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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
Anne of Green Gables
de L. M. Montgomery
29,536 membros
562 resenhas
½ 4.3
18 Members
tardis, ablachly, Booksrme, rarm, foggidawn, charl08, raidergirl3, mavinger, kgriffith, krazy4katz, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee, ehousewright, dksthomson, vwinsloe, ahef1963, Tinuvia
3
O Hobbit
de J. R. R. Tolkien
94,666 membros
1,190 resenhas
½ 4.3
17 Members
tardis, conceptDawg, Booksrme, reading_fox, foggidawn, paradoxosalpha, thorold, Cecrow, krazy4katz, buk1968, SylviaC, EMS_24, souloftherose, dksthomson, ahef1963, kristilabrie, Tinuvia
Explicações
paradoxosalpha: It was assigned reading in fifth grade, though I think it was a re-read for me.
4
A Wrinkle in Time
de Madeleine L'Engle
39,573 membros
961 resenhas
4
16 Members
amarie, ablachly, Booksrme, dara85, rarm, craso, libraryman_76021, .Monkey., Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, EricaSecor, quondame
5
The Secret Garden
de Frances Hodgson Burnett
35,417 membros
559 resenhas
4.1
13 Members
tardis, Herenya, Booksrme, mlfhlibrarian, foggidawn, charl08, OneMorePage, SylviaC, EMS_24, dksthomson, ahef1963, CindyAmrhein, quondame
6
Little Women
de Louisa May Alcott
26,541 membros
401 resenhas
4
13 Members
Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Morphidae, rarm, craso, charl08, Cecrow, SylviaC, souloftherose, dksthomson, Dilara86, ahef1963, Bettesbooks
Explicações
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
The Wind in the Willows
de Kenneth Grahame
23,825 membros
330 resenhas
4.1
12 Members
gwernin, Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Gateaupain, reading_fox, libraryman_76021, KimarieBee, Cecrow, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
Explicações
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
Swallows and Amazons
de Arthur Ransome
3,888 membros
83 resenhas
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08, thorold, buk1968, souloftherose, elkiedee
Explicações
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
Over Sea, Under Stone
de Susan Cooper
6,594 membros
139 resenhas
3.8
9 Members
reading_fox, libraryman_76021, mavinger, Cecrow, ErlendSkjelten, SylviaC, katemcangus, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
10
The Dark Is Rising
de Susan Cooper
8,481 membros
227 resenhas
4.1
9 Members
paradoxosalpha, libraryman_76021, Cecrow, ErlendSkjelten, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee, ahef1963
Explicações
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
Little House on the Prairie
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
15,643 membros
229 resenhas
4.1
10 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, Dilara86, ahef1963, quondame
Explicações
Morphidae: Several in this series get high marks from me, even now.
12
Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse
de Anna Sewell
18,107 membros
208 resenhas
3.9
10 Members
seeword, Booksrme, mlfhlibrarian, charl08, avatiakh, Cecrow, elenchus, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963
13
Charlotte's Web
de E. B. White
36,221 membros
1,025 resenhas
4.2
8 Members
Booksrme, dara85, Morphidae, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963, gendeg, quondame
Explicações
Morphidae: Another book that remains a delight to this day.
gendeg: Subversively dark and hopeful at the same time. Brilliant.
14
Harriet the Spy
de Louise Fitzhugh
7,013 membros
121 resenhas
4
7 Members
ablachly, foggidawn, .Monkey., Cecrow, elkiedee, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
15
Misty of Chincoteague
de Marguerite Henry
7,989 membros
58 resenhas
3.9
8 Members
rosalita, mlfhlibrarian, craso, thornton37814, avatiakh, Cecrow, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
16
Heidi
de Johanna Spyri
10,347 membros
148 resenhas
3.8
8 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, KimarieBee, ErlendSkjelten, paulstalder, SylviaC, dksthomson, ahef1963
17
The Black Cauldron
de Lloyd Alexander
6,829 membros
97 resenhas
4.1
6 Members
reading_fox, libraryman_76021, mavinger, Cecrow, elenchus, miketopper
18
Treasure Island
de Robert Louis Stevenson
34,220 membros
433 resenhas
3.8
8 Members
seeword, anglemark, Booksrme, charl08, thorold, dksthomson, ahef1963, quondame
19
Little House in the Big Woods
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
16,308 membros
288 resenhas
4.1
8 Members
mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
Explicações
mldg: I remember discovering the Little House books in my school's very tiny library.
20
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
de Margaret Sidney
3,908 membros
47 resenhas
3.9
7 Members
Morphidae, KimarieBee, SylviaC, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, CindyAmrhein
Explicações
Morphidae: Loved this as a kid but the suck fairy got a hold of this BIG time. What a disappointment.
21
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
de E. L. Konigsburg
16,281 membros
279 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
ablachly, Morphidae, foggidawn, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
Explicações
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
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
de Joan Aiken
3,455 membros
84 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, mavinger, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee
23
All Creatures Great and Small
de James Herriot
7,886 membros
138 resenhas
½ 4.3
7 Members
rosalita, Booksrme, charl08, avatiakh, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963
24
O Senhor dos Anéis
de J. R. R. Tolkien
50,512 membros
451 resenhas
½ 4.5
6 Members
Booksrme, rarm, DeusXMachina, Cecrow, souloftherose, ahef1963
25
The Phantom Tollbooth
de Norton Juster
17,523 membros
425 resenhas
½ 4.3
6 Members
ABVR, elenchus, SylviaC, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
26
O Príncipe Caspian
de C. S. Lewis
26,594 membros
239 resenhas
3.9
7 Members
Booksrme, libraryman_76021, charl08, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, ahef1963
27
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
de Judy Blume
7,714 membros
241 resenhas
3.8
6 Members
Booksrme, craso, charl08, raidergirl3, elkiedee, ahef1963
28
Ballet Shoes
de Noel Streatfeild
3,514 membros
72 resenhas
4.2
7 Members
Booksrme, charl08, merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, quondame
29
Redwall
de Brian Jacques
11,214 membros
143 resenhas
4
4 Members
rarm, lorannen, kristilabrie, ManWithAnAgenda
30
What Katy Did
de Susan Coolidge
2,109 membros
30 resenhas
½ 3.6
6 Members
Herenya, Booksrme, charl08, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
31
The Swiss Family Robinson
de Johann David Wyss
8,796 membros
90 resenhas
½ 3.5
5 Members
Booksrme, thornton37814, mavinger, paulstalder, Dilara86
32
The Long Winter
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
10,153 membros
96 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
thornton37814, Cecrow, elenchus, merrystar, elkiedee, ahef1963
33
Matilda
de Roald Dahl
22,158 membros
479 resenhas
½ 4.3
5 Members
Booksrme, SimoneA, charl08, ahef1963, lorannen
Explicações
lorannen: Technically, I read this for the first time when I was nine, but I re-read it often!
34
The Secret of the Old Clock
de Carolyn Keene
7,046 membros
115 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
dara85, Cecrow, merrystar, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
35
Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal
de J. K. Rowling
134,150 membros
2,057 resenhas
½ 4.3
5 Members
Booksrme, rarm, ahef1963, kjgormley, Tinuvia
36
As Aventuras de Huckleberry Finn
de Mark Twain
43,109 membros
520 resenhas
3.9
5 Members
bw42, Booksrme, Cecrow, dksthomson, ahef1963
Explicações
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
37
The Black Stallion
de Walter Farley
5,008 membros
56 resenhas
4
5 Members
gwernin, Booksrme, Morphidae, vwinsloe, al.vick
38
Charlotte Sometimes
de Penelope Farmer
872 membros
23 resenhas
4
5 Members
amarie, charl08, merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee
39
National Velvet
de Enid Bagnold
2,391 membros
20 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
seeword, elenchus, dksthomson, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
40
My Side of the Mountain
de Jean Craighead George
11,883 membros
148 resenhas
4
5 Members
foggidawn, mavinger, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
41
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
de Robert C. O'Brien
11,202 membros
170 resenhas
4.2
5 Members
charl08, elenchus, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963
42
A história sem fim
de Michael Ende
12,124 membros
227 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
libraryman_76021, SimoneA, souloftherose, Tinuvia
43
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
de Roald Dahl
25,091 membros
452 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, charl08, elenchus, ahef1963
Explicações
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.
44
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth
de E. L. Konigsburg
1,299 membros
25 resenhas
½ 3.7
5 Members
TeresaInTexas, Morphidae, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
45
Island of the Blue Dolphins
de Scott O'Dell
18,143 membros
299 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
Morphidae, craso, mavinger, al.vick
46
A Little Princess
de Frances Hodgson Burnett
15,854 membros
215 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
TeresaInTexas, mlfhlibrarian, ahef1963, quondame
47
Otto of the Silver Hand
de Howard Pyle
1,400 membros
14 resenhas
½ 3.7
3 Members
timspalding, elenchus, quondame
48
The Westing Game
de Ellen Raskin
12,446 membros
338 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
.Monkey., mavinger, SylviaC, ahef1963
49
An Old-Fashioned Girl
de Louisa May Alcott
2,931 membros
35 resenhas
4
3 Members
jillmwo, merrystar, SylviaC
50
Jennings Goes to School
de Anthony Buckeridge
217 membros
5 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
Booksrme, thorold, paulmdh
Explicações
thorold: I've no idea why I liked these terrible books so much back then!
51
My Family and Other Animals
de Gerald Durrell
5,270 membros
150 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
Booksrme, thorold, southernbooklady, ahef1963
Explicações
thorold: I'm sure this can't be as funny as I remember it being...
52
The Borrowers
de Mary Norton
8,490 membros
126 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
souloftherose, ahef1963, gendeg, ManWithAnAgenda
53
Eight Cousins
de Louisa May Alcott
4,594 membros
56 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
foggidawn, merrystar, SylviaC, ahef1963
54
Miss Hickory
de Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
1,310 membros
18 resenhas
½ 3.4
4 Members
seeword, TeresaInTexas, SylviaC, JoLynnsbooks
55
A Girl of the Limberlost
de Gene Stratton-Porter
2,680 membros
46 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
Gateaupain, avatiakh, merrystar
Explicações
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
56
O Sol é para Todos
de Harper Lee
78,677 membros
1,433 resenhas
½ 4.4
3 Members
ShellyS, btuckertx, ahef1963
Explicações
btuckertx: A parent asked me to wait a few years before reading TKAM, but...
57
Little Town on the Prairie
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
9,214 membros
76 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
thornton37814, Cecrow, Dilara86, ahef1963
58
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
de Jules Verne
14,913 membros
229 resenhas
½ 3.7
4 Members
anglemark, Booksrme, charl08, ahef1963
59
Emil and the Detectives
de Erich Kästner
1,825 membros
35 resenhas
4
3 Members
mlfhlibrarian, thorold, paulstalder
60
These Happy Golden Years
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
8,886 membros
65 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
TeresaInTexas, inge87, ahef1963
Explicações
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.
61
Anne of the Island
de L. M. Montgomery
10,761 membros
120 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
62
Jane Eyre
de Charlotte Brontë
59,182 membros
921 resenhas
4.2
3 Members
ShellyS, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
63
Jane of Lantern Hill
de L. M. Montgomery
1,489 membros
30 resenhas
4
3 Members
foggidawn, SylviaC, ahef1963
64
This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall!
de Gordon Korman
849 membros
17 resenhas
4
3 Members
raidergirl3, SylviaC, ahef1963
65
Amazon Adventure
de Willard Price
210 membros
1 resenha
½ 3.5
3 Members
Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08
Explicações
reading_fox: A great series of adventures featuring wildlife and plucky heroes.
66
Have Spacesuit, Will Travel
de Robert A. Heinlein
3,754 membros
55 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
ABVR, anglemark, JoLynnsbooks
67
The Outsiders
de S. E. Hinton
21,120 membros
679 resenhas
4
3 Members
elkiedee, ahef1963, rikaploo
68
A Book About a Thousand Things
de George Stimpson
209 membros
1 resenha
½ 3.4
2 Members
seeword, SnootyBaronet
69
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
de Elizabeth George Speare
11,118 membros
208 resenhas
4
3 Members
inge87, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
70
Beezus and Ramona
de Beverly Cleary
6,828 membros
113 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
Cecrow, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963
71
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
de Alvin Schwartz
4,124 membros
87 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
.Monkey., lorannen
72
The Day of the Triffids
de John Wyndham
7,478 membros
207 resenhas
4
3 Members
paulmdh, elkiedee, ahef1963
73
Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion
de Julie Campbell
1,610 membros
26 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
rosalita, Morphidae, SylviaC
Explicações
Morphidae: Totally forgot about Trixie Belden until Sylvia added it!
74
Crusade in Jeans
de Thea Beckman
1,028 membros
35 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
EMS_24, kjgormley
75
Duna
de Frank Herbert
42,722 membros
693 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, DeusXMachina
Explicações
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
Wait Till Helen Comes
de Mary Downing Hahn
2,016 membros
71 resenhas
4
2 Members
jen.e.moore, ManWithAnAgenda
77
Black and Blue Magic
de Zilpha Keatley Snyder
320 membros
4 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
SylviaC, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
78
Hornblower and the Atropos
de C. S. Forester
1,745 membros
27 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
ABVR, Booksrme, charl08
79
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
de Marguerite Henry
5,865 membros
44 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
Herenya, JoLynnsbooks
80
The Blue Sword
de Robin McKinley
6,156 membros
137 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
mavinger, merrystar
81
Dealing with Dragons
de Patricia C. Wrede
5,749 membros
148 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
marcelaphane, ManWithAnAgenda
82
Bridge to Terabithia
de Katherine Paterson
21,858 membros
609 resenhas
4
3 Members
foggidawn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
83
Caddie Woodlawn
de Carol Ryrie Brink
7,825 membros
58 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
inge87, SylviaC, al.vick
84
Jacob Have I Loved
de Katherine Paterson
5,586 membros
72 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
amarie, elkiedee, ahef1963
85
Ordinary Jack
de Helen Cresswell
326 membros
9 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
foggidawn, mavinger, ahef1963
86
From Russia with Love
de Ian Fleming
3,786 membros
64 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
Booksrme, ShellyS
87
Alanna: The First Adventure
de Tamora Pierce
7,551 membros
193 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
rarm, charl08, merrystar
88
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
de Rachel Field
1,803 membros
37 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
seeword, inge87
89
Where the Lilies Bloom
de Vera Cleaver
1,182 membros
70 resenhas
½ 3.7
3 Members
elkiedee, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
90
O Diário De Anne Frank
de Anne Frank
28,406 membros
514 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
DeusXMachina, elkiedee, ahef1963
91
The Mountain of Adventure
de Enid Blyton
636 membros
3 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
mlfhlibrarian, EMS_24
92
The Cay
de Theodore Taylor
4,415 membros
86 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
kgriffith, Cecrow
93
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
de Beverly Cleary
9,205 membros
124 resenhas
4
3 Members
Cecrow, al.vick, ahef1963
94
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
de John Bellairs
738 membros
11 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
Cecrow, ManWithAnAgenda
95
Asterix, Vol.1: Asterix, O Gaulês
de René Goscinny
2,547 membros
37 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
charl08, SylviaC, ahef1963
96
Ender's Game
de Orson Scott Card
41,242 membros
1,048 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
ahef1963, gendeg
Explicações
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
Tuck Everlasting
de Natalie Babbitt
15,300 membros
548 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
ahef1963, marcelaphane
98
Desperation
de Stephen King
9,604 membros
106 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, kristilabrie
99
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories
de Agatha Christie
1,360 membros
21 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, rikaploo
100
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
de Beverly Cleary
10,690 membros
119 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
Cecrow, al.vick