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What was your favourite book?
Mine was a booked called, Wormball which featured a worm/snake like creature who grew bigger (and subsequently to gargantuan proportions!) each time it consumed anything spherical.
The ending was actually sort of sad to which has always stayed with me *sob*
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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago
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The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. Pure escapism for me. Followed by the Mallory Towers and St Clare’s books also by Enid Blyton. I really thought they were preparing me for my all girl secondry school. Enid missed out the crafty fags and sneaking out to meet boys and twagging off lessons chapters that we got up to at our school though. |
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"The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. Pure escapism for me. Followed by the Mallory Towers and St Clare’s books also by Enid Blyton. I really thought they were preparing me for my all girl secondry school. Enid missed out the crafty fags and sneaking out to meet boys and twagging off lessons chapters that we got up to at our school though. "
These! 
I was also deeply disturbed by the Swedish story of a boy that was so quiet he disappeared....probably explains why I'm so loud now 
Peach x |
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over a year ago
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The Last of The Great Wangdoodles.
My p7 teacher was also my headmaster. He read to class, like Jackanory, on Thursday afternoon before home time. I actually bought the book two yrs ago for my nephew. I recommend it. |
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The Chronicles of Narnia
Everything penned by Roald Dahl (everything  )
The gatefold covers of my parents records
I was an avid library goer and could easily go through 3 novels a week from age 7 and older. |
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"The Chronicles of Narnia
Everything penned by Roald Dahl (everything )
The gatefold covers of my parents records
I was an avid library goer and could easily go through 3 novels a week from age 7 and older. "
Snap |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I loved all the Enid Blyton books and still have a few from my childhood. Also Hans Christian Anderson, and I loved this book we had telling a lot of the Greek mythology tales I used to read a lot. X |
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The Borrowers, Mallory Towers and The Beano.
My daughter is loving the Secret Seven at the moment, plus all the Jacqueline Wilson books.
So glad she loves to read too. Nothing like escaping into a good book. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Anything by Roald Dahl & Where the Wild Thing Are (fucking loved that book - I was/still am that little boy  "
Same as for me. I was lucky to meet Ronald Dahl when I was young. He towered over me and I was totally dumbstruck. Fantastic writer. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Enid Blyton's Secret Seven and Famous Five books were devoured. The occasional Biggles, or Jennings type thing and can remember loving the Molesworth books by Ronald Searle
I actually moved to fiction written for adults at a very young age and used to read things like Jack Higgins, Clive Cussler and Alistair MacLean from the age of about 10 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Peter Pan was and still is.
Some not nice things happened to me in Norway as a child.
One of the men gave me a copy of it.
Infact it was quite valuable copy.
I found the story to be perfect.
When children are in pain they always escape into their brain... Its the only place they can.
Neverland i believe exists.
But not in the conventional sense.
Its where we all can go  |
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"I had several of the Richard Scarry books, favourite was "What Do People Do All Day"
the illustrations of all the animal characters were brilliant."
Being on the forums ... at least you now truly know what people do all day  |
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By *s_macWoman
over a year ago
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"The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton...our teacher used to read one chapter a week, and you could hear a pin drop when she did. Loved it"
I loved those books and The Wishing Chair series. I have both series and read them to my daughter |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton...our teacher used to read one chapter a week, and you could hear a pin drop when she did. Loved it"
Snap but different book. Best part of the school week lol |
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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago
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"The Chronicles of Narnia
Everything penned by Roald Dahl (everything )
The gatefold covers of my parents records
I was an avid library goer and could easily go through 3 novels a week from age 7 and older. "
Oh I cried when Aslan was killed |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Chronicles of Narnia
Everything penned by Roald Dahl (everything )
The gatefold covers of my parents records
I was an avid library goer and could easily go through 3 novels a week from age 7 and older.
Oh I cried when Aslan was killed "
Spoilers! |
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I can't choose just one. I remember Children on The Oregon Trail, The Saggy Baggy Elephant, Wind on The Willows, The Water Babies, Mrs Tiggywinkles Caravan and all the Beatrix Potter books from various stages of my childhood. Enid Blyton was a big favourite too Mallory Towers when I was about 10 and Brer Rabbit when I was younger |
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"Enid Blytons Famous Five.... read them over and over also loved 101 Dalmations x"
Did you ever read the second book, Starlight Barking.
Another vote for Mallory Towers, St Clares, Famous Five, Secret Seven, and the Chronicles of Narnia.
I'd also like to throw in Alice in Wonderland. |
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"I had several of the Richard Scarry books, favourite was "What Do People Do All Day"
the illustrations of all the animal characters were brilliant.
Being on the forums ... at least you now truly know what people do all day "
Yes |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton...our teacher used to read one chapter a week, and you could hear a pin drop when she did. Loved it"
This and another book by her think it was called The Wishing Chair  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Animals of Fathing Wood- made my cry though
I've completely forgotten about animals of Farthing Wood.
I loved that. but yes it made me cry. "
I remember running to my mum as I finished the book "Why'd he have to die mum!?" Proper melt down. |
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"Animals of Fathing Wood- made my cry though
I've completely forgotten about animals of Farthing Wood.
I loved that. but yes it made me cry.
I remember running to my mum as I finished the book "Why'd he have to die mum!?" Proper melt down."
I'm not sure I ever read the book but I watched the TV series and also there used to be an accompanying magazine and we used to get that.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I used to read adventure books that had choices of what to do at ghe end of each paragraph/page. Can't remember what they were x"
teacher read those to me too advanced
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"I used to read adventure books that had choices of what to do at ghe end of each paragraph/page. Can't remember what they were xteacher read those to me too advanced"
I was a very geeky child. Forever with my head buried in a book x |
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"I used to read adventure books that had choices of what to do at ghe end of each paragraph/page. Can't remember what they were xteacher read those to me too advanced
I was a very geeky child. Forever with my head buried in a book x"
Me too. Always. I’m still the same now. I don’t think it’s a bad thing though. |
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"I used to read adventure books that had choices of what to do at ghe end of each paragraph/page. Can't remember what they were xteacher read those to me too advanced
I was a very geeky child. Forever with my head buried in a book x
Me too. Always. I’m still the same now. I don’t think it’s a bad thing though. "
Me too. I love reading. Im re reading a series of books now for the third time x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I used to read adventure books that had choices of what to do at ghe end of each paragraph/page. Can't remember what they were xteacher read those to me too advanced
I was a very geeky child. Forever with my head buried in a book x
Me too. Always. I’m still the same now. I don’t think it’s a bad thing though.
Me too. I love reading. Im re reading a series of books now for the third time x"
took me forever to read my last book good book but the time |
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"Animals of Fathing Wood- made my cry though
I've completely forgotten about animals of Farthing Wood.
I loved that. but yes it made me cry.
I remember running to my mum as I finished the book "Why'd he have to die mum!?" Proper melt down.
I'm not sure I ever read the book but I watched the TV series and also there used to be an accompanying magazine and we used to get that.
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I read the book.. and the follow up book/s. I forget how many there imare. It was the last one that made me cry I think. Probably still very readable as an adult I imagine.
Also - My Family and other Animals - Gerrard Durrel
I'm a sucker for animals |
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"The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. Pure escapism for me. Followed by the Mallory Towers and St Clare’s books also by Enid Blyton. I really thought they were preparing me for my all girl secondry school. Enid missed out the crafty fags and sneaking out to meet boys and twagging off lessons chapters that we got up to at our school though. "
The wishing chair!
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"Animals of Fathing Wood- made my cry though
I've completely forgotten about animals of Farthing Wood.
I loved that. but yes it made me cry.
I remember running to my mum as I finished the book "Why'd he have to die mum!?" Proper melt down.
I'm not sure I ever read the book but I watched the TV series and also there used to be an accompanying magazine and we used to get that.
I read the book.. and the follow up book/s. I forget how many there imare. It was the last one that made me cry I think. Probably still very readable as an adult I imagine.
Also - My Family and other Animals - Gerrard Durrel
I'm a sucker for animals "
That is a brilliant book, I did my English Lit OLevel on that very book  damn that makes me sound old  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Animals of Fathing Wood- made my cry though
I've completely forgotten about animals of Farthing Wood.
I loved that. but yes it made me cry.
I remember running to my mum as I finished the book "Why'd he have to die mum!?" Proper melt down.
I'm not sure I ever read the book but I watched the TV series and also there used to be an accompanying magazine and we used to get that.
I read the book.. and the follow up book/s. I forget how many there imare. It was the last one that made me cry I think. Probably still very readable as an adult I imagine.
Also - My Family and other Animals - Gerrard Durrel
I'm a sucker for animals
That is a brilliant book, I did my English Lit OLevel on that very book damn that makes me sound old "
Only as old as me probably, that'd young |
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"Animals of Fathing Wood- made my cry though
I've completely forgotten about animals of Farthing Wood.
I loved that. but yes it made me cry.
I remember running to my mum as I finished the book "Why'd he have to die mum!?" Proper melt down.
I'm not sure I ever read the book but I watched the TV series and also there used to be an accompanying magazine and we used to get that.
I read the book.. and the follow up book/s. I forget how many there imare. It was the last one that made me cry I think. Probably still very readable as an adult I imagine.
Also - My Family and other Animals - Gerrard Durrel
I'm a sucker for animals
That is a brilliant book, I did my English Lit OLevel on that very book damn that makes me sound old
Only as old as me probably, that'd young "
Bless you, I am much older than that |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Enid Blyton for sure all that have been mentioned plus the find outers and the adventure ones too. Stig of the dump, the ship that flew and Brendon Chase as well as many pony stories too. Have kept most of my books and have replaced ones that I had lost. Will hopefully pass these on to my niece and nephew to enjoy! |
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