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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?
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93,888 utenti
1,186 recensioni
½ 4.3
17 Members
tardis, conceptDawg, Booksrme, reading_fox, foggidawn, paradoxosalpha, thorold, Cecrow, krazy4katz, buk1968, SylviaC, EMS_24, souloftherose, dksthomson, ahef1963, kristilabrie, Tinuvia
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: It was assigned reading in fifth grade, though I think it was a re-read for me.
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39,216 utenti
958 recensioni
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35,016 utenti
552 recensioni
4.1
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26,290 utenti
396 recensioni
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13 Members
Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Morphidae, rarm, craso, charl08, Cecrow, SylviaC, souloftherose, dksthomson, Dilara86, ahef1963, Bettesbooks
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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.
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23,534 utenti
329 recensioni
4.1
12 Members
gwernin, Booksrme, TeresaInTexas, Gateaupain, reading_fox, libraryman_76021, KimarieBee, Cecrow, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
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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".....
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3,854 utenti
83 recensioni
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08, thorold, buk1968, souloftherose, elkiedee
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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?
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6,550 utenti
140 recensioni
3.8
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8,418 utenti
227 recensioni
4.1
9 Members
paradoxosalpha, libraryman_76021, Cecrow, ErlendSkjelten, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, elkiedee, ahef1963
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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.
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15,445 utenti
227 recensioni
4.1
10 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, Dilara86, ahef1963, quondame
Spiegazioni
Morphidae: Several in this series get high marks from me, even now.
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17,872 utenti
206 recensioni
3.9
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36,000 utenti
1,021 recensioni
4.2
8 Members
Booksrme, dara85, Morphidae, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963, gendeg, quondame
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Morphidae: Another book that remains a delight to this day.
gendeg: Subversively dark and hopeful at the same time. Brilliant.
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6,949 utenti
121 recensioni
4.1
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7,885 utenti
57 recensioni
3.9
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10,173 utenti
147 recensioni
3.8
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6,805 utenti
96 recensioni
4.1
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33,752 utenti
430 recensioni
3.8
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16,085 utenti
286 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, al.vick, ahef1963, quondame
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mldg: I remember discovering the Little House books in my school's very tiny library.
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3,859 utenti
47 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
Morphidae, KimarieBee, SylviaC, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, CindyAmrhein
Spiegazioni
Morphidae: Loved this as a kid but the suck fairy got a hold of this BIG time. What a disappointment.
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16,092 utenti
279 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
ablachly, Morphidae, foggidawn, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
Spiegazioni
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.
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3,421 utenti
82 recensioni
4.1
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7,814 utenti
135 recensioni
½ 4.3
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50,212 utenti
450 recensioni
½ 4.5
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17,365 utenti
424 recensioni
½ 4.3
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26,304 utenti
235 recensioni
3.9
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7,638 utenti
239 recensioni
3.8
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3,459 utenti
70 recensioni
4.2
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11,111 utenti
142 recensioni
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2,084 utenti
30 recensioni
½ 3.6
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8,712 utenti
90 recensioni
½ 3.5
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10,020 utenti
95 recensioni
4.2
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21,942 utenti
477 recensioni
½ 4.3
5 Members
Booksrme, SimoneA, charl08, ahef1963, lorannen
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lorannen: Technically, I read this for the first time when I was nine, but I re-read it often!
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6,940 utenti
112 recensioni
3.8
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133,067 utenti
2,046 recensioni
½ 4.3
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42,711 utenti
518 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
bw42, Booksrme, Cecrow, dksthomson, ahef1963
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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
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4,946 utenti
56 recensioni
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862 utenti
23 recensioni
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2,364 utenti
19 recensioni
3.8
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11,695 utenti
145 recensioni
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11,076 utenti
169 recensioni
4.2
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12,015 utenti
226 recensioni
4.1
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24,827 utenti
448 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, charl08, elenchus, ahef1963
Spiegazioni
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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1,282 utenti
24 recensioni
½ 3.7
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17,966 utenti
297 recensioni
3.9
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15,685 utenti
215 recensioni
4.2
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1,371 utenti
14 recensioni
½ 3.7
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12,267 utenti
339 recensioni
4.1
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2,892 utenti
34 recensioni
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215 utenti
5 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
Booksrme, thorold, paulmdh
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thorold: I've no idea why I liked these terrible books so much back then!
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5,235 utenti
150 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
Booksrme, thorold, southernbooklady, ahef1963
Spiegazioni
thorold: I'm sure this can't be as funny as I remember it being...
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8,370 utenti
125 recensioni
3.9
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4,543 utenti
56 recensioni
3.9
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1,295 utenti
18 recensioni
½ 3.4
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2,657 utenti
45 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
Gateaupain, avatiakh, merrystar
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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
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78,148 utenti
1,431 recensioni
½ 4.4
3 Members
ShellyS, btuckertx, ahef1963
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btuckertx: A parent asked me to wait a few years before reading TKAM, but...
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9,122 utenti
74 recensioni
4.1
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14,723 utenti
226 recensioni
½ 3.7
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1,803 utenti
35 recensioni
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8,775 utenti
63 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
TeresaInTexas, inge87, ahef1963
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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.
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10,667 utenti
117 recensioni
4.1
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58,648 utenti
912 recensioni
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1,478 utenti
30 recensioni
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840 utenti
17 recensioni
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65
207 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.5
3 Members
Booksrme, reading_fox, charl08
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reading_fox: A great series of adventures featuring wildlife and plucky heroes.
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3,739 utenti
54 recensioni
3.8
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20,868 utenti
674 recensioni
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207 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.4
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10,971 utenti
207 recensioni
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6,802 utenti
113 recensioni
3.9
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4,066 utenti
86 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
.Monkey., lorannen
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7,414 utenti
207 recensioni
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1,592 utenti
26 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
rosalita, Morphidae, SylviaC
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Morphidae: Totally forgot about Trixie Belden until Sylvia added it!
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1,019 utenti
34 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
EMS_24, kjgormley
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42,163 utenti
681 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, DeusXMachina
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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.
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2,004 utenti
72 recensioni
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318 utenti
4 recensioni
4.1
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1,732 utenti
27 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
ABVR, Booksrme, charl08
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5,784 utenti
44 recensioni
4.2
80
6,132 utenti
137 recensioni
½ 4.3
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5,728 utenti
148 recensioni
4.2
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21,538 utenti
603 recensioni
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7,739 utenti
58 recensioni
3.9
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5,536 utenti
72 recensioni
3.8
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320 utenti
9 recensioni
½ 4.3
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3,745 utenti
64 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Booksrme, ShellyS
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7,549 utenti
192 recensioni
4.2
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1,785 utenti
37 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
seeword, inge87
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1,172 utenti
70 recensioni
½ 3.7
90
28,163 utenti
512 recensioni
4.1
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623 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 3.7
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4,311 utenti
85 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
kgriffith, Cecrow
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9,107 utenti
122 recensioni
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732 utenti
12 recensioni
3.8
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2,513 utenti
37 recensioni
3.9
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40,956 utenti
1,045 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
ahef1963, gendeg
Spiegazioni
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.
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15,110 utenti
548 recensioni
3.9
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9,542 utenti
105 recensioni
½ 3.6
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1,344 utenti
21 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, rikaploo
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10,536 utenti
119 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Cecrow, al.vick