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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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1,186 críticas
½ 4.3
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tardis, conceptDawg, Booksrme, reading_fox, foggidawn, paradoxosalpha, thorold, Cecrow, krazy4katz, buk1968, SylviaC, EMS_24, souloftherose, dksthomson, ahef1963, kristilabrie, Tinuvia
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paradoxosalpha: It was assigned reading in fifth grade, though I think it was a re-read for me.
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39,223 membros
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35,021 membros
552 críticas
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26,293 membros
396 críticas
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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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23,537 membros
329 críticas
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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 membros
83 críticas
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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 membros
140 críticas
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8,418 membros
227 críticas
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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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15,449 membros
227 críticas
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10 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, mldg, Cecrow, elenchus, SylviaC, elkiedee, Dilara86, ahef1963, quondame
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Morphidae: Several in this series get high marks from me, even now.
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17,874 membros
206 críticas
3.9
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36,003 membros
1,021 críticas
4.2
8 Members
Booksrme, dara85, Morphidae, elenchus, al.vick, ahef1963, gendeg, quondame
Explicações
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 membros
121 críticas
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7,885 membros
57 críticas
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10,173 membros
147 críticas
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6,806 membros
96 críticas
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33,758 membros
430 críticas
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16,088 membros
286 críticas
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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 membros
47 críticas
3.9
7 Members
Morphidae, KimarieBee, SylviaC, dksthomson, al.vick, ahef1963, CindyAmrhein
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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 membros
279 críticas
4.2
6 Members
ablachly, Morphidae, foggidawn, SylviaC, elkiedee, ahef1963
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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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3,423 membros
82 críticas
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7,816 membros
135 críticas
½ 4.3
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50,215 membros
451 críticas
½ 4.5
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17,366 membros
424 críticas
½ 4.3
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26,306 membros
235 críticas
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7,639 membros
239 críticas
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3,459 membros
70 críticas
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11,111 membros
142 críticas
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2,084 membros
30 críticas
½ 3.6
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8,713 membros
90 críticas
½ 3.5
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10,025 membros
95 críticas
4.2
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21,946 membros
477 críticas
½ 4.3
5 Members
Booksrme, SimoneA, charl08, ahef1963, lorannen
Explicações
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 membros
112 críticas
3.8
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133,074 membros
2,046 críticas
½ 4.3
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42,717 membros
518 críticas
3.9
5 Members
bw42, Booksrme, Cecrow, dksthomson, ahef1963
Explicações
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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4,947 membros
56 críticas
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862 membros
23 críticas
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2,364 membros
19 críticas
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11,699 membros
145 críticas
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11,076 membros
169 críticas
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12,017 membros
226 críticas
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24,828 membros
448 críticas
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5 Members
Booksrme, Morphidae, charl08, elenchus, ahef1963
Explicações
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 membros
24 críticas
½ 3.7
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17,967 membros
297 críticas
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15,688 membros
215 críticas
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1,371 membros
14 críticas
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12,267 membros
339 críticas
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2,893 membros
34 críticas
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215 membros
5 críticas
3.9
3 Members
Booksrme, thorold, paulmdh
Explicações
thorold: I've no idea why I liked these terrible books so much back then!
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5,236 membros
150 críticas
4.2
4 Members
Booksrme, thorold, southernbooklady, ahef1963
Explicações
thorold: I'm sure this can't be as funny as I remember it being...
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8,371 membros
125 críticas
3.9
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4,543 membros
56 críticas
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1,296 membros
18 críticas
½ 3.4
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2,657 membros
45 críticas
4.1
3 Members
Gateaupain, avatiakh, merrystar
Explicações
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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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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9,123 membros
74 críticas
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14,727 membros
226 críticas
½ 3.7
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1,803 membros
35 críticas
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8,777 membros
63 críticas
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3 Members
TeresaInTexas, inge87, ahef1963
Explicações
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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10,660 membros
117 críticas
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840 membros
17 críticas
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207 membros
1 crítica
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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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20,871 membros
674 críticas
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207 membros
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10,971 membros
207 críticas
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6,802 membros
113 críticas
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4,067 membros
86 críticas
3.9
2 Members
.Monkey., lorannen
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7,414 membros
207 críticas
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1,592 membros
26 críticas
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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 membros
34 críticas
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EMS_24, kjgormley
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42,169 membros
682 críticas
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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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2,005 membros
72 críticas
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318 membros
4 críticas
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1,732 membros
27 críticas
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3 Members
ABVR, Booksrme, charl08
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5,785 membros
44 críticas
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6,133 membros
137 críticas
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5,730 membros
148 críticas
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21,540 membros
603 críticas
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7,739 membros
58 críticas
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5,536 membros
72 críticas
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320 membros
9 críticas
½ 4.3
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3,747 membros
64 críticas
3.8
2 Members
Booksrme, ShellyS
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7,549 membros
192 críticas
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1,786 membros
37 críticas
3.8
2 Members
seeword, inge87
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1,172 membros
70 críticas
½ 3.7
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28,165 membros
512 críticas
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623 membros
3 críticas
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4,311 membros
85 críticas
3.8
2 Members
kgriffith, Cecrow
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9,110 membros
122 críticas
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732 membros
12 críticas
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2,514 membros
37 críticas
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40,960 membros
1,045 críticas
½ 4.3
2 Members
ahef1963, gendeg
Explicações
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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15,111 membros
548 críticas
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9,542 membros
105 críticas
½ 3.6
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1,344 membros
21 críticas
½ 3.6
2 Members
ahef1963, rikaploo
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10,539 membros
119 críticas
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2 Members
Cecrow, al.vick