Thursday, March 31, 2011

My Childhood

My parents are in town for a week and they brought with them my childhood (one small fraction of the total childhood, I should say.)


Yes, my childhood can be summarized in mainly one word:


Books.  I read them constantly and wherever possible.


And now I'm reliving my eight year old self.  Topher asked me how they are and all I could say was:


I don't find myself connecting with the 13 year old characters as much as I did in my youth.

Shocking, I know.
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  1. AmandaMarch 31, 2011 at 4:44 AM

    Oh man I was a big reader too! All of my old books are still at my parents' house because I don't have room for them at mine, but I totally can't wait to get my hands on them again!

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  2. CarrieMarch 31, 2011 at 4:58 AM

    Ooooh girl! I would have bet $100 you were a BSC fanatic too. Who's your favorite? DON'T SAY KRISTY OR MARY-ANN. They're the worst.

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  3. SnowflakeBritMarch 31, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    You're so lucky you still have them all, we had to get rid of all my Enid Blyton's during the numerous house moves when I was younger!
    Wish I'd kept them now

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  4. Emma9405March 31, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    Dude, I was such a reader. Still am, really. The BSC were so awesome. Did you know that the author of Sweet Valley High is publishing a new book? It takes place 10 years later. Elizabeth and Jessica hate each other. All kinds of drama. I can't WAIT to pick it up!

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  5. NodakademicMarch 31, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    I loved the American Girl books and Goosebumps! Hah, fun.

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  6. catieMarch 31, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    oooohhh! books! that would be the one word i would use to describe myself as a kid, too. my parents just downsized their home and we got rid of a lot of mine, but i save all the BSC and American girl books...just couldn't let them go. :)

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  7. JessiMarch 31, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    Pretty sure I owned every one of those books at some point. Goosebumps and American Girls were THE best back in the day!

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  8. MarieMarch 31, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    I was obsessed with BSC too! I think i read every book...loved them. Mom finally said I coulnd't buy anymore, as the bookshelves were overflowing, but we utilized the heck out of that library card.

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  9. ColleenMarch 31, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    I loved Goosebumps, RL Stein, and BSC. I would love to read BSC again to see if I would enjoy them but we gave them all away :(

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  10. TiffanyMarch 31, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    OMG, Goosebumps!!! I loved to read as a kid, but I just can't get into it now. I'd much rather watch the movie version that read the book. I guess I just feel like I'm wasting so much time?

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  11. MayLoveMarch 31, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    I was a huge reader as a kid too- I spent so much time in libraries it was ridiculous. No wonder I'm such a loner now! Heehee. My favorite was "The Saddle Club" (the horse version of BSC). Unfortunately my mom is so unsentimental, and gets rid of everything. I bought a few Saddle Club and Fear Street Saga books a year or so ago - the Fear Street was still ok, but I couldn't take the Saddle Club. Guess my tastes have "matured" LOL

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  12. LatteLoveMarch 31, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    yay for american girl and babysitters club! too funny.
    ahh scholastic books, and being 13 again.

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  13. SarahMarch 31, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Wow...my library looked eerily similar to yours. I was a HUGE BSC, American Girl and Sweet Valley Fan. I also LOVE Anne of Green Gables...like obsessively!

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  14. steph cMarch 31, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Oh my gosh, you had everything! I had most of the American Girl ones, but totally borrowed all my BSC and Boxcar Children books! I also think my mom gave most of mine away a while ago.. oh well.

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  15. JessicaMarch 31, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    I had Boxcar Children, Babysitters Club and Goosebumps!! I never got into the American Girl books though. I LOVE that you still have all your books. :D

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  16. JessicaMarch 31, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    I had Boxcar Children, Babysitters Club and Goosebumps!! I never got into the American Girl books though. I LOVE that you still have all your books. :D

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  17. stelleMarch 31, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    I read a lot of the same books! In fact, I started recollecting my BSC collection last year and it's been fun. I started rereading, in hopes of blogging about them but then wedding planning got in the way. It's funny, they still act a lot older than 13 to me. I tend to "look up to them" in the same way. I guess that might never change.

    I have all my books but since we haven't gotten around to getting bookcases in our house, they are sadly sitting in bags. Sigh. Soon!

    Thanks for sharing this!

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  18. fromscratchblogMarch 31, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    I had so many of those books in my own collection! Goosebumps, American Girl, Babysitters Club...ahh, such a trip down memory lane. :)

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  19. ColeMarch 31, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Haha, why on earth don't you connect with them? :)
    I love that you have BSC books, a couple of years ago my BFF & I found a ton at a garage sale and bought them all.
    Did you ever read 10 kids no pets? That was my all time favorite Ann M. Martin book.
    Clearly I was a bit of a nerdy child.

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  20. LaylaMarch 31, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    I will never forget coming down with chicken pox in 3rd grade and sending my dad to the bookstore with a list, and him coming back with every Sweet Valley Twin book that was out at that time. I was hooked and read my head off after that.

    Did you hear Diablo Cody is writing and producing a Sweet Valley High movie? Best. News. EVER.

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  21. A Long Far ViewMarch 31, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Um, I'm currently re-reading the BSC Super Special "Snowbound." After that I shall read Baby-Sitters Island Adventure. Why yes, this is what I do when I'm totally stressed out and don't want to face real life. Who wouldn't want to go back to 13 year old problems??

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  22. DeannaApril 1, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    gah!! we read all the same books (except Goosebumps... never got into those). I still have all of mine, and I can't wait to force my kids to read them. This post made me smile, thanks!

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  23. BigAppleNoshApril 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    What a blast from the past - I read like crazy when I was growing up as well!

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  24. completelyrandomsallyApril 3, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    I read all the time when I was kid. I think I had a lot of those books as well.

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  25. KatieApril 5, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    Ah! I pretty much have the same collection! American Girls...gotta have them...GOOSEBUMPS! LOVE!

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