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TiminCalifornia
A Wind in the Door | Madeleine L'Engle
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Last post for my
#childhoodmemories collection
Someday I need to reread this series.

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#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread
#madeleinelengle

Amiable Oh, I loved these books so much when I was a kid. 🥰 3y
Skyrimir I‘ve always loved these covers. Mine are falling apart, but I refuse to get newer editions! 3y
TiminCalifornia @Amiable @Skyrimir Same here. These were great. The Swiftly Tilting Planet cover sure has that early ‘80s vibe going. It‘s dated like me! 3y
CornerLibrarian I am always amazed that she was 41 when this book was published and had been turned down so many times by publishers! 3y
Amiable @TiminCalifornia I‘m pretty sure I still my ‘80s-era copy that has that exact cover! 😀 3y
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TiminCalifornia
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Judy Blume. Funny these are still on my shelves. I actually didn‘t like Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great. Then Again Maybe I Won‘t left me confused and angry. Took me a long time to figure out why.
#childhoodmemories is my #decembermonthlymotif
#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread
#judyblume

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TiminCalifornia
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This thin pamphlet must have been a novelty gift from the Milwaukee Optical Manufacturing Company decades ago. There are no author or picture credits. As a child I loved looking at the pictures and reading other countries‘ Christmas traditions.
#childhoodmemories is my #decembermonthlymotif
#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread
#christmasbooks

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TiminCalifornia
A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens
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I bought this new in 1981 for $0.49 and have read it nearly every year since.
#childhoodmemories is my #decembermonthlymotif
#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread
#dickens
#christmasbooks

CogsOfEncouragement Love this story. 3y
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TiminCalifornia
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Christmas week is here! Mr. Grinch is going to represent for the many beloved Dr. Seuss books from childhood.

#childhoodmemories is my #decembermonthlymotif
#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread
#drseuss
#christmasbooks

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TiminCalifornia
The Saturdays | Elizabeth Enright
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This is the book that made me want to live in a city. Also I remembered the acronym ISAAC forever. The Independent Saturday Afternoon Adventure Club.
#childhoodmemories is my #decembermonthlymotif
#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread

Chrissyreadit I loved this book! My kids did too ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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TiminCalifornia
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First epistolary and to this day I don‘t think I have read a book comprised of letters or journals I didn‘t like. Even if the premise doesn‘t sound particularly interesting, I‘ll add an epistolary novel to my TBR stack!
#childhoodmemories is my #decembermonthlymotif
#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread #epistolary

TheAromaofBooks This is one of my favorites although I love the sequel, Dear Enemy, even more!! 3y
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TiminCalifornia
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In one story a boy wins a horse in a contest and takes it to live in his city apartment. At 7 years old I tried to use this to counter Mom‘s assertions that a horse is “too expensive” and we “don‘t have a place to keep a horse”.
#childhoodmemories is my #decembermonthlymotif
#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread

TheSpineView I bugged my parents to death and they gave me in. Later they told me they were afraid I would lose interest after they spent a bunch of money. Now here I am 50 years later still have a horse and ride regularly. 3y
TiminCalifornia @TheSpineView They are such noble looking creatures. Love having animals in my life though I never did get a horse. 3y
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TiminCalifornia
The Great Brain at the Academy | John D. Fitzgerald
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Read these books countless times as evidenced by their tattered covers. Probably my first realization that I can utterly escape into a book, live with characters in another world. The Great Brain at the Academy was my favorite of the series. #childhoodmemories is my #decembermonthlymotif
#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread #thegreatbrain

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TiminCalifornia
Forbidden Chest #24 | Margaret Sutton
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More books that made their way from Mom‘s bookshelf to mine. These were DNF for me. I tried more than once but they never held my interest. #childhoodmemories is my #decembermonthlymotif
#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread #judybolton