Kids books from my youth..

Books I enjoyed as a kid and young adult - and the classic children's literature from days when writing for kids didn't mean using words of two syllables or less...

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1	Hollow Tree House by Enid Blyton 4.24 avg rating — 555 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce 3.91 avg rating — 9,130 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The School at the Chalet (The Chalet School, #1) by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer 4.05 avg rating — 3,718 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Ghosts I Have Been (Blossom Culp #2) by Richard Peck 4.03 avg rating — 2,094 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1) by Arthur Ransome 3.99 avg rating — 30,497 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	King Stork by Howard Pyle 3.82 avg rating — 188 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) by C.S. Lewis 4.04 avg rating — 478,767 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,132,161 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Secret of the Minstrel’s Guitar (Dana Girls, #29) by Carolyn Keene 3.52 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Forever . . . by Judy Blume (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 58,392 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Mystery of the Stone Tiger (Dana Girls, #25) by Carolyn Keene 3.71 avg rating — 136 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1) by Sue Townsend 3.88 avg rating — 46,049 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Secret of the Magic Pen (Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller #8) by Francine Pascal (Goodreads Author) (Creator) 3.76 avg rating — 159 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Smuggler Ben by Enid Blyton 3.80 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery 4.28 avg rating — 860,613 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Twins at St Clare's by Enid Blyton 4.04 avg rating — 12,198 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Enchanted Wood (The Faraway Tree, #1) by Enid Blyton 4.23 avg rating — 26,651 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Buried Secrets (The Nancy Drew Files, #10) by Carolyn Keene 3.79 avg rating — 596 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Kachina Doll Mystery (Nancy Drew, #62) by Carolyn Keene 3.88 avg rating — 1,808 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #25) by Carolyn Keene 3.90 avg rating — 6,221 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Mystery in Arizona (Trixie Belden, #6) by Julie Campbell 4.10 avg rating — 3,520 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	My Friend Flicka (Flicka, #1) by Mary O'Hara 4.16 avg rating — 28,442 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1) by Eleanor H. Porter 3.99 avg rating — 82,404 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars