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In reply to the discussion: What did you read as a child? [View all]Ohiogal
(34,991 posts)4. I read all the Nancy Drew books
and all the Bobbsey Twins books.
Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys
Harriet the Spy, Beezus and Romona books,
all the Black Stallion books, Black Beauty,
in Junior high I loved The Outsiders.
I'm sure I can remember more if I think some more!
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I read the trixie beldon series. My daughters read them all. My one daughter still has them.
notdarkyet
Jul 2018
#31
Tricia Beldon was an early favorite and my sisters Nancy Drew series was...
Guilded Lilly
Jul 2018
#7
Yup. All things considered I am so grateful to have grown up when I did...
Guilded Lilly
Jul 2018
#41
Same here. I read practically everything in our small rural grade school library early on.
Arkansas Granny
Jul 2018
#16
Loved the fairy tales. The yellow book, the red book, Hans Christian Anderson. So many books
notdarkyet
Jul 2018
#33
Me, too! I am sitting here with a wonderfully nostalgic grin plastered on my face!
Guilded Lilly
Jul 2018
#43
Read every biography in the library. Later found out they mostly weren't true.
notdarkyet
Jul 2018
#34
i love love both of those authors, have all Stephen King books to date & lots of Koontz's too.
lark
Jul 2018
#19
I went from 'Nancy Drew' and 'The Bobbsey Twins' to historical biographies before my teens
Siwsan
Jul 2018
#39
"The Mad Scientists Club", "Miss Pickerel Goes to Mars", "The Incredible Flight ... Mushroom Planet"
eppur_se_muova
Jul 2018
#44