'Tree Climbing Days' Theme

[Leslie]

The International Tree Climbing Days (Aug. 1-5, 2014) & the International Tree Climbing Competition (which begins Aug. 2, 2014) inspired this Theme. The 'Tree Climbing Days' Theme challenge is to read a book about childhood or one about nature. Bonus if it has both!

[Diana S]

I read A Christmas Memory including One Christmas and A Thanksgiving Memory by Truman Capote (1/13/14). It's a new favorite! A dear Friend gave it to me this past Christmas. :)

[Jenny]

1. The Fish Can Sing by Halldor Laxness

[LauraT]

1 Mathew Green, Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend

[Charbel]

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

[Leslie]

Charbel wrote: "The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett."

:) I love this book!

[LauraT]

1 Mathew Green, Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend Read
2 Marie-Aude Murail, Oh, boy ! Reading now

[LauraT]

Leslie wrote: "Charbel wrote: "The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett."

:) I love this book!"

Me too, even if I prefere her The Secret Garden
When my son Massimo came to 10 years of age, since he was a great reader I gave him as a birthday present, my translation of a book by Frances Hodgson Burnett which had never been translated into italian: The Lost Prince

[Alannah]

Love this one, at the minute I can think of reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett which is sitting in my kindle.

[Sigourney]

Oh, this is lovely! I would probably go for Peter Pan, my ultimate childhood book, and there's plenty of nature in there too. :)

[Jenny]

2. The Grass Harp by Truman Capote

[Leslie]

1. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak

[dely]

Leslie wrote: "1. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak"

Didn't know this book was good for this challenge! Will add it too, I have read it.
Another thing: is The Book Thief considered YA? So it would fit also for the other challenge.

[dely]

1) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

[Leslie]

dely wrote: "Leslie wrote: "1. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak"

Didn't know this book was good for this challenge! Will add it too, I have read it.
Another thing: is The Book Thief considered YA? So it would ..."

Well, even though it isn't about nature, it is about childhood and how children view things so I thought it could count here. I assumed that it was considered YA by some of the awards it has been nominated for and/or won such as Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature (2007), Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen (2009), The Quill Award Nominee for Young Adult/Teen (2006), Teen Read Award Nominee for Best All-Time-Fave (2010), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Preis der Jugendjury (2009)

[dely]

Leslie wrote: "dely wrote: "Leslie wrote: "1. "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak"

Didn't know this book was good for this challenge! Will add it too, I have read it.
Another thing: is The Book Thief considered YA?..."

Thanks! Will add it also for that challenge ;)

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1. Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex
2. The Book Thief

[Leslie]

2. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

[LauraT]

1 Mathew Green, Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
2 Marie-Aude Murail, Oh, boy !
3 Jeffrey Eugenides,  Middlesex

[Petra]

1. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
2. Hexe

[Leslie]

4. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

[LauraT]

4. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy for me as well!

[Tweedledum]

Since "Tree Climbing Days" are now upon us I will declare my intention to read Wildwood: A Journey through Trees for a nature read and I'm in the middle of The Little Grey Men a classic children's book about three little gnomes who go on an epic journey up river. I never read this as a child but recently discovered it as an ebook.

[Evelyn]

Orphan Train

[Petra]

3. The Complete Essex County

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3. Five Quarters of the Orange

[dely]

2) Walden by Henry David Thoreau (nature)

[dely]

3) Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (nature)

[Leslie]

5. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (about childhood & growing up)

[Leslie]

Well I have a couple of books about growing up which are more about teenage years rather than childhood (Everything I Never Told You and Rotters (both audiobooks)) but that doesn't quite fit this theme.

Rootabaga Stories might count though...