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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?
Membres
85 membres participants
3
El Hòbbit, o viatge d'anada i tornada
de J. R. R. Tolkien
88,695 membres
1,155 ressenyes
½ 4.3
17 Membres
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
37,220 membres
914 ressenyes
4
15 Membres
amarie, ablachly, Booksrme, dara85, rarm, libraryman_76021, .Monkey., Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, EricaSecor, quondame
5
El Jardí secret
de Frances Hodgson Burnett
32,476 membres
535 ressenyes
4.1
13 Membres
tardis, Herenya, Booksrme, mlfhlibrarian, foggidawn, charl08, OneMorePage, SylviaC, EMS_24, dksthomson, ahef1963, CindyAmrhein, quondame
6
Swallows and Amazons
de Arthur Ransome
3,590 membres
81 ressenyes
4.1
9 Membres
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?
7
Little Women
de Louisa May Alcott
7,078 membres
131 ressenyes
3.9
11 Membres
Booksrme, Morphidae, rarm, 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.
8
El Vent entre els salzes
de Kenneth Grahame
22,113 membres
323 ressenyes
4.1
11 Membres
gwernin, Booksrme, 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".....
9
Over Sea, Under Stone
de Susan Cooper
6,280 membres
133 ressenyes
3.8
9 Membres
reading_fox, libraryman_76021, mavinger, Cecrow, ErlendSkjelten, SylviaC, katemcangus, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
10
The Dark Is Rising
de Susan Cooper
8,034 membres
219 ressenyes
4.1
9 Membres
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
Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse
de Anna Sewell
16,565 membres
198 ressenyes
3.9
10 Membres
seeword, Booksrme, mlfhlibrarian, charl08, avatiakh, Cecrow, elenchus, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963
12
Charlotte's Web
de E. B. White
34,134 membres
997 ressenyes
4.2
8 Membres
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.
13
Harriet the Spy
de Louise Fitzhugh
6,654 membres
121 ressenyes
4.1
7 Membres
ablachly, foggidawn, .Monkey., Cecrow, elkiedee, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
14
Little House on the Prairie
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
14,395 membres
217 ressenyes
4.1
9 Membres
Booksrme, Morphidae, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, Dilara86, ahef1963, quondame
Explicacions
Morphidae: Several in this series get high marks from me, even now.
15
Heidi
de Johanna Spyri
10,580 membres
143 ressenyes
3.9
8 Membres
Booksrme, Morphidae, KimarieBee, ErlendSkjelten, paulstalder, SylviaC, dksthomson, ahef1963
16
The Black Cauldron
de Lloyd Alexander
6,415 membres
92 ressenyes
4.1
6 Membres
reading_fox, libraryman_76021, mavinger, Cecrow, elenchus, miketopper
17
L'illa del tresor
de Robert Louis Stevenson
31,500 membres
417 ressenyes
3.8
8 Membres
seeword, anglemark, Booksrme, charl08, thorold, dksthomson, ahef1963, quondame
18
Misty of Chincoteague
de Marguerite Henry
7,347 membres
54 ressenyes
3.9
7 Membres
rosalita, mlfhlibrarian, thornton37814, avatiakh, Cecrow, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
19
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
de Margaret Sidney
3,571 membres
43 ressenyes
3.9
7 Membres
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.
20
L'enigma de l'estàtua
de E. L. Konigsburg
15,012 membres
270 ressenyes
4.2
6 Membres
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.
21
All Creatures Great and Small
de James Herriot
7,313 membres
126 ressenyes
½ 4.3
7 Membres
rosalita, Booksrme, charl08, avatiakh, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963
22
El Senyor dels anells
de J. R. R. Tolkien
48,303 membres
449 ressenyes
½ 4.5
6 Membres
Booksrme, rarm, DeusXMachina, Cecrow, souloftherose, ahef1963
23
El príncep Caspian
de C. S. Lewis
24,561 membres
220 ressenyes
3.9
7 Membres
Booksrme, libraryman_76021, charl08, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, ahef1963
24
Ballet Shoes
de Noel Streatfeild
3,245 membres
66 ressenyes
4.2
7 Membres
Booksrme, charl08, merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, quondame
25
The Phantom Tollbooth
de Norton Juster
16,336 membres
416 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Membres
ABVR, elenchus, SylviaC, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
26
Little House in the Big Woods
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
15,014 membres
277 ressenyes
4.1
7 Membres
Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
27
Redwall
de Brian Jacques
10,471 membres
140 ressenyes
4
4 Membres
rarm, lorannen, kristilabrie, ManWithAnAgenda
28
What Katy Did
de Susan Coolidge
1,956 membres
31 ressenyes
½ 3.6
6 Membres
Herenya, Booksrme, charl08, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
29
The Swiss Family Robinson
de Johann David Wyss
8,171 membres
87 ressenyes
½ 3.5
5 Membres
Booksrme, thornton37814, mavinger, paulstalder, Dilara86
30
The Long Winter
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
9,127 membres
93 ressenyes
4.2
6 Membres
thornton37814, Cecrow, elenchus, merrystar, elkiedee, ahef1963
31
Matilda
de Roald Dahl
20,512 membres
456 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Membres
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!
32
The Secret of the Old Clock
de Carolyn Keene
6,354 membres
104 ressenyes
3.8
5 Membres
dara85, Cecrow, merrystar, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
33
Harry Potter i la Pedra Filosofal
de J. K. Rowling
125,376 membres
1,993 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Membres
Booksrme, rarm, ahef1963, kjgormley, Tinuvia
34
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
de Joan Aiken
3,242 membres
77 ressenyes
4.1
6 Membres
Booksrme, mavinger, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee
35
Les Aventures d'en Huckleberry Finn
de Mark Twain
40,725 membres
507 ressenyes
3.9
5 Membres
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
36
The Black Stallion
de Walter Farley
4,619 membres
55 ressenyes
4
5 Membres
gwernin, Booksrme, Morphidae, vwinsloe, al.vick
37
Charlotte Sometimes
de Penelope Farmer
830 membres
22 ressenyes
4
5 Membres
amarie, charl08, merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee
38
National Velvet
de Enid Bagnold
2,188 membres
17 ressenyes
3.8
5 Membres
seeword, elenchus, dksthomson, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
39
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
de Judy Blume
7,184 membres
226 ressenyes
3.8
5 Membres
Booksrme, charl08, raidergirl3, elkiedee, ahef1963
40
My Side of the Mountain
de Jean Craighead George
10,765 membres
138 ressenyes
4
5 Membres
foggidawn, mavinger, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
41
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
de Robert C. O'Brien
10,319 membres
160 ressenyes
4.2
5 Membres
charl08, elenchus, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963
42
La història interminable
de Michael Ende
11,320 membres
220 ressenyes
4.1
4 Membres
libraryman_76021, SimoneA, souloftherose, Tinuvia
43
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
de Roald Dahl
23,284 membres
430 ressenyes
4.1
5 Membres
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.
44
Otto of the Silver Hand
de Howard Pyle
1,272 membres
12 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Membres
timspalding, elenchus, quondame
45
The Westing Game
de Ellen Raskin
11,448 membres
376 ressenyes
4.1
4 Membres
.Monkey., mavinger, SylviaC, ahef1963
46
An Old-Fashioned Girl
de Louisa May Alcott
2,695 membres
32 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
jillmwo, merrystar, SylviaC
47
Jennings Goes to School
de Anthony Buckeridge
212 membres
5 ressenyes
3.9
3 Membres
Booksrme, thorold, paulmdh
Explicacions
thorold: I've no idea why I liked these terrible books so much back then!
48
La meva família i altres animals
de Gerald Durrell
4,984 membres
147 ressenyes
4.2
4 Membres
Booksrme, thorold, southernbooklady, ahef1963
Explicacions
thorold: I'm sure this can't be as funny as I remember it being...
49
The Borrowers
de Mary Norton
7,734 membres
125 ressenyes
3.9
4 Membres
souloftherose, ahef1963, gendeg, ManWithAnAgenda
50
Eight Cousins
de Louisa May Alcott
4,278 membres
52 ressenyes
3.9
4 Membres
foggidawn, merrystar, SylviaC, ahef1963
51
A Girl of the Limberlost
de Gene Stratton-Porter
2,506 membres
42 ressenyes
4.1
3 Membres
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
52
Matar un rossinyol
de Harper Lee
74,500 membres
1,409 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Membres
ShellyS, btuckertx, ahef1963
Explicacions
btuckertx: A parent asked me to wait a few years before reading TKAM, but...
53
Little Town on the Prairie
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
8,569 membres
76 ressenyes
4.1
4 Membres
thornton37814, Cecrow, Dilara86, ahef1963
54
Viatge al centre de la Terra
de Jules Verne
13,714 membres
213 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Membres
anglemark, Booksrme, charl08, ahef1963
55
Emil and the Detectives
de Erich Kästner
1,697 membres
32 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
mlfhlibrarian, thorold, paulstalder
56
Anne of the Island
de L. M. Montgomery
9,943 membres
111 ressenyes
4.1
4 Membres
merrystar, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
57
Jane Eyre
de Charlotte Brontë
55,638 membres
882 ressenyes
4.2
3 Membres
ShellyS, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
58
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth
de E. L. Konigsburg
1,250 membres
24 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Membres
Morphidae, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
59
Jane of Lantern Hill
de L. M. Montgomery
1,395 membres
31 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
foggidawn, SylviaC, ahef1963
60
This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall!
de Gordon Korman
782 membres
16 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
raidergirl3, SylviaC, ahef1963
61
Amazon Adventure
de Willard Price
191 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.5
3 Membres
Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08
Explicacions
reading_fox: A great series of adventures featuring wildlife and plucky heroes.
62
Have Spacesuit, Will Travel
de Robert A. Heinlein
3,625 membres
54 ressenyes
3.8
3 Membres
ABVR, anglemark, JoLynnsbooks
63
The Outsiders
de S. E. Hinton
19,403 membres
666 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
elkiedee, ahef1963, rikaploo
64
A Book About a Thousand Things
de George Stimpson
199 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.4
2 Membres
seeword, SnootyBaronet
65
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
de Elizabeth George Speare
10,293 membres
202 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
inge87, JoLynnsbooks, al.vick
66
Island of the Blue Dolphins
de Scott O'Dell
17,024 membres
297 ressenyes
3.9
3 Membres
Morphidae, mavinger, al.vick
67
Beezus and Ramona
de Beverly Cleary
6,461 membres
110 ressenyes
3.9
4 Membres
Cecrow, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963
68
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
de Alvin Schwartz
3,684 membres
81 ressenyes
3.9
2 Membres
.Monkey., lorannen
69
El dia dels trífids
de John Wyndham
7,084 membres
202 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
paulmdh, elkiedee, ahef1963
70
Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion
de Julie Campbell
1,483 membres
21 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
rosalita, Morphidae, SylviaC
Explicacions
Morphidae: Totally forgot about Trixie Belden until Sylvia added it!
71
Crusade in Jeans
de Thea Beckman
985 membres
33 ressenyes
4.1
2 Membres
EMS_24, kjgormley
72
Duna
de Frank Herbert
38,975 membres
637 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
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.
73
A Little Princess
de Frances Hodgson Burnett
14,669 membres
210 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
mlfhlibrarian, quondame
74
Wait Till Helen Comes
de Mary Downing Hahn
1,864 membres
71 ressenyes
4
2 Membres
jen.e.moore, ManWithAnAgenda
75
Black and Blue Magic
de Zilpha Keatley Snyder
312 membres
4 ressenyes
4.1
3 Membres
SylviaC, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda
76
Hornblower and the Atropos
de C. S. Forester
1,662 membres
27 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
ABVR, Booksrme, charl08
77
Miss Hickory
de Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
1,210 membres
18 ressenyes
½ 3.4
3 Membres
seeword, SylviaC, JoLynnsbooks
78
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
de Marguerite Henry
5,359 membres
42 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
Herenya, JoLynnsbooks
79
The Blue Sword
de Robin McKinley
5,933 membres
132 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
mavinger, merrystar
80
Dealing with Dragons
de Patricia C. Wrede
5,456 membres
142 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
marcelaphane, ManWithAnAgenda
81
Bridge to Terabithia
de Katherine Paterson
20,062 membres
593 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
foggidawn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
82
Caddie Woodlawn
de Carol Ryrie Brink
7,208 membres
56 ressenyes
3.9
3 Membres
inge87, SylviaC, al.vick
83
Jacob Have I Loved
de Katherine Paterson
5,274 membres
69 ressenyes
3.8
3 Membres
amarie, elkiedee, ahef1963
84
Des De Rússia Amb Amor
de Ian Fleming
3,570 membres
61 ressenyes
3.8
2 Membres
Booksrme, ShellyS
85
Alanna: The First Adventure
de Tamora Pierce
7,234 membres
188 ressenyes
4.2
3 Membres
rarm, charl08, merrystar
86
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
de Rachel Field
1,656 membres
36 ressenyes
3.8
2 Membres
seeword, inge87
87
Where the Lilies Bloom
de Vera Cleaver
1,104 membres
70 ressenyes
3.8
3 Membres
elkiedee, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963
88
These Happy Golden Years
de Laura Ingalls Wilder
8,176 membres
62 ressenyes
4.1
2 Membres
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.
89
The Mountain of Adventure
de Enid Blyton
594 membres
3 ressenyes
3.8
2 Membres
mlfhlibrarian, EMS_24
90
The Cay
de Theodore Taylor
4,074 membres
79 ressenyes
3.8
2 Membres
kgriffith, Cecrow
91
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
de Beverly Cleary
8,393 membres
114 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
Cecrow, al.vick, ahef1963
92
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
de John Bellairs
705 membres
12 ressenyes
3.8
2 Membres
Cecrow, ManWithAnAgenda
93
Asterix the Gaul
de René Goscinny
2,370 membres
34 ressenyes
3.9
3 Membres
charl08, SylviaC, ahef1963
94
El joc de l'Ender
de Orson Scott Card
39,236 membres
1,024 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
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.
95
Tuck Everlasting
de Natalie Babbitt
14,005 membres
541 ressenyes
3.9
2 Membres
ahef1963, marcelaphane
96
Desperation
de Stephen King
9,084 membres
102 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Membres
ahef1963, kristilabrie
97
Ordinary Jack
de Helen Cresswell
307 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Membres
foggidawn, mavinger
98
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
de Beverly Cleary
9,464 membres
114 ressenyes
3.9
2 Membres
Cecrow, al.vick
99
Arabian Nights
de Mamoru Funai
77 membres
½ 4.4
2 Membres
KimarieBee, Cecrow
100
The Island of Adventure
de Enid Blyton
848 membres
15 ressenyes
3.9
2 Membres
mlfhlibrarian, paulstalder