Favorite grade school books?

[numbisanoldhat]

I was having this discussion elsewhere and thought perhaps members of this community would have some interesting selections...I'm going to assume that at least a few of you grew up as "bookworms" given your current membership in Academics Anon.

What is your favorite book when you were in grade school? I stumbled upon an old copy of A Wrinkle in

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[thickets]

I recently reread a lot of L'Engle myself. I remember really not getting a Wind in the Door, I think I was a bit young and all of the talk about mitochondria made it difficult for me to get through. But I read/listened to the audiobook last winter and wow ... it really is a wonderful book. "A Swiftly Tilting Planet" is still probably my favorite L'Engle though.

Lately I've been wanting to reread some Roald Dahl, especially Matilda.

A series that was incredibly important to me as a kid was the Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper.

And, finally, Peter Pan. :)

[numbisanoldhat]

Only yesterday did I realize that Wrinkle was part of a series - I had only read the one as a child. I'd like to finish the series though!

[kelaina]

As a spiritual person, I found L'Engle to be utterly beautiful as an adult. Her idea that everything is connected, while certainly not original, is very refreshing, mostly because we forget it.

Just so you know: It's Wrinkle, then Wind, then Planet then Many Waters. I think there's one more there too...oh yes. An Acceptable Time.

[bafooz]

Oh, I loved A Swiftly Tilting Planet - probably my favorite L'Engle, as well.

[historychick49]

Oh hey, I love the Dark is Rising Sequence too!

I remember reading "A Wind in the Door" and later feeling so excited when I found out that mitochondria are real.

[kelaina]

I actually looked up tesseracts earlier this week to see if they actually had to do with time/space continum.

They don't, but theory behind them IS referenced in Wrinkle, and COULD, possibly be theoretical turned to practical...in a few thousand years.