Childhood Books - a list by kryz

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Learning to read was so exciting. I loved reading as a kid. I put off sleeping to read instead. I remember a lot of the books I had to read in school, but some are fuzzy memories, so I'm trying to recollect the best ones!

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I always volunteered to read out loud in English class.

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Dingoes at Dinnertime (Magic Tree House, No. 20): Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca

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The Magic Tree House series is quite the trip down memory lane. All the books in this series have titles that involve time, such as "Civil War on Sunday," "Revolutionary War on Wednesday," "Tigers at Twilight" and "Earthquake in the Early Morning." Clever.

Updated Jul 22, 2009

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Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants: Dav Pilkey

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Ah, yes, Captain Underpants, the comic series that all the boys wanted to read and all the girls were grossed out by. I don't even know why they had this in the library of my small, extremely strict private school (with uniforms). This book definitely has the most striking title of the series.

Updated Jul 22, 2009

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The Hallo-wiener: Dav Pilkey

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Another classic about a wiener dog who dresses as a hot dog for Halloween and gets made fun of. Personally I just like the name.

Updated Jul 22, 2009

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Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery: Deborah Howe, James Howe, Alan Daniel

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Another personal favorite book from grade school- Bunnicula, a story about a vampire bunny. I hate bunnies and think they're mean so this was definitely for me.

Updated Jul 22, 2009

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Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Goosebumps Series): R.L. Stine

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R.L. Stine must be a very disturbed man.

Updated Jul 21, 2009

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Betsy-Tacy (Betsy and Tacy Books): Maud Hart Lovelace, Lois Lenski

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We always had a rotating cycle between all the girls in my class of the Betsy-Tacy books. They were, of course, THE books to read if you were a girl growing up.

Updated Jul 21, 2009

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Henry and Ribsy: Beverly Cleary, Tracy Dockray

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2 more memorable characters from Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins and his dog, Ribsy.

Updated Jul 21, 2009

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The Ramona Collection, Vol. 1: Beezus and Ramona / Ramona the Pest / Ramona the Brave / Ramona and Her Father

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Beverly Cleary wrote one of the most memorable series, the Ramona series, about the adventurous Ramona Quimby and all her escapades.

Updated Jul 21, 2009

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Superfudge: Judy Blume

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Judy Blume was a pioneer of fun children's books. I loved the "Fudge" series, about the mischievous Farley Drexel, aka Fudge.

Updated Jul 21, 2009

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Mildred D. Taylor

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This was definitely my summer reading book one year in grade school. The title is quite intimidating, and the book is about a black family living in the deep South in the 1930's facing racism.

Updated Jul 21, 2009

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