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