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I forgot about this one.
"My Side of the Mountain" it really captured my imagination and I wanted my own hawk. I was sure that I could run away and live on a mountain if I had to. I think it was made into a movie as well. |
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the ones i've forgotten about are those , I think in a series , where the story line is something to do with buffalos , but can't for the life of any remaining brain cell remember much more .
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A company called "Applewood Books" reprinted excellent fascimilies of the original versions of the first dozen or so "Hardy Boys" books a few years ago. I'm not sure if they're still in print, but they're easy to get 2nd hand on Amazon, etc.
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And then there's the child's book about a native girl left alone on an island with dolphins for friends. Don't recall the title, but I think it's still considered a classic.
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http://www.amazon.com/Island-Blue-Do...dp/0440940001/ "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott ODell. Text says it was based on a true story. I don't think I knew that! |
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I was a big fan of The Lemonade Trick, by Scott Corbett, and Space Cat, by Ruthven Todd. Both were illustrated by Paul Galdone, who seems to have illustrated my childhood. During my pre-teen years, I became a big fan of Henry Gregor Felsen, who wrote several books about teenagers, cars, and the dangers of driving badly. They had titles like Hot Rod, Road Rocket, and Crash Club, to name just a few. They were weird mixtures of juvenalia and gore. The other book that comes to mind is Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, which holds up better than the rest of the aforementioned books.
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I have to add "The Mouse and the Motorcyle", by Beverly Cleary.
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I just remembered one of my first books, given to me for Christmas by Mum & Dad (I only believed in Santa Claus insofar as believing in Santa Claus cheered my parents, which thus cheered me, which thus meant we were all happy and I got more presents). Anyway, the book was Rusty, the Nimble Numbat. Oh, look, ebay has one for sale:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=260211489912 I enjoyed that one. I'm not sure where it is, but probably still somewhere at Mum's place (she never chucks anything out). Cheers, Marc |
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