriepatton,lorax ,SJaneDoe ,AsYouKnow_Bob ,lquilter ,paradoxosalpha ,ijustgetbored ,keristars ,lahochstetler ,kathelijne ,bestem ,MmeRose ,Percevan ,SunUp ,Dilara86 ,sparemethecensor ,FireflyLover
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anglemark: The winter landscape on the other side of the wardrobe has haunted my imagination all my life.
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timspalding, MindfulOne, hailelib, KarenElissa, bookwoman84, JoClare, tardis, amarie, SueinCyprus, gennyt, ablachly, Weaverbird_Beads, staffordcastle, Ciarda, tiddleyboom, tanager, Herenya, kerry1897, SaintSunniva, lquilter, kageeh, mlfhlibrarian, SimonW11, Euryale, holly_golightly, mamachunk, jain, GeorgiaDawn, foggidawn, ejmam, aviddiva, inge87, Ragnell, libraryman_76021, scotiviator, TheDivineOomba, keristars, booksnmusic, Moomin_Mama, Helcura, BookNrrrd, starfishian, smcwl, CarmenOhio, amysisson, mzonderm, charl08, annamorphic, sarahemmm, TheLibraryhag, ccrown, guyalice, saffron12, Cariola, goth_marionette, Schallon, RuMuse, empress8411, EmScape, Amante, Eat_Read_Knit, mobilelibrary, Pencils, riverwillow, Maureenka, bestem, ZahidSulemanLibrary, sweeks1980, sundancer, kellygarman, maryaugusta, Hermee, merrystar, skullduggery, telopea, njinthesun, paulstalder, klpm, deldevries, BookMystique, SylviaC, sdunford, flips, navelos, UnrulySun, vroni, sadya, IsolaBlue, lothiriel2003, Eowyn1, elkiedee, briarhills, Lizbeth978, cc9, ChingShih, Amsa1959, MDGentleReader, dustydigger, lee6317, cometahalley, Jennine, cgooderhamcampbell, bwtsang, fuzzi, bytheseabchcmbr, Gwee, gypsysmom, Meredy, starbox, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, kszr, HelenGress, 4leschats, lhmedia, JenMDB, marjiesmail, leslie.98, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Survivorfiftyfive, GerrysBookshelf, SilverKitty, Elizabeth088, Arrowpolisher, zephyr4, flippinpages, Anjali.Negi, jamesmoothie, bpreed, mgblanz, joangh, Peace2, corgina, zooney, BayGirl_Reads, el_len, scotthad, ErinHook, alvaret, nilyad70, QNPoohBear, Elaine2016, macalister, Stacy_Krout, towermancn, katelynhue, DarnellHaydenWood, TashMason, Onilyn, ManWithAnAgenda, DonnaHafner, TCate, KaCatte, valeriepatton,Edward ,aulsmith ,sturlington
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SaintSunniva: Such a lovely secret...the hidden garden, coming to life.
aulsmith : Didn't like romances even then.
RuMuse: Secret joy provides meaning
ahef1963: Loved this story.
Diane-bpcb: Seemed magical to me.
Anjali.Negi: What romance? There is no romance in this one..
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timspalding, Edward, brewergirl, lorax, KarenElissa, JoClare, jjwilson61, tardis, SueinCyprus, gennyt, Weaverbird_Beads, kelli413, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, casvelyn, patterner, kerry1897, losseloth, Osbaldistone, wystful, eromsted, tsangal, KC9333, rarm, paradoxosalpha, ejmam, aviddiva, TimSharrock, ijustgetbored, Ragnell, Jannes, scotiviator, r.orrison, Thunderhowl, Moomin_Mama, lkmiller, cthulhuslibrarian, CarmenOhio, mzonderm, annamorphic, bactram, oszymandias, poetontheone, .Monkey., J.Sealy, ccrown, Avron, fabtk, VioletBramble, goth_marionette, bjappleg8, Aninja, Julilla, Thruston, chairless, midnightblues, Cecrow, shelf-employed, TheoClarke, krazy4katz, jillcw, merrystar, skullduggery, paulstalder, deldevries, BookMystique, SylviaC, Myyst, sturlington, navelos, stevemaynard, ncgraham, StephenBarkley, calm, vroni, Percevan, SunUp, KarlNarveson, souloftherose, marycloseburn, lothiriel2003, Eowyn1, briarhills, Philcott, cc9, BuiltByBooks, ChingShih, Amsa1959, dustydigger, inkcrow, Jennine, cgooderhamcampbell, Gregjerome, Jarandel, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, fuzzi, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, v4758, HelenGress, Annunfalma, cwpigg, lhmedia, pwhite98270, Michael.Rimmer, leslie.98, Survivorfiftyfive, Elizabeth088, Arrowpolisher, lisa.m, jamesmoothie, daniel.leary, Beholderess, mgblanz, LenoreR, SophiaChristina, Peace2, Deb723, Athina.Vermeersch, kristilabrie, el_len, scotthad, ErinHook, bethanyseeley, nilyad70, SFF1928-1973, Stacy_Krout, Rusty37, Mr_McDermott, fadedearth, DarnellHaydenWood, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411, Drapetsona, TCate, silver_stone, stickeminastew, valeriepatton, ,amarie ,kageeh ,keristars ,lahochstetler , ,aulsmith ,kathelijne ,bestem ,roby72 ,njinthesun ,sparemethecensor ,starbox ,Anjali.Negi
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sturlington: My father read it aloud to me when I was 5 or 6. It's a wonderful memory.
Drapetsona: actually, I never read it as a child. I wish I had.
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MindfulOne, hailelib, JoClare, amarie, SueinCyprus, ablachly, kelli413, Ciarda, casvelyn, tanager, Herenya, kerry1897, mlfhlibrarian, jain, GeorgiaDawn, rarm, foggidawn, Kattermole, ejmam, pamelad, aviddiva, goldenmoon, scotiviator, booksnmusic, Moomin_Mama, Helcura, smcwl, CarmenOhio, mzonderm, annamorphic, Micheller7, J.Sealy, TheLibraryhag, ccrown, fannyprice, fabtk, goth_marionette, Schallon, RuMuse, bjappleg8, EmScape, Julilla, javagal, kathelijne, laketa, authorknows, Pencils, deslivres5, roby72, jlshall, Soupdragon, TheoClarke, ZahidSulemanLibrary, sweeks1980, Ling.Lass, sundancer, maryaugusta, merrystar, JaneAustenNut, deldevries, BookMystique, SylviaC, sdunford, Matke, MmeRose, sturlington, ReneeGKC, souloftherose, lothiriel2003, elkiedee, 2wonderY, Lizbeth978, BuiltByBooks, jennybhatt, Dilara86, katie4098, Amniot, dustydigger, Dehinde, lee6317, katemcangus, Tess_W, Jennine, fountainoverflows, cgooderhamcampbell, ReadHanded, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, bytheseabchcmbr, Gwee, gypsysmom, Meredy, Luisali, starbox, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, milana2012, Sahara20, lisacmiller, Lost_Lenore, lhmedia, JenMDB, pwhite98270, leslie.98, Survivorfiftyfive, GerrysBookshelf, TempleCat, Elizabeth088, Arrowpolisher, lisa.m, zephyr4, mgblanz, linlef, LenoreR, FerneMysteryReader, joangh, SophiaChristina, Deb723, janie2014, zooney, greteljade, bethanyseeley, nilyad70, QNPoohBear, macalister, Stacy_Krout, Rusty37, Donnamo, DarnellHaydenWood, DonnaHafner, FireflyLover, KaCatte, Alorasays, stickeminastew, valeriepatton,sparemethecensor ,TashMason
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ahef1963: A childhood favourite; I read it so often that the spine fell apart.
Diane-bpcb: MAJOR SPOILER: (Haven't figured out the new Spoiler offering in LT.) Will never forget reading somewhere something by a girl who always fought with her sister, and how she felt when this sister, having read the book first, calls out, "Beth died."
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hailelib, JoClare, SueinCyprus, SJaneDoe, gennyt, Weaverbird_Beads, staffordcastle, tiddleyboom, casvelyn, patterner, Herenya, kerry1897, mhanlon, wystful, eromsted, kageeh, mlfhlibrarian, Euryale, rarm, Kattermole, paradoxosalpha, ejmam, pamelad, aviddiva, goldenmoon, ijustgetbored, Ragnell, scotiviator, TedWitham, booksnmusic, LolaWalser, denni, punkypower, Moomin_Mama, Helenoel, BookNrrrd, cthulhuslibrarian, mccin68, smcwl, Nickelini, mzonderm, annamorphic, ccrown, goth_marionette, Schallon, Thruston, laketa, chairless, riverwillow, roby72, jlshall, Soupdragon, TheoClarke, sjmccreary, sweeks1980, sundancer, macygma, kellygarman, maryaugusta, klpm, BookMystique, sdunford, Myyst, Matke, MmeRose, sturlington, flips, auntSteelbreaker, bill_reyn, sadya, souloftherose, marycloseburn, thecoroner, Eowyn1, elkiedee, Lizbeth978, cc9, BuiltByBooks, ChingShih, jennybhatt, Dilara86, Amsa1959, dustydigger, Dehinde, cometahalley, Jennine, Feysprite, fuzzi, bytheseabchcmbr, Gwee, gypsysmom, ruach36, v4758, HelenGress, lhmedia, pwhite98270, jeffza, TRWhittier, leslie.98, Survivorfiftyfive, TempleCat, Elizabeth088, Arrowpolisher, zephyr4, jamesmoothie, linlef, joangh, SophiaChristina, RachelnKurt, zooney, autumnrusso, kristilabrie, el_len, scotthad, bethanyseeley, nilyad70, macalister, Stacy_Krout, fadedearth, Onilyn, Drapetsona, TCate, KaCatte, Alorasays, silver_stone,Edward ,KarenElissa ,SaintSunniva ,bell7 ,merrystar ,inkcrow ,ahef1963 ,Anjali.Negi ,QNPoohBear
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SaintSunniva : I have never liked it - too weird, too scary, the queen, the cat, the hookah...Alice herself.
ahef1963 : Not a huge fan of it. I found it more creepy than anything.
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brewergirl, MindfulOne, KarenElissa, bookwoman84, JoClare, gilroy, amarie, SJaneDoe, ablachly, Weaverbird_Beads, kelli413, staffordcastle, Ciarda, SqueakyChu, tiddleyboom, Cecilturtle, Herenya, kerry1897, mhanlon, Osbaldistone, wystful, lquilter, kageeh, dara85, holly_golightly, MrsLee, GeorgiaDawn, rarm, foggidawn, ejmam, Ragnell, libraryman_76021, scotiviator, lahochstetler, punkypower, Moomin_Mama, Helenoel, KimarieBee, mccin68, starfishian, amysisson, mzonderm, annamorphic, J.Sealy, ccrown, fannyprice, saffron12, Cariola, VioletBramble, norabelle414, goth_marionette, bjappleg8, EmScape, Julilla, javagal, Eat_Read_Knit, chairless, riverwillow, roby72, InfoQuest, ZahidSulemanLibrary, sweeks1980, sundancer, kellygarman, skullduggery, telopea, njinthesun, deldevries, BookMystique, sdunford, sturlington, tottman, KarlNarveson, lothiriel2003, Eowyn1, kjeanqu, Lizbeth978, Philcott, ChingShih, Amniot, dustydigger, nwieme, Jennine, fountainoverflows, ReadHanded, TrulyAragorn, Her_Royal_Orangeness, bwtsang, cej1027, fuzzi, bytheseabchcmbr, Gwee, ruach36, lesmel, al.vick, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, 4leschats, lhmedia, JenMDB, marjiesmail, pwhite98270, Barb_H, TRWhittier, leslie.98, Tanya-dogearedcopy, Survivorfiftyfive, Elizabeth088, Arrowpolisher, zephyr4, Anjali.Negi, bpreed, LenoreR, FerneMysteryReader, SophiaChristina, Peace2, Deb723, corgina, RachelnKurt, janie2014, autumnrusso, BayGirl_Reads, el_len, scotthad, ErinHook, divyachandrasekaran, bethanyseeley, QNPoohBear, JoannaLopez, macalister, Stacy_Krout, DarnellHaydenWood, Onilyn, TCate, Alorasays, stickeminastew, bstar1019, valeriepatton,mlfhlibrarian ,Nickelini ,merrystar ,SunUp
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merrystar : I never liked this one for some reason
Diane-bpcb: A friend, who had taught grade school got me to read this finally. How did I miss it all these years!! (We read "Stuart Little instead in school, which I also loved.)
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timspalding, MindfulOne, lorax, KarenElissa, bookwoman84, JoClare, jjwilson61, amarie, ablachly, kelli413, staffordcastle, tiddleyboom, tanager, kerry1897, mhanlon, SaintSunniva, AsYouKnow_Bob, eromsted, lquilter, SimonW11, Euryale, jain, GeorgiaDawn, rarm, wandering_star, Kattermole, ejmam, aviddiva, TimSharrock, Ragnell, libraryman_76021, scotiviator, Helenoel, smcwl, amysisson, annamorphic, Heather19, .Monkey., PortiaLong, guyalice, saffron12, norabelle414, RuMuse, bjappleg8, EmScape, Julilla, kathelijne, chairless, citoyenne, authorknows, Maureenka, PitcherBooks, JudithElaine, TheoClarke, Ling.Lass, maryaugusta, merrystar, njinthesun, deldevries, BookMystique, SylviaC, sturlington, StephenBarkley, vroni, KarlNarveson, lothiriel2003, elkiedee, 2wonderY, kjeanqu, briarhills, Lizbeth978, Philcott, cc9, MDGentleReader, Bookish59, dustydigger, Dehinde, cgooderhamcampbell, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, Gwee, ruach36, al.vick, ahef1963, LibraryKatz, lhmedia, marjiesmail, Barb_H, leslie.98, SilverKitty, Elizabeth088, Arrowpolisher, Anjali.Negi, daniel.leary, LenoreR, SophiaChristina, corgina, RachelnKurt, janie2014, kristilabrie, Turboloid, scotthad, bethanyseeley, nilyad70, Stacy_Krout, fadedearth, DarnellHaydenWood, Onilyn, emmaiparrish, DonnaHafner, TCate, stickeminastew, valeriepatton,anglemark ,casvelyn ,kageeh ,aulsmith ,bestem ,MmeRose ,ncgraham ,QNPoohBear
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sturlington: Meg is the first heroine I wanted to emulate.
ahef1963: Loved this book. It's probably the first fantasy book I ever read and re-read.
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ahef1963 : Raggedy Ann (and Andy) dolls scared me as a child and still do.
Diane-bpcb: This was read to me. I adored my cloth and yarn Raggedly Ann so much, that listening to her stories allowed me to enjoy her all the more.
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katie4098: This was probably my #1 favorite book from childhood. I just loved the concept of it, the humor, and the BFG himself. I can't believe it hasn't been made into a live action film yet, while most of Dahl's other children's books have.
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merrystar : I'm reasonably sure I would have been horrified by this as a child; luckily I read it later
sturlington : Did not read until later, although I liked other Bradbury as a child.
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ahef1963: I loved this book. My father read it to me as a child, and made up a tune to sing parts of it. Great memories.
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