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Books I Wish I Had Read As A Child


Happy Top Ten Tuesday over at That Artsy Reader Girl!

I read a lot of books as a child that impacted me for life, and I'm so glad I did. However, as a teacher and book blogger, I hear about so many other great books that I wish I'd gotten to read as a child or young adult--the eternal conundrum: so many books, so little time! Here are ten books I read as an adult that I wish I had read as a child or teen:

Books I Wish I Had Read As A Child
  1. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
  2. The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit
  3. Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
  4. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
  5. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Sensing kind of a theme here: my love for castles transcends my childhood and adulthood!

Books I Wish I Had Read as a Teen
  1. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
  2. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
  3. Kindred by Octavia Butler
  4. Deenie by Judy Blume
  5. Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
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Lydia said…
Kindred is a great choice for this week's prompt! Yes, that should be something for every teen to read.

My TTT .
April 28, 2020 at 8:15 PM
Lectrice Vorace said…
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster is also on my TTT list this week. Here's my Top Ten Tuesday List!
April 28, 2020 at 10:17 PM
Sammie @ The Bookwyrm's Den said…
Howl's Moving Castle would've been a great one to experience as a kid! It's on my TBR to read soon (even though I watched the movie as a teenager), and it's not quite the same as reading it as a kid, but ... better late than never? xD

Here's my TTT post.
April 29, 2020 at 12:02 AM
Judy Krueger said…
I wish I had read all of Judy Blume's books as a teen. I still have not read Octavia Butler but I plan to this year.
April 29, 2020 at 11:55 AM
RS said…
I haven't read much Blume, but I have read Deenie; that's a good choice. Also, so nice to see a mention of Briar Rose. We read it for class in 8th grade and I'm not sure I fully understood it, but the story/title always stuck with me, so I can't complain.
April 29, 2020 at 10:00 PM
Lauren Stoolfire said…
We had to read The Westing Game in 6th grade and I loved it. :)

Lauren @ Always Me
May 1, 2020 at 9:07 PM
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