Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

I immediately thought of and for this one. But you could certainly go with a picture book favorite like if you dread the re-read.

Possibly my favorite book as a child was The Twenty-One Balloons.
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Even as an adult I get the itch to read it again every so often, which is rare for me.

I'm reading , it's my all time favorite.

I'm thinking From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. I also looooved The Great Brain series when I was a kid - may have to read this one again.

The Secret Garden

The Jungle Book

Anne of Green Gables

The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall and there is a sequel The Whisper of Glocken

I loved Little Women. It was the first book that made me cry.

When I was very young, I enjoyed The Ugly Duckling .

I enjoyed reading Goosebumps by R.L Stine a lot!

I'll pick a The Boxcar Children book or Nancy Drew: #1-64.

I bought a collector's copy of The Secret Garden but I think I am going to skip this prompt and the other one that involves rereading a book. I really am not one to read a book more than once. Every time I try it I regret it. :-(

Wow, I had forgotten about The Boxcar Children, I used to love those books!

Other childhood favorites include The Series of Unfortunate Events, The Babysitters Club, and Harry Potter of course. Though I think I'm going to give The Westing Game a re-read for this one since it's a standalone.

Just So Stories was always my favorite. We read from a copy my dad had when he was five. :)

I'm going with Holes for this one. Loved it as a kid.

Other ideas:
The Boxcar Children
Nancy Drew
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Harry Potter
Goodnight Moon
Love You Forever

Amy wrote: "I bought a collector's copy of The Secret Garden but I think I am going to skip this prompt and the other one that involves rereading a book. I really am not one to read a book more tha..."

If you loved The Secret Garden, how about one from the same author like A Little Princess? Or if you want one in a similar theme, you might try Eight Cousins. That way they are still childhood books similar to ones you really loved.

I've got quite a few on my list but maybe I'll do Trixie Belden The Secret of the Mansion.

I'm not sure what to read for this one. I've already re-read the obvious choices for me (A Wrinkle in Time & The Black Stallion) out loud to my kids. I could go way way back and read the picture book Little Turtle's Big Adventure (if I can find it).

Or I could try Ozma of Oz or one of the "magic" books that Andre Norton wrote for children (downside here, they seem to be very hard to find) Lavender-Green Magic .

Or I could read something I loved in later years of elementary school, such as White Fang or The Mark of the Horse Lord or A Gift of Magic or Dragonsong .

I'm a little afraid that I'll be disappointed now that I'm all old and stuff!

I'm kind of rambling here, because I'm hoping that as I type, one of the titles will LEAP off the page and cry, "pick me! pick me!" and then I'll know which one to read.

I think The Mark of the Horse Lord is winning. Look at that sexy new cover the publishers gave it!!

I have a problem with this one, I don't remember any of the books I read as a child. I know I was an avid reader and my favorite reading memories was reading below the Christmas tree as soon as it was decorated but I cannot recall any of the titles. Any suggestions on this. I remember reading VC Andrews books along with my grandmother when I was a young teen but that's not quite "a child". I don't even remember what age I started reading.

I'm having trouble with this prompt, too. I remember liking Roald Dahl, especially The Witches, and of course The Phantom Tollbooth is one of my all-time favorites, but I recently read those to my 4th graders. Gotta think of something else I'd want to reread.

Oh! I just remembered My Father's Dragon. I wonder if I'll still like it as much as I did in 3rd grade...

Donna wrote: "I have a problem with this one, I don't remember any of the books I read as a child. I know I was an avid reader and my favorite reading memories was reading below the Christmas tree as soon as it ..."

Same here....I don't really remember specific's. I remember my 3rd grade teacher reading Charlotte's Web aloud but I cannot remember any books that I read. I have always been a reader. I do sorta of remember reading The Boxcar Children or A Wrinkle in Time so I think I will go with one of those.

i've decided to go with The Outsiders because it is the earliest book i remember reading that I enjoyed.

My daughter is reading The Outsiders right now for 8th grade English!

♥ Beezus and Ramona
♥ Ramona the Pest
♥ Ramona the Brave
♥ Ramona Quimby, Age 8
♥ Ramona and Her Father
♥ Ramona and Her Mother

Nadine wrote: "My daughter is reading The Outsiders right now for 8th grade English!"

How exciting

Donna wrote: "i've decided to go with The Outsiders because it is the earliest book i remember reading that I enjoyed."

This was a great book!

I think I might read Goodnight Moon for this one!

I wasn't a big reader as a child, although I did read the Little House Books and the Betsy-Tacy ones. I had forgotten about Ramona and don't remember it at all except for the titles. I may have to check that one out. Thanks.

Therese wrote: "I wasn't a big reader as a child, although I did read the Little House Books and the Betsy-Tacy ones. I had forgotten about Ramona and don't remember it at all except for the titles. I may have to ..."

I reread my Ramona books regularly. lol And if you like audio books they are narrated by Stockard Channing, who does a wonderful job.

Cindy wrote: "Therese wrote: "I wasn't a big reader as a child, although I did read the Little House Books and the Betsy-Tacy ones. I had forgotten about Ramona and don't remember it at all except for the titles..."

When I was a kid, we never owned any books but we kept the library in business. Today I read on my Kindle so I'm always looking for a really good deal a.k.a. cheap!

Donna wrote: "I have a problem with this one, I don't remember any of the books I read as a child. I know I was an avid reader and my favorite reading memories was reading below the Christmas tree as soon as it ..."

You could go with a book you likely read as a child. Look up books that were popular when you were young. Maybe one will strike you.

I know I read several of the Raggedy Ann Stories, I particularly remember Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel With the Wrinkled Knees. I also had The Story About Ping. Eric Carle has been popular for decades, as has Make Way for Ducklings. I think every kid in America read Charlotte's Web. Perhaps try the Newbery and Caldecott lists.

I read all of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys as a child. I'm going to pull out one of those!

At the moment i'm considering The Borrowers or something by Enid Blyton maybe The Enchanted Wood.

I adored The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe as a kid (to the point that one night I went into our yard while it snowed and pretended to be exploring Narnia), so I'm going to step it up a notch and read The Chronicles of Narnia for this. It's an omnibus edition I got YEARS ago and have been meaning to read since, but simply haven't gotten to.

I'll be reading A Wind in the Door, and perhaps finish the rest of the books in the series (A Wrinkle in Time).

I'm thinking of reading Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard for this one.

As a child, I was hardly ever seen without a Judy Blume or Beverly Clearly book.

I'll be rereading a Judy Blume novel, because she has books with subjects that easily appeal to adults. I read Forever and Wifey before I was even 10 years of age. I think my parents were just happy that I was an avid reader, that they didn't even realize that they should have been paying attention to what I was actually reading. Looking back now... those two novels were/are not for 8 or 9-year-olds. I'm going to let my parents know what slipped by them, and make sure I look at everything that my sons read.

We had a library with older books. I grew up reading stuff like
Betsy-Tacy and Taffy and Melissa Molasses and pretty much anything by Beverly Cleary

Definitely reading The Secret Garden for this one.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

I'm planning to re-read Eight Cousinsl by Louisa May Alcott. Perhaps one of her lesser-known works but I remember it fondly, though it's been many many years. I may also re-read the sequel, Rose in Bloom.

I loved Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging when I was a pre-teen! There where a couple books in this series.

Kerri wrote: "Definitely reading The Secret Garden for this one."

Me, too. Looking forward to it!

Rebecca wrote: "We had a library with older books. I grew up reading stuff like
Betsy-Tacy and Taffy and Melissa Molasses and pretty much anything by Beverly Cleary"

I really enjoyed the Betsy books, and my sister was totally addicted. As an adult she went and visited those places in Minnesota and saw Betsy and Tacy's houses. I think we also read the book by Beverly Cleary, and like you we had a small, local library, but we supported it a lot. More for my sister than anyone, but we all read some.

I'm thinking of selecting something by Tamora Pierce for this! I loved her stories and still find myself thinking of her characters from time to time..I would love to revisit them!

Orrrrrr Maniac Magee!

Or Where The Red Fern Grows

Or The Hatchet!

Too many to pick!

It's a no brainer, Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. One of my all time favorites.

Just reading everyone's recommendations and what they remember reading as a child had me reminiscing and just now I suddenly remembered devouring Emily of New Moon books and watching the show on TV.

Hmm I may have to use this one.

It's gotta be a Judy Blume book, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is the easy choice, but I loved Blubber in 5th grade. It seems like there weren't many guys' names on the checkout cards for Blume outside of the Fudge series. They missed out.

My hands-down choice here (although there are many good options listed) is always going to be Ghosts I Have Been by Richard Peck. I read this over and over as a kid, loving the shivers and the touch of history and the laughs. I bought it in my 40s thinking there was no way it would still hold up - and it absolutely does.

Rebecca wrote: "We had a library with older books. I grew up reading stuff like
Betsy-Tacy and Taffy and Melissa Molasses and pretty much anything by Beverly Cleary"

I was never limited in what I was "allowed" to read as a kid, but there were some good old kids' books laying around the house like The Boxcar Children and The Littles and The Borrowers. :)

I loved Enid Blyton as a young child, not sure I want to revisit though.

Anne of Green Gables and subsequent books - adored these but have reread relatively recently. May have to be an Emily of New Moon one.

Matilda - Roald Dahl
The Witches - Roald Dahl
Where the Sidewalk Ends - Shel Silverstein