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In honor of LibraryThing's 11th birthday, staff have gathered 11 of our favorite books from when we were (approximately) 11-year-olds ourselves. Add yours to the list! What were you reading as a tween?
1
29,074 medlemmar
553 recensioner
½ 4.3
3
93,758 medlemmar
1,185 recensioner
½ 4.3
17 Members
tardis, conceptDawg, Booksrme, reading_fox, foggidawn, paradoxosalpha, thorold, Cecrow, krazy4katz, buk1968, SylviaC, EMS_24, souloftherose, dksthomson, ahef1963, kristilabrie, Tinuvia
Förklaringar
paradoxosalpha: It was assigned reading in fifth grade, though I think it was a re-read for me.
4
39,133 medlemmar
957 recensioner
4
5
34,948 medlemmar
551 recensioner
4.1
6
26,256 medlemmar
396 recensioner
4
13 Members
Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Morphidae, rarm, craso, charl08, Cecrow, SylviaC, souloftherose, dksthomson, Dilara86, ahef1963, Bettesbooks
Förklaringar
Morphidae: I reread this several years ago not expecting to like it as much. What I surprise I got! I rated it 9/10 stars. An amazing book.
7
23,480 medlemmar
329 recensioner
4.1
12 Members
gwernin, Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Gateaupain, reading_fox, libraryman_76021, KimarieBee, Cecrow, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
Förklaringar
gwernin: I've actually owned this book since I was about 5!
Gateaupain: Who doesn't have it and love it. I still quote from it today - Pale waifs in the woodland wet" - "as I loose the snare you shall see me there".....
8
3,848 medlemmar
83 recensioner
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08, thorold, buk1968, souloftherose, elkiedee
Förklaringar
tardis: I can't recall exactly what I loved at age 11 (it was a long time ago!) but I have loved Swallows and Amazons since I first read it, which was at least that long ago.
reading_fox: Read all of them over the years, but haven't been back to re-visit them. The new film is actually pretty good too.
thorold: Sailing, codes, exploring, pirates - how could this be improved?
9
6,543 medlemmar
140 recensioner
3.8
10
8,399 medlemmar
227 recensioner
4.1
9 Members
paradoxosalpha, libraryman_76021, Cecrow, ErlendSkjelten, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee, ahef1963
Förklaringar
paradoxosalpha: I'm pretty sure I read this long before the age of eleven. But it has a conspicuously 11-year-old protagonist.
ahef1963: I didn't read this series until I was in my late 20s, but I was and still am mesmerized by them.
11
15,407 medlemmar
227 recensioner
4.1
10 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, Dilara86, ahef1963, quondame
Förklaringar
Morphidae: Several in this series get high marks from me, even now.
12
17,820 medlemmar
206 recensioner
3.9
13
35,951 medlemmar
1,021 recensioner
4.2
8 Members
Booksrme, dara85, Morphidae, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963, gendeg, quondame
Förklaringar
Morphidae: Another book that remains a delight to this day.
gendeg: Subversively dark and hopeful at the same time. Brilliant.
14
6,937 medlemmar
121 recensioner
4.1
15
7,871 medlemmar
56 recensioner
3.9
16
10,143 medlemmar
147 recensioner
3.8
17
6,788 medlemmar
96 recensioner
4.1
18
33,680 medlemmar
429 recensioner
3.8
19
16,056 medlemmar
285 recensioner
4.1
8 Members
mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
Förklaringar
mldg: I remember discovering the Little House books in my school's very tiny library.
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3,848 medlemmar
47 recensioner
3.9
7 Members
Morphidae, KimarieBee, SylviaC, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, CindyAmrhein
Förklaringar
Morphidae: Loved this as a kid but the suck fairy got a hold of this BIG time. What a disappointment.
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16,053 medlemmar
279 recensioner
4.2
6 Members
ablachly, Morphidae, foggidawn, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
Förklaringar
Morphidae: Loved this book back then and it has held up over time.
ahef1963: This was my favourite book as a child, and I still re-read it every couple of years.
22
3,415 medlemmar
82 recensioner
4.1
23
7,800 medlemmar
135 recensioner
½ 4.3
24
50,158 medlemmar
450 recensioner
½ 4.5
25
17,337 medlemmar
424 recensioner
½ 4.3
26
26,274 medlemmar
235 recensioner
3.9
27
7,627 medlemmar
239 recensioner
3.8
28
3,463 medlemmar
70 recensioner
4.2
29
11,083 medlemmar
141 recensioner
4
30
2,082 medlemmar
30 recensioner
½ 3.6
31
8,690 medlemmar
90 recensioner
½ 3.5
32
9,997 medlemmar
95 recensioner
4.2
33
21,891 medlemmar
477 recensioner
½ 4.3
5 Members
Booksrme, SimoneA, charl08, ahef1963, lorannen
Förklaringar
lorannen: Technically, I read this for the first time when I was nine, but I re-read it often!
34
6,920 medlemmar
112 recensioner
3.8
35
132,854 medlemmar
2,041 recensioner
½ 4.3
36
42,649 medlemmar
518 recensioner
3.9
5 Members
bw42, Booksrme, Cecrow, dksthomson, ahef1963
Förklaringar
bw42: I know it was my favorite when I was eleven because it was my favorite from when I first read it at 9 or 10 until I was 13 or 14. I read it at least once every summer for that period
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4,933 medlemmar
56 recensioner
4
38
860 medlemmar
23 recensioner
4
39
2,358 medlemmar
19 recensioner
3.8
40
11,654 medlemmar
145 recensioner
4
41
11,046 medlemmar
169 recensioner
4.2
42
11,999 medlemmar
226 recensioner
4.1
43
24,782 medlemmar
448 recensioner
4.1
5 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, charl08, elenchus, ahef1963
Förklaringar
Morphidae: This is the first book I thought of when I saw the list and I was really surprised no one else had it down.
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1,281 medlemmar
24 recensioner
½ 3.7
45
17,933 medlemmar
297 recensioner
3.9
46
15,667 medlemmar
215 recensioner
4.2
47
1,368 medlemmar
14 recensioner
½ 3.7
48
12,231 medlemmar
339 recensioner
4.1
49
2,889 medlemmar
34 recensioner
4
50
215 medlemmar
5 recensioner
3.9
3 Members
Booksrme, thorold, paulmdh
Förklaringar
thorold: I've no idea why I liked these terrible books so much back then!
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5,227 medlemmar
150 recensioner
4.2
4 Members
Booksrme, thorold, southernbooklady, ahef1963
Förklaringar
thorold: I'm sure this can't be as funny as I remember it being...
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8,351 medlemmar
125 recensioner
3.9
53
4,533 medlemmar
56 recensioner
3.9
54
1,291 medlemmar
18 recensioner
½ 3.4
55
2,655 medlemmar
45 recensioner
4.1
3 Members
Gateaupain, avatiakh, merrystar
Förklaringar
Gateaupain: It was in the family revolving book-case and it is only later that I realised its social significance. I didn't even know it was set in America. I still have the bookcase 75 years later
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78,039 medlemmar
1,430 recensioner
½ 4.4
3 Members
ShellyS, btuckertx, ahef1963
Förklaringar
btuckertx: A parent asked me to wait a few years before reading TKAM, but...
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9,110 medlemmar
74 recensioner
4.1
58
14,703 medlemmar
225 recensioner
½ 3.7
59
1,802 medlemmar
35 recensioner
4
60
8,760 medlemmar
63 recensioner
4.1
3 Members
TeresaInTexas, inge87, ahef1963
Förklaringar
inge87: My hands-down favorite Little House book growing up. I got my copy from the Scholastic book club when I was 10 or 11.
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10,639 medlemmar
116 recensioner
4.1
62
58,573 medlemmar
912 recensioner
4.2
63
1,477 medlemmar
30 recensioner
4
64
839 medlemmar
17 recensioner
4
65
207 medlemmar
1 recension
½ 3.5
3 Members
Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08
Förklaringar
reading_fox: A great series of adventures featuring wildlife and plucky heroes.
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3,735 medlemmar
54 recensioner
3.8
67
20,817 medlemmar
673 recensioner
4
68
205 medlemmar
1 recension
½ 3.4
69
10,969 medlemmar
206 recensioner
4
70
6,790 medlemmar
112 recensioner
3.9
71
4,057 medlemmar
86 recensioner
3.9
2 Members
.Monkey., lorannen
72
7,405 medlemmar
207 recensioner
4
73
1,591 medlemmar
26 recensioner
3.9
3 Members
rosalita, Morphidae, SylviaC
Förklaringar
Morphidae: Totally forgot about Trixie Belden until Sylvia added it!
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1,016 medlemmar
34 recensioner
4.1
2 Members
EMS_24, kjgormley
75
42,009 medlemmar
679 recensioner
½ 4.3
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, DeusXMachina
Förklaringar
paradoxosalpha: I remember reading this one when I was ten, in fact. I have vivid memories of reading it in my grammar school library, although I had checked out the book (in a sturdy old library hardcover) from the public library.
76
1,999 medlemmar
72 recensioner
4
77
318 medlemmar
4 recensioner
4.1
78
1,730 medlemmar
27 recensioner
4.1
3 Members
ABVR, Booksrme, charl08
79
5,768 medlemmar
43 recensioner
4.2
80
6,130 medlemmar
137 recensioner
½ 4.3
81
5,713 medlemmar
148 recensioner
4.2
82
21,487 medlemmar
603 recensioner
4
83
7,713 medlemmar
58 recensioner
3.9
84
5,531 medlemmar
72 recensioner
3.8
85
319 medlemmar
9 recensioner
½ 4.3
86
3,741 medlemmar
64 recensioner
3.8
2 Members
Booksrme, ShellyS
87
7,540 medlemmar
192 recensioner
4.2
88
1,782 medlemmar
37 recensioner
3.8
2 Members
seeword, inge87
89
1,173 medlemmar
70 recensioner
½ 3.7
90
28,138 medlemmar
512 recensioner
4.1
91
623 medlemmar
3 recensioner
½ 3.7
92
4,298 medlemmar
85 recensioner
3.8
2 Members
kgriffith, Cecrow
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9,086 medlemmar
122 recensioner
4
94
731 medlemmar
12 recensioner
3.8
95
2,510 medlemmar
37 recensioner
3.9
96
40,911 medlemmar
1,044 recensioner
½ 4.3
2 Members
ahef1963, gendeg
Förklaringar
gendeg: Ender's realization at the end at what he'd done and how he'd been used was too much for my 11-year-old self to handle. Masterfully wrought and devastating.
97
15,068 medlemmar
548 recensioner
3.9
98
9,528 medlemmar
105 recensioner
½ 3.6
99
1,344 medlemmar
21 recensioner
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, rikaploo
100
10,497 medlemmar
119 recensioner
3.9
2 Members
Cecrow, al.vick