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21stamps

21stamps

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It’s hard for me to choose books because I don’t remember what I was reading at 8.. all of the years blur together. 😂

Plus, I really wasn’t the average kid when it came to books. Like I said, I loved Nancy Drew, I also loved the Babysitters Club (for those old enough to remember)... however, Jane Eyre was also my favorite book at age 11-12. I gobbled up classics, thanks to a cousin who always gifted me with 1st or 2nd editions for Christmas and birthdays. T enjoys zombies and monsters or mayhem more than I did, I don’t think he would appreciate a first edition classic book.lol..
 
MouseDreaming

MouseDreaming

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21stamps said:
Do you remember how old he was?



Oops.. just read this after I commented above..



Thanks! For you and @figmentfan423 , I gave T the first HP book for his bday, he wasn’t as into it as I thought he would be. I’m hoping the Kingdom Keepers series might be better for him.

His favorite series is Goosebumps.. his friends are all reading the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, but those are on my blacklist, he’s not allowed to read them.

Barnes and Noble has a Hardy Boys box set.. i was a huge Nancy Drew fan, but never read The Hardy Boys.,. Have your kids read them? I’d love the nostalgia factor.. I’m not a fan of most of the “new” series these days. I hate Captain Underpants and Dog Man.
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No Hardy Boys, here. Even though I loved the series on TV (Shaun Cassidy was such a dreamboat to my 9 year old self), I couldn't stand the books. Nancy Drew was marginally better. I never felt the need to try and get the kids into them. I did find a bunch of Choose Your Own Adventure books. DS still has them on his shelf, so I guess that qualifies as a hit. I also remember reading Encyclopedia Brown a lot at that age.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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I didn't have a favorite series when I was a kid I read pretty much everything. Loved some, liked some and wanted to put some in the trash. I had an English teacher(7th grade) that had us fill out a form for book reports with the tile and author and would be handed back the next day with either a yes or no and if no you were sent to the library to pick a book. I have no clue how but Dolores by Jacqueline Susan got approved when I know she sent a bunch of kids(all boys) to the library.
 
KBLovedDisney

KBLovedDisney

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Speaking of English, I have a funny memory from high school that I'd like to share with you guys.

There was a day during school that I was approached by one of my friends. This was around lunch time:

"Hey KB! Did you finish that paper we had to write for English?"

Me. "Erm...what paper?"

"The...one that is due after lunch."

Oh boy! I scrambled to the front office where my mom worked as a secretary and begged her to let me borrow her computer. Guys, I wrote a paper out in less than 45 minutes.

Apparently, I was good under pressure then because the teacher pulled me aside after the next class and said that I got an A and commented how it was a really good paper.

Yeah, that never happened again. That skill would have seriously come in handy in college.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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Just had lunch with my cousin who also works here. She's on my mom's side of the family, but she's what I like to call one of the normal people. We just had an epic bashing session on my deceased grandmother. :hilarious: Apparently, my grandmother called her a witch with a B when my cousin was 10 years old. In case you needed a reason why we disliked her so much.
 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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21stamps said:
Do you remember how old he was?



Oops.. just read this after I commented above..



Thanks! For you and @figmentfan423 , I gave T the first HP book for his bday, he wasn’t as into it as I thought he would be. I’m hoping the Kingdom Keepers series might be better for him.

His favorite series is Goosebumps.. his friends are all reading the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, but those are on my blacklist, he’s not allowed to read them.

Barnes and Noble has a Hardy Boys box set.. i was a huge Nancy Drew fan, but never read The Hardy Boys.,. Have your kids read them? I’d love the nostalgia factor.. I’m not a fan of most of the “new” series these days. I hate Captain Underpants and Dog Man.
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My 11 year old is now reading Harry Potter. She has seen all the films and thus wanted to read the books. I may have to give Kingdom Keepers another chance. Or, maybe I will just give it to a kid. Think I am just too into JK Rowlings writing style.
 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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21stamps said:
It’s hard for me to choose books because I don’t remember what I was reading at 8.. all of the years blur together. 😂

Plus, I really wasn’t the average kid when it came to books. Like I said, I loved Nancy Drew, I also loved the Babysitters Club (for those old enough to remember)... however, Jane Eyre was also my favorite book at age 11-12. I gobbled up classics, thanks to a cousin who always gifted me with 1st or 2nd editions for Christmas and birthdays. T enjoys zombies and monsters or mayhem more than I did, I don’t think he would appreciate a first edition classic book.lol..
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I read the Judy Bloom books at T’s age. Maybe Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Fudge, and Superfudge?
 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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MouseDreaming said:
No Hardy Boys, here. Even though I loved the series on TV (Shaun Cassidy was such a dreamboat to my 9 year old self), I couldn't stand the books. Nancy Drew was marginally better. I never felt the need to try and get the kids into them. I did find a bunch of Choose Your Own Adventure books. DS still has them on his shelf, so I guess that qualifies as a hit. I also remember reading Encyclopedia Brown a lot at that age.
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Shaun Cassidy. :inlove::inlove:
 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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KBLovesDisney said:
Speaking of English, I have a funny memory from high school that I'd like to share with you guys.

There was a day during school that I was approached by one of my friends. This was around lunch time:

"Hey KB! Did you finish that paper we had to write for English?"

Me. "Erm...what paper?"

"The...one that is due after lunch."

Oh boy! I scrambled to the front office where my mom worked as a secretary and begged her to let me borrow her computer. Guys, I wrote a paper out in less than 45 minutes.

Apparently, I was good under pressure then because the teacher pulled me aside after the next class and said that I got an A and commented how it was a really good paper.

Yeah, that never happened again. That skill would have seriously come in handy in college.
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Cool! What was the paper on?
 

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