Saturday, October 27, 2012

Haunted Week 2012: Back from the Grave


{This Girl Reads}

We're halfway through Haunted Week today! Hopefully you haven't been scared out of your skin yet, because there's much more spooky to come!

Today, I'll be resurrecting some old favorites: books I read and loved when I was younger.

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler1. The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
I knew right away that this book would make the list—I adored this book when I was little. If you haven't heard of it, it's about a sister and brother who, because of the unjustly acts they're living through (chores and minuscule allowances—how dare!) run away and live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It's an adorable adventure and I'd read literally dozens of times—the characters were practically friends of mine.


Frindle2. Frindle
by Andrew Clements
I think this is probably the most well-known book on my list in the little kids to MG books area—but it really was one of my favorites. And I have a story to prove it: when I was about ten, I decided I loved it so much I was going to memorize the entire book. While probably impossible, I actually memorized an entire chapter of it before giving up, and to this day, I can still recite the first two paragraphs completely from memory. 



Ella Enchanted3. Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
I have no idea why, but out of all the books on this list, just thinking about this one makes me so nostalgic. I think it might be because it's a classic fairytale retelling—it's something pretty much all little girls adore. While I don't think I actually ever owned a copy of the book, but I checked it out from the library so many times, it was practically like the same thing. It will definitely go down in history as one of my favorite childhood novels.



4. Sideways Stories from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
This book is absolutely ridiculous. From kids who can only read when standing on their heads to teachers and classrooms that don't actually exist, this book is just filled with the most ridiculous stories of a skyscraper school where logic is completely thrown out of the window. I loved it, and the two other books about Wayside School, just for their absolute ridiculousness in every chapter.



Letters from Camp5. Letters from Camp
by Kate Klise
It was actually hard to pick this one, because I love a lot of the books Kate Klise has written because she uses a really unique writing technique. The entirety of Letters from Camp is written in letters, postcards, camp schedules, newspaper ads, and even initials carved in trees, and they're used to help a group of kids at camp solve a huge mystery. The whole idea is so original and the book so good that it was one of my favorite books for years. 


So those are some of the many, many books I loved when I was younger that I brought back from the grave for you guys. Would you bring back any of the same ones? What books would you go grave-digging for?

14 comments:

  1. I've only read one of the books on your list! (Wow, now you can recommend me some stuff!) But I definitely recommend the movie, to go with that awesome book. ;)

    So, did you ever read Just Ella? Totally based after Ella Enchanted, but I don't think it's by the same author. But I loved it too! :D

    Great post, Chey! ;F

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    1. Woohoo! I knew this day would come! ;D And I will definitely watch the movie!

      No... *adds to multi-page list of Meg-recommended things to check out*

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  2. Ella Enchanted is on my TBR list. Sadly, I haven't heard about the others, so I'm going to check them out! Thanks for sharing, Cheyenne. :)
    Here is childhood favorites.

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    1. Well, I definitely recommend it! And all the other ones too. (:

      Thanks for the link! (:

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  3. Ha ha! We have another shared thing...I also have 'From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler' on my list! And I'm practically almost old! Here's my list: http://inkandpage.me/haunted-week-2012-back-from-the-grave/. My daughter has 'Ella Enchanted' (I've only seen the movie) but I haven't heard of the others on your list.

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    1. Oh, that's great! It really is a terrific book. (: I'll check out your post!

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  4. I am really enjoying participating in haunted week! Thanks for setting this up.

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    1. I'm so glad you're enjoying it! (: I'm enjoying reading everyone's posts!

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  5. Ahhh I'm having intense nostalgia right now. I read and loved the first four on your list, especially Ella enchanted.

    My childhood favorites post can be found here: http://abeautyandthebook.blogspot.com/2012/10/haunted-week-day-4-back-from-grave.html

    As you can tell, I went a bit overboard on my list. Heheh. I couldn't help myself....

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    1. Awe, I'm glad we've read some of the same books! I loved them all so much as a kid. No problem with going overboard—the more the merrier! (:

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  6. Ella Enchanted was definitely one of my favorites! I remember getting Frindle at the library, but I never actually read it.

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    1. I'm so glad so many people read Ella Enchanted and loved it as much as I did! Frindle is a really great book too. (:

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  7. I definitely remember reading Ella Enchanted! And Frindle... I remember that one cause I failed the AR test for it, but it was a good book. I was just too stubborn to finish it :)
    Great choices!

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