Revisit Your Childhood Favorites Challenge
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
Posted in Books
October 2nd, 2009 at 11:01 am
I am so in!!! I will be back with my page link! I am so excited about this!!!
October 2nd, 2009 at 11:04 am
You know I’m in! I actually bought the Pike books without having read them when I was young…but I’m going to try to find some that I did read…maybe even some Fear Street. LOL!!!
October 2nd, 2009 at 11:33 am
I will definitely participate!
So weird, literally last night I thought of The Black Stallion for the first time in years when talking to a friend about childhood books, which made me remember Misty of Chincoteague, The Saddle Club series, the Thoroughbred series, I could go on and on. I can’t wait to see what other people remember and re-read!
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
This is a VERY cool challenge. I love Anne of Green Gables, A Wrinkle in Time and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:42 pm
This is a seriously cool challenge! I’ll pass this on at Twitter!
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:55 pm
I reread A LITTLE PRINCESS every few years and also PETITE SUZANNE, particularly when I am very tired or a little sick. I was friends with Madeleine L’Engle who also adored A LITTLE PRINCESS and we quoted by heart the wonderful lines at the end when Sara finds out that the magic was real after all!
October 2nd, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Amy-Fear Street was great!
Lusty Reader-I don’t remember Misty. Will have to go check it out.
Stephanie-those books were so awesome
Thanks J. Kaye!
Stephanie-friends with Madeleine L’Engle? How awesome.
October 2nd, 2009 at 7:22 pm
I’m in. What a cool challenge! Thank you : ).
October 2nd, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I am so tempted by this one … I just swore off new challenges. It will be so difficult to be disciplined about this one!
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:51 am
I’m in!
I hate to be the one to be all persnickity and all that but my inner English teacher is forcing me: you’ve missed the H in Childhood in the picture above (sorry)
October 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Zee-thank you for pointing that out!
October 5th, 2009 at 6:37 am
Hi. Read another blog that had mentioned this challenge and as it is something I was already planning on doing, I will join you! And have lots have fun with it as well
October 5th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Yay! Welcome Michelle!
October 7th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
I need to resist challenges, but I read with my kids, so this one shouldn’t be problem. I’m going for Anne of Green Gables and A Wrinkle in Time, but I might slip in a Harold and the Purple Crayon.
October 10th, 2009 at 9:09 am
I’m in! What a great idea for a challenge.
October 11th, 2009 at 9:46 am
This sounds like a fun challenge. I am looking forward to rereading Heidi especially!
October 11th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I forgot about Heidi! I remember really enjoying this Heidi spin off book that had Charlie Sheen on the cover. Can’t think of what it was called. I might have to see if I can find out what it was and reread it.
October 14th, 2009 at 5:29 am
I wanted to join, but I couldn’t get the Mr. Linksy to work on this page. I loved the Sweet Valley series growing up, and I definitely want to revisit them!
October 14th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Sorry about that. Can you try again? I think it’s fixed.
October 15th, 2009 at 8:43 am
I believe the book you are referring to is called Courage Mountain: The Further Adventures of Heidi
I have never read it, but I was curious and did a quick search…I got some interesting results, but I am sure this is what you were talking about
October 15th, 2009 at 8:45 am
I LOVED the fear street books! Did you read any of Lois Duncan’s books?
October 15th, 2009 at 8:46 am
I loved Anne of Green Gables too, but I reread them whenever I get sick, so I didn’t add them to my list
October 15th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
I totally forgot about Lois Duncan! I remember reading those too.
October 15th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Yes! That is it. Thanks. I just requested it from paperbackswap. Going to have to read it again. I don’t recall the story too well but I think I enjoyed the book.
October 20th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
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October 28th, 2009 at 11:22 am
I own quite a few of them and reread them every now & then.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
What a great idea! I’ll come back and officially sign up when I have a post to link to. I’ll probably choose some LJ Smith books, Watership Down, and maybe Island of the Blue Dolphins.
This will be perfect for my first challenge, thanks for hosting it!
October 28th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Hope you have fun with your first challenge!
October 28th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
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October 28th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Ok, I think I signed up (hopefully I did it right)! Now I just have to choose the books and get reading.
October 29th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Okay, I’ll do it! Will post about it in Friday’s blog.
October 29th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Yay! Welcome to the challenge guys!
October 30th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
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”!
November 7th, 2009 at 7:55 am
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!
November 7th, 2009 at 8:19 am
LOL.I know, I think I might end up reading more than 5. The more the merrier I think.
November 8th, 2009 at 12:39 am
I would like to join altough I’m gonna read the most books for the challenge from Finnish authors, if it counts?
November 8th, 2009 at 8:03 am
Lumikki-of course you are welcome to read Finnish authors! I’ll be interested to read your reviews.
November 8th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
I just finished my first book of the challenge…but I am not sure if I posted the link properly
November 8th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
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.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Just finished the first three books for the challenge!
http://fictionfanatic.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/challenge-update-the-vampire-diaries/
November 10th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Awesome Jamye! Going to go check them out now.
November 11th, 2009 at 3:17 am
Sound great – joining a little late (please remove me from review page) thought I was here and put my website page as the link
November 11th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Glad to have you Sue!
November 16th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Thanks for fixing it, I wasn’t sure of exactly what I was doing!
November 22nd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
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!
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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!
Michele
SouthernCityMysteries
December 28th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Don’t have a blog so here goe3s:
1. Keene, Carolyn The Secret in the Old Clcok
2. Keene, Carolyn The Hidden Stiarcase
3. White, E. B. Stuart Little
4. Keene, Carolyn The Bungalow Mystery
5. White, E. B. chalotte’s Web
6. Keene, Carolyn The Mystery of Lilac Inn
7. Keene, Carolyn The Secret of Shadow Ranch
8. Burgess, Thornton w. Old Mother West Wind
9. Barrie, S. M. Pter Pan
10. Keene, Carolyn Nancy’s Mysterious Letter
11. Keene, Crolyn Password to Larkespur Lane
12. Keene, Carolyn The Clue in the Broken Locket
12. Keene, Carolyn The Message in the HOllow Oak
13. Keene, Carolyn The Mystery of the Whispering Statue
14. Keene, Carolyn The Haunted Bridge # 15
15. Baum, L. Frank The Wizard of Oz
16. MOntgomery, L. M. Anne of Green Gables
December 30th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Lindy-What a great list! I loved those Nancy Drew books.
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