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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
29,405 membros
559 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
94,447 membros
1,189 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
39,453 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
35,281 membros
557 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
26,458 membros
400 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
23,749 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
3,877 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
6,581 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
8,461 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
15,574 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
18,035 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
36,148 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
6,989 membros
121 resenhas
4
7 Members
ablachly, foggidawn, .Monkey., Cecrow, elkiedee, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
15
Misty of Chincoteague
de Marguerite Henry
7,962 membros
57 resenhas
3.9
8 Members
rosalita, mlfhlibrarian, craso, thornton37814, avatiakh, Cecrow, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
16
Heidi
de Johanna Spyri
10,306 membros
148 resenhas
3.8
8 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, KimarieBee, ErlendSkjelten, paulstalder, SylviaC, dksthomson, ahef1963
17
The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain)
de Lloyd Alexander
6,806 membros
97 resenhas
4.1
6 Members
reading_fox, libraryman_76021, mavinger, Cecrow, elenchus, miketopper
18
Treasure Island
de Robert Louis Stevenson
34,089 membros
430 resenhas
3.8
8 Members
seeword, anglemark, Booksrme, charl08, thorold, dksthomson, ahef1963, quondame
19
Little House in the Big Woods
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
16,233 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
3,891 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
16,198 membros
278 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
3,447 membros
84 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, mavinger, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee
23
All Creatures Great and Small
de James Herriot
7,864 membros
137 resenhas
½ 4.3
7 Members
rosalita, Booksrme, charl08, avatiakh, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963
24
O Senhor dos Anéis
de J. R. R. Tolkien
50,410 membros
451 resenhas
½ 4.5
6 Members
Booksrme, rarm, DeusXMachina, Cecrow, souloftherose, ahef1963
25
The Phantom Tollbooth
de Norton Juster
17,462 membros
425 resenhas
½ 4.3
6 Members
ABVR, elenchus, SylviaC, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
26
O Príncipe Caspian
de C. S. Lewis
26,513 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
7,695 membros
241 resenhas
3.8
6 Members
Booksrme, craso, charl08, raidergirl3, elkiedee, ahef1963
28
Ballet Shoes
de Noel Streatfeild
3,502 membros
72 resenhas
4.2
7 Members
Booksrme, charl08, merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, quondame
29
Redwall
de Brian Jacques
11,190 membros
142 resenhas
4
4 Members
rarm, lorannen, kristilabrie, ManWithAnAgenda
30
What Katy Did
de Susan Coolidge
2,101 membros
30 resenhas
½ 3.6
6 Members
Herenya, Booksrme, charl08, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
31
The Swiss Family Robinson
de Johann David Wyss
8,766 membros
90 resenhas
½ 3.5
5 Members
Booksrme, thornton37814, mavinger, paulstalder, Dilara86
32
The Long Winter
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
10,108 membros
96 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
thornton37814, Cecrow, elenchus, merrystar, elkiedee, ahef1963
33
Matilda
de Roald Dahl
22,088 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
7,011 membros
114 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
dara85, Cecrow, merrystar, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
35
Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal
de J. K. Rowling
133,839 membros
2,056 resenhas
½ 4.3
5 Members
Booksrme, rarm, ahef1963, kjgormley, Tinuvia
36
As Aventuras de Huckleberry Finn
de Mark Twain
43,014 membros
519 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
4,996 membros
56 resenhas
4
5 Members
gwernin, Booksrme, Morphidae, vwinsloe, al.vick
38
Charlotte Sometimes
de Penelope Farmer
870 membros
23 resenhas
4
5 Members
amarie, charl08, merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee
39
National Velvet
de Enid Bagnold
2,384 membros
19 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
seeword, elenchus, dksthomson, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
40
My Side of the Mountain
de Jean Craighead George
11,817 membros
147 resenhas
4
5 Members
foggidawn, mavinger, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
41
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
de Robert C. O'Brien
11,161 membros
170 resenhas
4.2
5 Members
charl08, elenchus, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963
42
A história sem fim
de Michael Ende
12,099 membros
227 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
libraryman_76021, SimoneA, souloftherose, Tinuvia
43
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
de Roald Dahl
25,023 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
1,295 membros
25 resenhas
½ 3.7
5 Members
TeresaInTexas, Morphidae, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
45
Island of the Blue Dolphins
de Scott O'Dell
18,059 membros
299 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
Morphidae, craso, mavinger, al.vick
46
A Little Princess
de Frances Hodgson Burnett
15,803 membros
215 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
TeresaInTexas, mlfhlibrarian, ahef1963, quondame
47
Otto of the Silver Hand
de Howard Pyle
1,393 membros
14 resenhas
½ 3.7
3 Members
timspalding, elenchus, quondame
48
The Westing Game
de Ellen Raskin
12,393 membros
338 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
.Monkey., mavinger, SylviaC, ahef1963
49
An Old-Fashioned Girl
de Louisa May Alcott
2,917 membros
35 resenhas
4
3 Members
jillmwo, merrystar, SylviaC
50
Jennings Goes to School
de Anthony Buckeridge
216 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
5,263 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
8,459 membros
126 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
souloftherose, ahef1963, gendeg, ManWithAnAgenda
53
Eight Cousins
de Louisa May Alcott
4,572 membros
56 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
foggidawn, merrystar, SylviaC, ahef1963
54
Miss Hickory
de Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
1,307 membros
18 resenhas
½ 3.4
4 Members
seeword, TeresaInTexas, SylviaC, JoLynnsbooks
55
A Girl of the Limberlost
de Gene Stratton-Porter
2,677 membros
45 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
78,506 membros
1,434 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
9,187 membros
75 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
thornton37814, Cecrow, Dilara86, ahef1963
58
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
de Jules Verne
14,865 membros
229 resenhas
½ 3.7
4 Members
anglemark, Booksrme, charl08, ahef1963
59
Emil and the Detectives
de Erich Kästner
1,822 membros
35 resenhas
4
3 Members
mlfhlibrarian, thorold, paulstalder
60
These Happy Golden Years
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
8,851 membros
64 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
10,745 membros
119 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
62
Jane Eyre
de Charlotte Brontë
59,009 membros
918 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
845 membros
17 resenhas
4
3 Members
raidergirl3, SylviaC, ahef1963
65
Amazon Adventure
de Willard Price
208 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
3,755 membros
55 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
ABVR, anglemark, JoLynnsbooks
67
The Outsiders
de S. E. Hinton
21,039 membros
679 resenhas
4
3 Members
elkiedee, ahef1963, rikaploo
68
A Book About a Thousand Things
de George Stimpson
208 membros
1 resenha
½ 3.4
2 Members
seeword, SnootyBaronet
69
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
de Elizabeth George Speare
11,081 membros
208 resenhas
4
3 Members
inge87, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
70
Beezus and Ramona
de Beverly Cleary
6,822 membros
113 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
Cecrow, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963
71
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
de Alvin Schwartz
4,103 membros
86 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
.Monkey., lorannen
72
The Day of the Triffids
de John Wyndham
7,460 membros
207 resenhas
4
3 Members
paulmdh, elkiedee, ahef1963
73
Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion
de Julie Campbell
1,606 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
1,023 membros
35 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
EMS_24, kjgormley
75
Duna
de Frank Herbert
42,579 membros
691 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
2,011 membros
71 resenhas
4
2 Members
jen.e.moore, ManWithAnAgenda
77
Black and Blue Magic
de Zilpha Keatley Snyder
319 membros
4 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
SylviaC, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
78
Hornblower and the Atropos
de C. S. Forester
1,744 membros
27 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
ABVR, Booksrme, charl08
79
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
de Marguerite Henry
5,848 membros
44 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
Herenya, JoLynnsbooks
80
The Blue Sword
de Robin McKinley
6,155 membros
137 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
mavinger, merrystar
81
Dealing with Dragons
de Patricia C. Wrede
5,740 membros
148 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
marcelaphane, ManWithAnAgenda
82
Bridge to Terabithia
de Katherine Paterson
21,737 membros
609 resenhas
4
3 Members
foggidawn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
83
Caddie Woodlawn
de Carol Ryrie Brink
7,805 membros
58 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
inge87, SylviaC, al.vick
84
Jacob Have I Loved
de Katherine Paterson
5,570 membros
72 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
amarie, elkiedee, ahef1963
85
Ordinary Jack
de Helen Cresswell
323 membros
9 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
foggidawn, mavinger, ahef1963
86
From Russia with Love
de Ian Fleming
3,779 membros
65 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
Booksrme, ShellyS
87
Alanna: The First Adventure
de Tamora Pierce
7,530 membros
192 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
rarm, charl08, merrystar
88
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
de Rachel Field
1,800 membros
37 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
seeword, inge87
89
Where the Lilies Bloom
de Vera Cleaver
1,179 membros
70 resenhas
½ 3.7
3 Members
elkiedee, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
90
O Diário De Anne Frank
de Anne Frank
28,349 membros
514 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
DeusXMachina, elkiedee, ahef1963
91
The Mountain of Adventure
de Enid Blyton
631 membros
3 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
mlfhlibrarian, EMS_24
92
The Cay
de Theodore Taylor
4,376 membros
86 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
kgriffith, Cecrow
93
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
de Beverly Cleary
9,176 membros
123 resenhas
4
3 Members
Cecrow, al.vick, ahef1963
94
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
de John Bellairs
737 membros
11 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
Cecrow, ManWithAnAgenda
95
Asterix, Vol.1: Asterix, O Gaulês
de René Goscinny
2,536 membros
37 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
charl08, SylviaC, ahef1963
96
Ender's Game
de Orson Scott Card
41,153 membros
1,046 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
15,242 membros
548 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
ahef1963, marcelaphane
98
Desperation
de Stephen King
9,572 membros
105 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, kristilabrie
99
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories
de Agatha Christie
1,354 membros
21 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, rikaploo
100
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
de Beverly Cleary
10,624 membros
119 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
Cecrow, al.vick