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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?
3
El Hòbbit, o viatge d'anada i tornada
de J. R. R. Tolkien
94,161 membres
1,186 ressenyes
½ 4.3
17 Members
tardis, conceptDawg, Booksrme, reading_fox, foggidawn, paradoxosalpha, thorold, Cecrow, krazy4katz, buk1968, SylviaC, EMS_24, souloftherose, dksthomson, ahef1963, kristilabrie, Tinuvia
Explicacions
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
39,378 membres
958 ressenyes
4
16 Members
amarie, ablachly, Booksrme, dara85, rarm, craso, libraryman_76021, .Monkey., Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, EricaSecor, quondame
5
El Jardí secret
de Frances Hodgson Burnett
35,180 membres
553 ressenyes
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
26,375 membres
398 ressenyes
4
13 Members
Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Morphidae, rarm, craso, charl08, Cecrow, SylviaC, souloftherose, dksthomson, Dilara86, ahef1963, Bettesbooks
Explicacions
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
El Vent entre els salzes
de Kenneth Grahame
23,657 membres
329 ressenyes
4.1
12 Members
gwernin, Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Gateaupain, reading_fox, libraryman_76021, KimarieBee, Cecrow, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
Explicacions
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
3,863 membres
83 ressenyes
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08, thorold, buk1968, souloftherose, elkiedee
Explicacions
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
6,572 membres
139 ressenyes
3.8
9 Members
reading_fox, libraryman_76021, mavinger, Cecrow, ErlendSkjelten, SylviaC, katemcangus, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
10
The Dark Is Rising
de Susan Cooper
8,450 membres
227 ressenyes
4.1
9 Members
paradoxosalpha, libraryman_76021, Cecrow, ErlendSkjelten, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee, ahef1963
Explicacions
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
15,517 membres
227 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, Dilara86, ahef1963, quondame
Explicacions
Morphidae: Several in this series get high marks from me, even now.
12
Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse
de Anna Sewell
17,952 membres
207 ressenyes
3.9
10 Members
seeword, Booksrme, mlfhlibrarian, charl08, avatiakh, Cecrow, elenchus, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963
13
Charlotte's Web
de E. B. White
36,060 membres
1,021 ressenyes
4.2
8 Members
Booksrme, dara85, Morphidae, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963, gendeg, quondame
Explicacions
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
6,958 membres
120 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
ablachly, foggidawn, .Monkey., Cecrow, elkiedee, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
15
Misty of Chincoteague
de Marguerite Henry
7,914 membres
57 ressenyes
3.9
8 Members
rosalita, mlfhlibrarian, craso, thornton37814, avatiakh, Cecrow, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
16
Heidi
de Johanna Spyri
10,278 membres
147 ressenyes
3.8
8 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, KimarieBee, ErlendSkjelten, paulstalder, SylviaC, dksthomson, ahef1963
17
The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain)
de Lloyd Alexander
6,840 membres
96 ressenyes
4.1
6 Members
reading_fox, libraryman_76021, mavinger, Cecrow, elenchus, miketopper
18
L'illa del tresor
de Robert Louis Stevenson
33,966 membres
429 ressenyes
3.8
8 Members
seeword, anglemark, Booksrme, charl08, thorold, dksthomson, ahef1963, quondame
19
Little House in the Big Woods
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
16,158 membres
287 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
Explicacions
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
3,870 membres
47 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
Morphidae, KimarieBee, SylviaC, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, CindyAmrhein
Explicacions
Morphidae: Loved this as a kid but the suck fairy got a hold of this BIG time. What a disappointment.
21
L'enigma de l'estàtua
de E. L. Konigsburg
16,132 membres
278 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
ablachly, Morphidae, foggidawn, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
Explicacions
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
3,436 membres
82 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, mavinger, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee
23
All Creatures Great and Small
de James Herriot
7,836 membres
137 ressenyes
½ 4.3
7 Members
rosalita, Booksrme, charl08, avatiakh, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963
24
The Lord of the Rings
de J. R. R. Tolkien
50,307 membres
450 ressenyes
½ 4.5
6 Members
Booksrme, rarm, DeusXMachina, Cecrow, souloftherose, ahef1963
25
The Phantom Tollbooth
de Norton Juster
17,429 membres
425 ressenyes
½ 4.3
6 Members
ABVR, elenchus, SylviaC, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
26
El príncep Caspian
de C. S. Lewis
26,409 membres
235 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
Booksrme, libraryman_76021, charl08, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, ahef1963
27
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
de Judy Blume
7,670 membres
239 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
Booksrme, craso, charl08, raidergirl3, elkiedee, ahef1963
28
Ballet Shoes
de Noel Streatfeild
3,485 membres
71 ressenyes
4.2
7 Members
Booksrme, charl08, merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, quondame
29
Redwall
de Brian Jacques
11,149 membres
141 ressenyes
4
4 Members
rarm, lorannen, kristilabrie, ManWithAnAgenda
30
What Katy Did
de Susan Coolidge
2,093 membres
30 ressenyes
½ 3.6
6 Members
Herenya, Booksrme, charl08, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
31
The Swiss Family Robinson
de Johann David Wyss
8,733 membres
90 ressenyes
½ 3.5
5 Members
Booksrme, thornton37814, mavinger, paulstalder, Dilara86
32
The Long Winter
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
10,053 membres
96 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
thornton37814, Cecrow, elenchus, merrystar, elkiedee, ahef1963
33
Matilda
de Roald Dahl
22,038 membres
477 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Members
Booksrme, SimoneA, charl08, ahef1963, lorannen
Explicacions
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
6,960 membres
112 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
dara85, Cecrow, merrystar, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
35
Harry Potter i la Pedra Filosofal
de J. K. Rowling
133,470 membres
2,045 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Members
Booksrme, rarm, ahef1963, kjgormley, Tinuvia
36
Les Aventures d'en Huckleberry Finn
de Mark Twain
42,880 membres
518 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
bw42, Booksrme, Cecrow, dksthomson, ahef1963
Explicacions
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
4,970 membres
56 ressenyes
4
5 Members
gwernin, Booksrme, Morphidae, vwinsloe, al.vick
38
Charlotte Sometimes
de Penelope Farmer
866 membres
23 ressenyes
4
5 Members
amarie, charl08, merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee
39
National Velvet
de Enid Bagnold
2,370 membres
19 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
seeword, elenchus, dksthomson, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
40
My Side of the Mountain
de Jean Craighead George
11,749 membres
147 ressenyes
4
5 Members
foggidawn, mavinger, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
41
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
de Robert C. O'Brien
11,111 membres
170 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
charl08, elenchus, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963
42
La història interminable
de Michael Ende
12,052 membres
226 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
libraryman_76021, SimoneA, souloftherose, Tinuvia
43
Charlie i la fàbrica de xocolata
de Roald Dahl
24,937 membres
449 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, charl08, elenchus, ahef1963
Explicacions
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.
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Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth
de E. L. Konigsburg
1,290 membres
24 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
TeresaInTexas, Morphidae, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
45
Island of the Blue Dolphins
de Scott O'Dell
18,027 membres
297 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
Morphidae, craso, mavinger, al.vick
46
A Little Princess
de Frances Hodgson Burnett
15,750 membres
214 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
TeresaInTexas, mlfhlibrarian, ahef1963, quondame
47
Otto of the Silver Hand
de Howard Pyle
1,379 membres
14 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
timspalding, elenchus, quondame
48
The Westing Game
de Ellen Raskin
12,312 membres
338 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
.Monkey., mavinger, SylviaC, ahef1963
49
An Old-Fashioned Girl
de Louisa May Alcott
2,904 membres
34 ressenyes
4
3 Members
jillmwo, merrystar, SylviaC
50
Jennings Goes to School
de Anthony Buckeridge
216 membres
5 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
Booksrme, thorold, paulmdh
Explicacions
thorold: I've no idea why I liked these terrible books so much back then!
51
La meva família i altres animals
de Gerald Durrell
5,250 membres
150 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
Booksrme, thorold, southernbooklady, ahef1963
Explicacions
thorold: I'm sure this can't be as funny as I remember it being...
52
The Borrowers
de Mary Norton
8,409 membres
126 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
souloftherose, ahef1963, gendeg, ManWithAnAgenda
53
Eight Cousins
de Louisa May Alcott
4,556 membres
56 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
foggidawn, merrystar, SylviaC, ahef1963
54
Miss Hickory
de Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
1,301 membres
18 ressenyes
½ 3.4
4 Members
seeword, TeresaInTexas, SylviaC, JoLynnsbooks
55
A Girl of the Limberlost
de Gene Stratton-Porter
2,663 membres
45 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
Gateaupain, avatiakh, merrystar
Explicacions
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
Matar un rossinyol
de Harper Lee
78,318 membres
1,431 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Members
ShellyS, btuckertx, ahef1963
Explicacions
btuckertx: A parent asked me to wait a few years before reading TKAM, but...
57
Little Town on the Prairie
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
9,147 membres
75 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
thornton37814, Cecrow, Dilara86, ahef1963
58
Viatge al centre de la Terra
de Jules Verne
14,817 membres
228 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
anglemark, Booksrme, charl08, ahef1963
59
Emil and the Detectives
de Erich Kästner
1,812 membres
35 ressenyes
4
3 Members
mlfhlibrarian, thorold, paulstalder
60
These Happy Golden Years
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
8,804 membres
63 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
TeresaInTexas, inge87, ahef1963
Explicacions
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
10,710 membres
117 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
62
Jane Eyre
de Charlotte Brontë
58,834 membres
913 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
ShellyS, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
63
Jane of Lantern Hill
de L. M. Montgomery
1,488 membres
30 ressenyes
4
3 Members
foggidawn, SylviaC, ahef1963
64
This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall!
de Gordon Korman
845 membres
17 ressenyes
4
3 Members
raidergirl3, SylviaC, ahef1963
65
Amazon Adventure
de Willard Price
207 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.5
3 Members
Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08
Explicacions
reading_fox: A great series of adventures featuring wildlife and plucky heroes.
66
Have Spacesuit, Will Travel
de Robert A. Heinlein
3,749 membres
55 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
ABVR, anglemark, JoLynnsbooks
67
The Outsiders
de S. E. Hinton
20,957 membres
675 ressenyes
4
3 Members
elkiedee, ahef1963, rikaploo
68
A Book About a Thousand Things
de George Stimpson
208 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.4
2 Members
seeword, SnootyBaronet
69
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
de Elizabeth George Speare
11,011 membres
207 ressenyes
4
3 Members
inge87, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
70
Beezus and Ramona
de Beverly Cleary
6,804 membres
113 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
Cecrow, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963
71
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
de Alvin Schwartz
4,095 membres
86 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
.Monkey., lorannen
72
El dia dels trífids
de John Wyndham
7,453 membres
207 ressenyes
4
3 Members
paulmdh, elkiedee, ahef1963
73
Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion
de Julie Campbell
1,600 membres
26 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
rosalita, Morphidae, SylviaC
Explicacions
Morphidae: Totally forgot about Trixie Belden until Sylvia added it!
74
Crusade in Jeans
de Thea Beckman
1,023 membres
34 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
EMS_24, kjgormley
75
Duna
de Frank Herbert
42,418 membres
684 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, DeusXMachina
Explicacions
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
2,007 membres
71 ressenyes
4
2 Members
jen.e.moore, ManWithAnAgenda
77
Black and Blue Magic
de Zilpha Keatley Snyder
319 membres
4 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
SylviaC, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
78
Hornblower and the Atropos
de C. S. Forester
1,737 membres
27 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
ABVR, Booksrme, charl08
79
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
de Marguerite Henry
5,817 membres
44 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
Herenya, JoLynnsbooks
80
The Blue Sword
de Robin McKinley
6,143 membres
137 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
mavinger, merrystar
81
Dealing with Dragons
de Patricia C. Wrede
5,734 membres
147 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
marcelaphane, ManWithAnAgenda
82
Bridge to Terabithia
de Katherine Paterson
21,630 membres
605 ressenyes
4
3 Members
foggidawn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
83
Caddie Woodlawn
de Carol Ryrie Brink
7,764 membres
58 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
inge87, SylviaC, al.vick
84
Jacob Have I Loved
de Katherine Paterson
5,555 membres
72 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
amarie, elkiedee, ahef1963
85
Ordinary Jack
de Helen Cresswell
321 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
foggidawn, mavinger, ahef1963
86
Des de Rússia amb amor
de Ian Fleming
3,768 membres
64 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Booksrme, ShellyS
87
Alanna: The First Adventure
de Tamora Pierce
7,516 membres
192 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
rarm, charl08, merrystar
88
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
de Rachel Field
1,791 membres
37 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
seeword, inge87
89
Where the Lilies Bloom
de Vera Cleaver
1,174 membres
70 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
elkiedee, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
90
Diari
de Anne Frank
28,263 membres
512 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
DeusXMachina, elkiedee, ahef1963
91
The Mountain of Adventure
de Enid Blyton
629 membres
3 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
mlfhlibrarian, EMS_24
92
The Cay
de Theodore Taylor
4,328 membres
85 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
kgriffith, Cecrow
93
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
de Beverly Cleary
9,148 membres
123 ressenyes
4
3 Members
Cecrow, al.vick, ahef1963
94
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
de John Bellairs
736 membres
11 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Cecrow, ManWithAnAgenda
95
Astèrix el gal
de René Goscinny
2,526 membres
37 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
charl08, SylviaC, ahef1963
96
Ender's Game
de Orson Scott Card
41,070 membres
1,045 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
ahef1963, gendeg
Explicacions
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
15,184 membres
548 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ahef1963, marcelaphane
98
Desperation
de Stephen King
9,551 membres
105 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, kristilabrie
99
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories
de Agatha Christie
1,348 membres
21 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, rikaploo
100
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
de Beverly Cleary
10,586 membres
119 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Cecrow, al.vick