Childhood nostalgia poll

[rachelmanija]

Please reminisce, fondly or not, about any of these, or other books read in childhood, especially if they seem to have, deservedly or undeservedly, vanished from the shelves. I'd love to hear about non-US, non-British books, too.

[Poll #1720139]

Comments

[ejmam.livejournal.com]

Alvin is a boy with a clever brain, an athletic friend, and a young sister. He solves mysteries with spies, a swap shop, environmentalism, and something I'm forgetting. Fun stuff. About fifth grade? Pre-sexual tension.

[cmattg.livejournal.com]

....International trade, town politics....

[grrlpup]

And he invents things! I tried his Automatic Bed-Making Machine with middling success.

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

I didn't think anyone else remembered these! Although of the E.W. Hildick books my favorite wasn't McGurk but Active Enzyme Lemon-Freshened Junior High School Witch.