I noticed recently a lot of my childhood favorite reads seem to be making a come back. The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith is now a TV series on the CW, Diablo Cody just acquired rights to produce a Sweet Valley High adaptation and Christopher Pike just re-released his Last Vampire series. All this has made me nostalgic to re-read some of my favorite books growing up. On Twitter there was some interest in doing the same so why not make it a challenge!
Guidelines:
- Read 5 books that were favorites while growing up
- If you would also just like to write a post high lighting your favorite book or series feel free to
- Post your reviews or book/series highlight here
- Challenge starts today and will end June 30, 2010.
- I will do summary posts periodically highlighting the reviews added so far
My Friend Amy is also doing a Baby-Sitters Club Week that could coincide nicely with this challenge. Go check that out if you read and loved that series.
When you sign up using Mr. Linky put the link to the page where your reviews/posts will be listed or your post talking about joining this challenge.
Here are some ideas of the books/series I am debating revisiting:
- Baby-Sitter’s Club
- Sweet Valley High
- Christopher Pike’s books
- The Forbidden Games series by LJ Smith
- The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
- October 28, 2009 at 7:54 pm
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Ok, I think I signed up (hopefully I did it right)! Now I just have to choose the books and get reading.
Okay, I’ll do it! Will post about it in Friday’s blog.
Yay! Welcome to the challenge guys!
Wow – I read so many great books as a child!! This is going to take some thought, but should be lots of fun to visit my “old friends”!
Great challenge! Count me in! I think the biggest challenge for this will be deciding on 5 books. While I read about the challenge at least 10 books popped into my head, even before I saw your suggested list!
LOL.I know, I think I might end up reading more than 5. The more the merrier I think.
I would like to join altough I’m gonna read the most books for the challenge from Finnish authors, if it counts?
Lumikki-of course you are welcome to read Finnish authors! I’ll be interested to read your reviews.
I just finished my first book of the challenge…but I am not sure if I posted the link properly
Hi readergal1004-can’t wait to check out your review. I saw you just linked to your blog in general so I edited it to point to your actual review of Heidi.
Thanks for fixing it, I wasn’t sure of exactly what I was doing!
Just finished the first three books for the challenge!
http://fictionfanatic.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/challenge-update-the-vampire-diaries/
Awesome Jamye! Going to go check them out now.
Sound great – joining a little late (please remove me from review page) thought I was here and put my website page as the link
Glad to have you Sue!
This sounds fabulous! I am thinking the boxcar children or even the Little House on the Prairie. I bet my daughter would enjoy them as a read aloud. Thanks for the nudge!
This sounds great! I am thinking Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson and The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. And definitely Madeline L’Engle! Come back childhood!
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