tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post2075271828412938004..comments2024-01-10T15:43:52.793-05:00Comments on wordnerdy: great kids' booksAlicia K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13588917186972466242noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-55583511892695951272008-09-29T18:41:00.000-04:002008-09-29T18:41:00.000-04:00Awesome! I'm going to read those.Awesome! I'm going to read those.christinamergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827946791492767013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-81890977476976698762008-09-29T17:27:00.000-04:002008-09-29T17:27:00.000-04:00Edward Eager is the author--the most famous one is...Edward Eager is the author--the most famous one is Half Magic but the rest are all great too (esp, the one about the magic library book!).Alicia K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13588917186972466242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-12096550715151663242008-09-29T16:13:00.000-04:002008-09-29T16:13:00.000-04:00Ooh - I don't know Edward Eager! Who wrote them?I...Ooh - I don't know Edward Eager! Who wrote them?<BR/><BR/>I "checked out" a copy of The Hobbit from Barnes and Noble when I was in college. haha!christinamergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827946791492767013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-86639586773906973932008-09-29T14:21:00.000-04:002008-09-29T14:21:00.000-04:00Oh! And all the Edward Eager books!Oh! And all the Edward Eager books!Alicia K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13588917186972466242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-82415912226703266162008-09-29T10:12:00.000-04:002008-09-29T10:12:00.000-04:00Ooh, definitely fairy tales--and D'Aulaire's greek...Ooh, definitely fairy tales--and D'Aulaire's greek myths!!<BR/><BR/>The Hobbit is totally a classic--my dad wanted me to read it when I was a kid, but I couldn't get into it--only b/c his copy was old and kind of musty! I literally couldn't read it. I think kids would love it as long as it smelled ok. :)Alicia K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13588917186972466242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-40381128481131784492008-09-26T15:31:00.000-04:002008-09-26T15:31:00.000-04:00What about The Hobbit? I mean, I personally thoug...What about The Hobbit? I mean, I personally thought reading Lord of the Rings was excrutiating, but I probably waited too long, and I'm not a boy.<BR/><BR/>I did love The Hobbit, though.<BR/><BR/>Also, a big book of Fairy Tales is a must. Snow White and Rose Red has always been my fave.christinamergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827946791492767013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-88838547636926214132008-09-26T15:28:00.000-04:002008-09-26T15:28:00.000-04:00I loved The Pickwick Papers, but it took me five y...I loved The Pickwick Papers, but it took me five years to read - so yeah. haha!<BR/><BR/>Ooh - The Hiding Place! My grandmother gave me that book. I loved it.christinamergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827946791492767013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-2737526009324041992008-09-26T15:25:00.000-04:002008-09-26T15:25:00.000-04:00Ooh yeah! I read Great Expectations and Oliver Twi...Ooh yeah! I read Great Expectations and Oliver Twist when I was 11. I guess Bleak House is a little much for a kid (and I'm not just saying that b/c I got distracted around page 700 and never finished reading the other 300-400 pages). <BR/><BR/>Thank goodness you're commenting--I'm forgetting all the classics.Alicia K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13588917186972466242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-3305098384616893122008-09-26T15:19:00.000-04:002008-09-26T15:19:00.000-04:00Yeah - Jane is a great character - definitely more...Yeah - Jane is a great character - definitely more likable than the WH crew.<BR/><BR/>We should have some Dickens on here! Oliver Twist definitely.christinamergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827946791492767013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-8647497168545610492008-09-26T15:13:00.000-04:002008-09-26T15:13:00.000-04:00Ooh, Austen, good call! Definitely Pride and Preju...Ooh, Austen, good call! Definitely Pride and Prejudice!<BR/><BR/>I loved Jane Eyre actually--middle-school me could totally relate to Jane and it's a great story. But she's a lot more likable than Heathcliff and/or Catherine. I can't remember ever finding WH to be a great romance, but its atmosphere was pretty great.Alicia K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13588917186972466242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-55844754083759604802008-09-26T15:00:00.000-04:002008-09-26T15:00:00.000-04:00I also started reading Austen when I was 11 or 12....I also started reading Austen when I was 11 or 12. And I know you don't love Wuthering Heights, but the angst and delicious drama of books like WH and Jane Eyre still give me chills and whenever I think of them, I have to drop everything and re-read for the old thrill.christinamergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827946791492767013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-38546694714573920742008-09-26T14:55:00.000-04:002008-09-26T14:55:00.000-04:00Alcott is totally awesome though, and I DID accide...Alcott is totally awesome though, and I DID accidentally leave Little Women out of my initial post. Shameful!!! All of her books are great, so cheese away.Alicia K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13588917186972466242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-56579054145991295202008-09-26T14:52:00.000-04:002008-09-26T14:52:00.000-04:00Oh yes, I didn't want to totally cheese on Alcott,...Oh yes, I didn't want to totally cheese on Alcott, but I read Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom all the time, too. And I liked Jack and Jill alot. And the sequels to Little Women, of course!christinamergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827946791492767013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-78883264166868696842008-09-26T13:01:00.000-04:002008-09-26T13:01:00.000-04:00I can't believe I forgot Mixed-up Files! It's one ...I can't believe I forgot Mixed-up Files! It's one of the few books that actually makes museums seem as cool as they are (and probably like many of you, it made me want to hide out in a msueum!). <BR/><BR/>I didn't forget Little Women. :) But I should have mentioned its sequels. <BR/><BR/>I don't think I've read that Elizabeth Enright book and I have only the vaguest memories of Eleanor Estes . . . except for her book The Hundred Dresses, which of course is for younger readers, but definitely belongs on my ideal shelf (I bought a copy as an adult and it's on my regular shelf, in fact).Alicia K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13588917186972466242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-68405990594347098152008-09-26T12:51:00.000-04:002008-09-26T12:51:00.000-04:00Eleanor Estes books - Ginger Pye & The Moffats...Eleanor Estes books - Ginger Pye & The Moffats.<BR/><BR/>From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg<BR/><BR/>Gone-away Lake by Elizabeth Enright<BR/><BR/>I guess all of the Newbury award winners, really!<BR/><BR/>An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott, and Little Women!<BR/><BR/>I think I'd put the traveling pants books on there - I mean they aren't the greatest books, but they are definitely something girls can relate to without being too preachy.christinamergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827946791492767013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532373.post-86367286478144042282008-09-26T12:48:00.000-04:002008-09-26T12:48:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.ohmergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724007713650572996noreply@blogger.com