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

[zdenka]

Besides a lot of the things people have mentioned, I grew up on Sir Walter Scott and Alexandre Dumas (the latter in translation). I remember that I wrote a book report on Scott's The Talisman in fourth grade, wherein I claimed the dog was my favorite character. (But the dog doesn't die!)

Speaking of dogs, Albert Payson Terhune. And I was horse-obsessed at the usual age and read everything I could find by Marguerite Henry. I also first read Louisa May Alcott around fourth grade, I think.

[nekonexus.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, the Marguerite Henry books. I devoured those, too. :)

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

If I recall right, the last Terhune was Very Sad?

[zdenka]

I cannot recall at this stage whether I ever read all of them or read them in any order, so I'm afraid I can't tell you.

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Perhaps I will go look for them again and re-read them IN ORDER. Gasp.