tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904056.post111888320543561750..comments2023-10-31T05:15:46.748-04:00Comments on Out of the Blogosphere: Fantastic Voyages of ChildhoodDeidre Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543260043122520069noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904056.post-1119403859581759722005-06-21T21:30:00.000-04:002005-06-21T21:30:00.000-04:00Yes, I should be writing the Dreaded Synopsis -- o...Yes, I should be writing the Dreaded Synopsis -- or at least filling out worksheets to cut the working synopsis down to a submission size, BUT.<BR/><BR/>Loved, Andre Norton, Mary Norton (Bedknobs and Broomsticks). REALLY LOVED Lloyd Alexander's Pyrdain series. Celtic. Hey, the name is Owens, what do you expect?<BR/><BR/>My Dad told me stories of Greek Mythology and my Mom read me fairy tales -- all those "colored" books. The green fairy book, etc.FantasyAuthor RobinDOwenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173150353241221581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904056.post-1118975073121881062005-06-16T22:24:00.000-04:002005-06-16T22:24:00.000-04:00I loved all the authors mentioned so far. I was su...I loved all the authors mentioned so far. I was such a book worm as a child. I liked Elizabeth Enright, too. Tatsinda! And Carolyn Kendal.<BR/><BR/>This summer I am rereading Andre Norton. When I was a kid we collected all her paperbacks. Ad Astra!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904056.post-1118959504036511212005-06-16T18:05:00.000-04:002005-06-16T18:05:00.000-04:00When I was in elementary school, the DC public lib...When I was in elementary school, the DC public library would drop off a library basket in each classroom and leave it for a month.<BR/><BR/>One month, when I was in 5th grade, I saw a book in the basket that I HAD to have. So I jumped out of my seat when the teacher said we could pick a book and dashed to the front of the room. That book was RED PLANET by Robert Heinlein. I loved it. And I was hooked on science fiction from then on.<BR/>I didn't read the Narnia books until I was much older--and read them to my kids.Rebecca Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868406006575223127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904056.post-1118943250051707202005-06-16T13:34:00.000-04:002005-06-16T13:34:00.000-04:00I started collecting the Joan Aiken books awhile b...I started collecting the Joan Aiken books awhile back, but haven't gotten that far along. I hadn't heard she passed away. And we lost Andre Norton not too long ago, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904056.post-1118937381271487672005-06-16T11:56:00.000-04:002005-06-16T11:56:00.000-04:00Oh! Joan Aiken! LOVED her stuff. Black Hearts in B...Oh! Joan Aiken! LOVED her stuff. <I>Black Hearts in Battersea</I> was probably my favorite (I was in love with Simon), but I also enjoyed the rest of that series. Then, a bit darker but set in the same "universe," there was <I>Midnight is a Place</I>. I was so sad to hear recently that she'd passed away. I need to find her last book. Supposedly, Simon ended up becoming King of England!Shanna Swendsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558317020951521656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904056.post-1118935709366849762005-06-16T11:28:00.000-04:002005-06-16T11:28:00.000-04:00Another Trixie Belden fan here! I like Trix a lot ...Another Trixie Belden fan here! I like Trix a lot better than Nancy. Even as a kid, I thought Nancy got away with murder. Figuratively speaking. *g* That chick <B>never</B> got in trouble for anything!<BR/><BR/>I also love the Narnia books, Edward Eager, The Three Investigators, Judy Bolton, the Little House books, the Oz books, some of the Joan Aiken books, and there was some series I loved but all I remember about it now was some kids who met and had adventures with a family of aliens who lived in the tree by their house. :)<BR/><BR/>And I'm sure I've forgotten plenty that I adored as a kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904056.post-1118934173714848472005-06-16T11:02:00.000-04:002005-06-16T11:02:00.000-04:00I was a big Trixie Belden fan, too. I also liked N...I was a big Trixie Belden fan, too. I also liked Nancy Drew, but I preferred Trixie. It was just harder to find those books, while every library seemed to have all the Nancy Drew books. I remember that I was always trying to find the LAST Nancy Drew book because I wanted to see if Nancy and Ned ever really got together at the end.<BR/><BR/>There was also a series of mystery books about Cherry Ames, a nurse. The series started when she was in nursing school, and then she seemed to go through a lot of jobs. She was a department store nurse and a military flight nurse (I think most of these books were written during WWII) and goodness knows what else -- one job per book.Shanna Swendsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558317020951521656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904056.post-1118924738434995582005-06-16T08:25:00.000-04:002005-06-16T08:25:00.000-04:00Shanna, I LOVED A Wrinkle in Time when I was a kid...Shanna, I LOVED A Wrinkle in Time when I was a kid. I tried to read it to my students in May, but got bored with it.<BR/><BR/>I read Trixie Belden books till they fell apart, the Little House books, and I'd spend tons of money on those Scholastic book orders. There were two books I had that I loved, and for the life of me, I can't remember their names. One was about these kids who moved into an old house. The children who lived there before were killed in a fire, and haunted the house. It was wonderful. The other one I remember was about two best friends writing a book, so it had a story within a story. All I remember is that they used the word "romantical" and had the Rhein River flowing the wrong direction. I sure wish I could find those books again.<BR/><BR/>Our school library would always open one day a week during the summer and my mom would take me. It was so neat going into the quiet school building and getting to check out books.<BR/><BR/>When I got older, my grandmother would take me to the five and dime and I'd buy Janet Dailey Harlequins.<BR/><BR/>Reading was always a huge part of my summer.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.com