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Twilight Saga and Harry Potter :))those two series made me a bookworm
In grade school I grew up reading and loving the Amelia Bedilia books
they were so funny and I just love the good nature of the books. I don't believe I have read all of them but I plan to go to the library and dig for some of the books :)I remember reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
in the fifth grade, It's such a vivid memory because I remember looking me and Tt searching for it in our elementary Library and being so excited about it lol and my Harry Potter obsession started from there!
Beatrice wrote: "Twilight Saga and Harry Potter :))those two series made me a bookworm"
I agree on Harry Potter! I was such a book worm after that book and Twilight I started it alil before the movie came out, I knew nothing about it :/
Harry Potter series is the best one ever. :D I still remember that my friend didn't want to lend me his book to me..Until my aunt gave me 1 treasure chest of HP books :)
That's so funny he didn't want to lend it to you but I don't blame him! lol I have like multiple copies of some of the HP books I need to get rid of some :)
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For fun I was reading Stephen King, Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine (Fear Street), and Francine Pascal (Sweet Valley High).
Alice Belikov wrote: "That's so funny he didn't want to lend it to you but I don't blame him! lol I have like multiple copies of some of the HP books I need to get rid of some :)"He's scared that I might damage his so called 'Precious book'. after I got my book set. I did this... >:P
Sheri wrote: "LOL! I don't remember that long ago :)For fun I was reading Stephen King, Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine (Fear Street), and Francine Pascal (Sweet Valley High)."
Have you read the thirst series?
Beatrice wrote: "Alice Belikov wrote: "That's so funny he didn't want to lend it to you but I don't blame him! lol I have like multiple copies of some of the HP books I need to get rid of some :)"He's scared tha..."
Lmao! I bet you did, Harry Potter is a classic book in my opinion :)
Did you guys have to read Beowulf
in High School? OMG I feel bad saying this but I thought it was EXTREMELY BORING! I couldn't get into it and the language was sooo confusing, i still don't know what its about but luckily I'm good at scanning so I didn't fail any quizzes on this book ha!
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No, I think those ones are newer. I haven't read any of his books in a while. Are they good?
Yes, I believe it's the newer ones by Christopher Pike and YES they are good. I've only read the first one back in 09 but have the second book sitting and waiting on my shelf :/ If your into the whole Vamp thing you should like them.
Robii wrote: "I'm not in High School yet, but I'll be in fall..."Cool, I would say you can get a head start on these books but times have changed. In English class we would read a lot of Shakespeare like Romeo Juliet but know teachers are assigning books like 'The Hunger Games' which is so funny and crazy to me but I guess things have to change at some point.
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I remember reading
and
...both excellent books.
For assigned reading we had to read
, which I kinda liked. I hated
. For fun, I read stuff like
oh wow! I remember reading some of these books!
Alice Belikov wrote: "Did you guys have to read Beowulf in High School? OMG I feel bad saying this but I thought it was EXTREMELY BORING! I couldn't get into it and the language was sooo confus..."I had to read it, didn't like it either lol
lol I'm glad I'm not the only one! Did you read Dante's Inferno?
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That's all I can think of right now... there's plenty more. Some were for fun, others for school. Of the school ones, a few I loathed (Heart of Darkness) and some I adored (The Martian Chronicles).
Harry Potter and Twilight weren't written yet when I was in High School...
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Me too :)
Alana (aka ◘Whiplash◘) wrote: "Harry Potter and Twilight weren't written yet when I was in High School..."The first couple Harry Potter Books may have been published, but Twilight wasn't written for sure
Tammy wrote: "Alana (aka ◘Whiplash◘) wrote: "Harry Potter and Twilight weren't written yet when I was in High School..."The first couple Harry Potter Books may have been published, but Twilight wasn't written ..."
I was in college when the first HP was published
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[bookcover:Jane Eyr..."Are the secret circle books any good Alana? Im loving the t.v. series and would love to read the book once I can get to 'em
The only books I remember reading and loving were S.E.HINTON'S YA novella's such as the infamous OUTSIDERS. It's because of books such as Tex, Rumble Fish and That was then this is now, that I became an author. After reading all her books I couldn't find anything remotely similar.
There's was me thinking I'd found a whole in the marketplace. Well I have, unfortunately, it's still a unknown genre that agents won't take a chance on.
Maybe one day........
I remember it was in high school in the library were I saw my first book on chess. It had never dawned on me that there would be books to help you learn how to play better.My mother taught me to play but never let me win, ever. Looking back I am glad of that. I read every book on chess I could get my hands on during high school until I could beat my mother playing chess.
The only down side is I have a real problem losing at anything! Bad enough my wife says I need therapy about this and she refuses to play certain games with me because I am such a sore loser, if I lose!
Tt wrote: "Are the secret circle books any good Alana? Im loving the t.v. series and would love to read the book once I can get to 'em "I loved them in HighSchool... have reread them several times. Now that I'm 35... not quite as good as they once were... but still a solid 4♥'s for me. It is YA, but it's sweet.
When I was in school I loved Christopher Pike, RL Stine, Francine Pascal, and Lurlene McDaniel. YA lit has changed just a tad from when I was in school.
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These were all my favorites :)
I am currently a freshman in high school! So far this year we have read.1. Great Expectations
2. Catcher in the Rye
3. To Kill A Mockingbird
I HAVE LOVED ALL OF THEM <3
The lord of the Flies and The outsiders. probably showing my age!
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does anyone know any good books to read that are by american authors and are written between 1800-1899I have to read one for english but I don't want to be stuck with a boring book!!!!!!!!
Princess, when you say 'good' you mean...? Lol. I'm asking because I've picked out books for my daughters and they complain about how boring they are!I'd suggest The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott or The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
When I was in high school, I read *a lot* of Stephen King. The Shining had just been released, and I devoured it! I also enjoyed John Saul, Dean R. Koontz, and Ray Bradbury.
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I haven't read The Scarlet Letter and had a hard time getting through Little Women. I plan to try reading that one again sometime, though.
Alice Belikov wrote: "Beatrice wrote: "Alice Belikov wrote: "That's so funny he didn't want to lend it to you but I don't blame him! lol I have like multiple copies of some of the HP books I need to get rid of some :)"..."I agree. and an epic one!
I couldn't even remember all the books I read in HS, there were so many both for school and for personal choice. But some of the really memorable ones were
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, and my favorite book to this day,
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Lori wrote: "I couldn't even remember all the books I read in HS, there were so many both for school and for personal choice. But some of the really memorable ones were Oh, I loved 1984 and Brave New World!
Lol. That's for sure. I will definitely agree with the Anne Rice and Catcher in the Rye, though!
Of Mice and Men, I am David, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Lord of the Rings, The Giver, Harry Potter series, Gallagher Girls, Pretty Little Liars, Hunger Games, Snitch, Perfect Chemistry series, Dark-Hunters are just to name a few and also, some of these are recent because I'm starting my last year of school in a week.
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Name some of the books you remember reading in school, it doesn't have to be just High School either. Just a fun topic for everyone to remember the School days with reading :)