67/100
Ok so I've been enjoying this coutdown of the Top 100 Children's Novels froma poll taken on a School Library Journal blog by Fuse #8. I love books and I of course especially love books for Children and Young Adults so now that someone has kindly turned this into meme form, I'm a-doing it. Bolding what I've read. Guess I'll italicize what I'm getting ready to read (since I put several onhold after reading the descriptions!
Complete List of the Top 100 Children's Novels Poll
100. The Egypt Game - Snyder (1967)
99. The Indian in the Cupboard - Banks (1980)
98. Children of Green Knowe - Boston (1954) (Actually right in the middle of this!)
97. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - DiCamillo (2006)
96. The Witches - Dahl (1983) (Seeing the movie as a kid actually kept me away. Also, after reading Boy as a kid, I stayed away from Dahl for a while. It was the addendicitis bit that did me in.)
95. Pippi Longstocking - Lindgren (1950) (If you've seen it, I DARE you not to hum the theme to The New Adventures. I can't help it!)
94. Swallows and Amazons - Ransome (1930)
93. Caddie Woodlawn - Brink (1935)
92. Ella Enchanted - Levine (1997) (I liked the movie better. Guess I'll have to try reading it again?)
91. Sideways Stories from Wayside School - Sachar (1978)
90. Sarah, Plain and Tall - MacLachlan (1985)
89. Ramona and Her Father - Cleary (1977) (They blend together in my mind, but I MUST have read this--my 2nd grade teacher made the mistake of seating me at a desk filled with Beverly Cleary books. Because I kept reading in class. Anyone else see the mistake?)
88. The High King - Alexander (1968) (Looyd Alexander is up there in my favorites. I blame Aunt Lauren.)
87. The View from Saturday - Konigsburg (1996)
86. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Rowling (1999)
85. On the Banks of Plum Creek - Wilder (1937)
84. The Little White Horse - Goudge (1946)
83. The Thief - Turner (1997) (Read this a few weeks ago because of this list)
82. The Book of Three - Alexander (1964)
81. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon - Lin (2009)
80. The Graveyard Book - Gaiman (2008)
79. All-of-a-Kind-Family - Taylor (1951)
78. Johnny Tremain - Forbes (1943)
77. The City of Ember - DuPrau (2003)
76. Out of the Dust - Hesse (1997)
75. Love That Dog - Creech (2001)
74. The Borrowers - Norton (1953) (I discovered my mom's book with the first three books bound together as one volume. It's currently on the bookshelf here.)
73. My Side of the Mountain - George (1959)
72. My Father's Dragon - Gannett (1948)
71. The Bad Beginning - Snicket (1999) ( I really DO need to read this!)
70. Betsy-Tacy - Lovelace (1940) (I may have read at least part of this, though I've read quite a bit of the series. I was a little old for the first few books when I discovered her, though)
69. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Stewart ( 2007)
68. Walk Two Moons - Creech (1994)
67. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher - Coville (1991)
66. Henry Huggins - Cleary (1950)
65. Ballet Shoes - Stratfeild (1936)
64. A Long Way from Chicago - Peck (1998) (LOVE Richard Peck. Excellent historical fiction. Adore Blossom Culp.)
63. Gone-Away Lake - Enright (1957)
62. The Secret of the Old Clock - Keene (1959) (I believe I've read all but half a book of the originals, though I may have gone back during middle school to finish that off. Hey, it was overdue!)
61. Stargirl - Spinelli (2000)
60. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - Avi (1990)
59. Inkheart - Funke (2003)
58. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Aiken (1962) (I love the movie and tried to unsuccessfully find the book in college but couldn't. Now, I've started it and it's waiting for me on the couch!)
57. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Cleary (1981)
56. Number the Stars - Lowry (1989)
55. The Great Gilly Hopkins - Paterson (1978)
54. The BFG - Dahl (1982)
53. Wind in the Willows - Grahame (1908)
52. The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007)
51. The Saturdays - Enright (1941)
50. Island of the Blue Dolphins - O'Dell (1960)
49. Frindle - Clements (1996)
48. The Penderwicks - Birdsall (2005)
47. Bud, Not Buddy - Curtis (1999)
46. Where the Red Fern Grows - Rawls (1961)
45. The Golden Compass - Pullman (1995)
44. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Blume (1972)
43. Ramona the Pest - Cleary (1968)
42. Little House on the Prairie - Wilder (1935)
41. The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Speare (1958) (I found that I really like her historical fiction, though now I learn a lot of it isn't PC)
40. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Baum (1900)
39. When You Reach Me - Stead (2009)
38. HP and the Order of the Phoenix - Rowling (2003)
37. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Taylor (1976) (I don't remember why I was searching for it, but I remember going in the library for what seemed like months waiting for it to be on the shelf!)
36. Are You there, God? It's Me, Margaret - Blume (1970)
35. HP and the Goblet of Fire - Rowling (2000)
34. The Watson's Go to Birmingham - Curtis (1995)
33. James and the Giant Peach - Dahl (1961)
32. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - O'Brian (1971)
31. Half Magic - Eager (1954)
30. Winnie-the-Pooh - Milne (1926)
29. The Dark Is Rising - Cooper (1973) (LOVE. I especially love the ending of Over SEa, Under Stone because I could GET when that little boy was figuring it out, how that feels... Especially great if you enjoy King Arthur legends.)
28. A Little Princess - Burnett (1905) (Wanting to reread this now )
27. Alice I and II - Carroll (1865/72)
26. Hatchet - Paulsen (1989)
25. Little Women - Alcott (1868/9)
24. HP and the Deathly Hallows - Rowling (2007)
23. Little House in the Big Woods - Wilder (1932)
22. The Tale of Despereaux - DiCamillo (2003)
21. The Lightening Thief - Riordan (2005)
20. Tuck Everlasting - Babbitt (1975) (I hated this book because it made me sad. That was all.)
19. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Dahl (1964)
18. Matilda - Dahl (1988)
17. Maniac Magee - Spinelli (1990) (Had to read this two years in a row for school, which bothered me)
16. Harriet the Spy - Fitzhugh (1964)
15. Because of Winn-Dixie - DiCamillo (2000)
14. HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Rowling (1999)
13. Bridge to Terabithia - Paterson (1977) (Also hated because it made me sad.)
12. The Hobbit - Tolkien (1938)
11. The Westing Game - Raskin (1978) (LOVE Ellen Raskin. This and The Tattooed Potato are my faves. The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon, I Mean Noel really isn't far behind.)
10. The Phantom Tollbooth - Juster (1961) (The wordplay in this book is fabulous. REcently revisited, a few months ago. Have yet to see the movie, though I did get it out at one point)
9. Anne of Green Gables - Montgomery (1908) (Read this recently thanks to Nana's glowing reviews. Loved it, of course)
8. The Secret Garden - Burnett (1911)
7. The Giver -Lowry (1993)
6. Holes - Sachar (1998)
5. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - Koningsburg (1967)
4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Lewis (1950)
3. Harry Potter #1 - Rowling (1997)
2. A Wrinkle in Time - L'Engle (1962)
1. Charlotte's Web - White (1952)
67/100 with 3 I'm working on. (two quite literally, it's odd how I can start two books at once...) So many I want to read still!
~kiki
Complete List of the Top 100 Children's Novels Poll
100. The Egypt Game - Snyder (1967)
99. The Indian in the Cupboard - Banks (1980)
98. Children of Green Knowe - Boston (1954) (Actually right in the middle of this!)
97. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - DiCamillo (2006)
96. The Witches - Dahl (1983) (Seeing the movie as a kid actually kept me away. Also, after reading Boy as a kid, I stayed away from Dahl for a while. It was the addendicitis bit that did me in.)
95. Pippi Longstocking - Lindgren (1950) (If you've seen it, I DARE you not to hum the theme to The New Adventures. I can't help it!)
94. Swallows and Amazons - Ransome (1930)
93. Caddie Woodlawn - Brink (1935)
92. Ella Enchanted - Levine (1997) (I liked the movie better. Guess I'll have to try reading it again?)
91. Sideways Stories from Wayside School - Sachar (1978)
90. Sarah, Plain and Tall - MacLachlan (1985)
89. Ramona and Her Father - Cleary (1977) (They blend together in my mind, but I MUST have read this--my 2nd grade teacher made the mistake of seating me at a desk filled with Beverly Cleary books. Because I kept reading in class. Anyone else see the mistake?)
88. The High King - Alexander (1968) (Looyd Alexander is up there in my favorites. I blame Aunt Lauren.)
87. The View from Saturday - Konigsburg (1996)
86. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Rowling (1999)
85. On the Banks of Plum Creek - Wilder (1937)
84. The Little White Horse - Goudge (1946)
83. The Thief - Turner (1997) (Read this a few weeks ago because of this list)
82. The Book of Three - Alexander (1964)
81. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon - Lin (2009)
80. The Graveyard Book - Gaiman (2008)
79. All-of-a-Kind-Family - Taylor (1951)
78. Johnny Tremain - Forbes (1943)
77. The City of Ember - DuPrau (2003)
76. Out of the Dust - Hesse (1997)
75. Love That Dog - Creech (2001)
74. The Borrowers - Norton (1953) (I discovered my mom's book with the first three books bound together as one volume. It's currently on the bookshelf here.)
73. My Side of the Mountain - George (1959)
72. My Father's Dragon - Gannett (1948)
71. The Bad Beginning - Snicket (1999) ( I really DO need to read this!)
70. Betsy-Tacy - Lovelace (1940) (I may have read at least part of this, though I've read quite a bit of the series. I was a little old for the first few books when I discovered her, though)
69. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Stewart ( 2007)
68. Walk Two Moons - Creech (1994)
67. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher - Coville (1991)
66. Henry Huggins - Cleary (1950)
65. Ballet Shoes - Stratfeild (1936)
64. A Long Way from Chicago - Peck (1998) (LOVE Richard Peck. Excellent historical fiction. Adore Blossom Culp.)
63. Gone-Away Lake - Enright (1957)
62. The Secret of the Old Clock - Keene (1959) (I believe I've read all but half a book of the originals, though I may have gone back during middle school to finish that off. Hey, it was overdue!)
61. Stargirl - Spinelli (2000)
60. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - Avi (1990)
59. Inkheart - Funke (2003)
58. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Aiken (1962) (I love the movie and tried to unsuccessfully find the book in college but couldn't. Now, I've started it and it's waiting for me on the couch!)
57. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Cleary (1981)
56. Number the Stars - Lowry (1989)
55. The Great Gilly Hopkins - Paterson (1978)
54. The BFG - Dahl (1982)
53. Wind in the Willows - Grahame (1908)
52. The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007)
51. The Saturdays - Enright (1941)
50. Island of the Blue Dolphins - O'Dell (1960)
49. Frindle - Clements (1996)
48. The Penderwicks - Birdsall (2005)
47. Bud, Not Buddy - Curtis (1999)
46. Where the Red Fern Grows - Rawls (1961)
45. The Golden Compass - Pullman (1995)
44. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Blume (1972)
43. Ramona the Pest - Cleary (1968)
42. Little House on the Prairie - Wilder (1935)
41. The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Speare (1958) (I found that I really like her historical fiction, though now I learn a lot of it isn't PC)
40. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Baum (1900)
39. When You Reach Me - Stead (2009)
38. HP and the Order of the Phoenix - Rowling (2003)
37. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Taylor (1976) (I don't remember why I was searching for it, but I remember going in the library for what seemed like months waiting for it to be on the shelf!)
36. Are You there, God? It's Me, Margaret - Blume (1970)
35. HP and the Goblet of Fire - Rowling (2000)
34. The Watson's Go to Birmingham - Curtis (1995)
33. James and the Giant Peach - Dahl (1961)
32. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - O'Brian (1971)
31. Half Magic - Eager (1954)
30. Winnie-the-Pooh - Milne (1926)
29. The Dark Is Rising - Cooper (1973) (LOVE. I especially love the ending of Over SEa, Under Stone because I could GET when that little boy was figuring it out, how that feels... Especially great if you enjoy King Arthur legends.)
28. A Little Princess - Burnett (1905) (Wanting to reread this now )
27. Alice I and II - Carroll (1865/72)
26. Hatchet - Paulsen (1989)
25. Little Women - Alcott (1868/9)
24. HP and the Deathly Hallows - Rowling (2007)
23. Little House in the Big Woods - Wilder (1932)
22. The Tale of Despereaux - DiCamillo (2003)
21. The Lightening Thief - Riordan (2005)
20. Tuck Everlasting - Babbitt (1975) (I hated this book because it made me sad. That was all.)
19. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Dahl (1964)
18. Matilda - Dahl (1988)
17. Maniac Magee - Spinelli (1990) (Had to read this two years in a row for school, which bothered me)
16. Harriet the Spy - Fitzhugh (1964)
15. Because of Winn-Dixie - DiCamillo (2000)
14. HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Rowling (1999)
13. Bridge to Terabithia - Paterson (1977) (Also hated because it made me sad.)
12. The Hobbit - Tolkien (1938)
11. The Westing Game - Raskin (1978) (LOVE Ellen Raskin. This and The Tattooed Potato are my faves. The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon, I Mean Noel really isn't far behind.)
10. The Phantom Tollbooth - Juster (1961) (The wordplay in this book is fabulous. REcently revisited, a few months ago. Have yet to see the movie, though I did get it out at one point)
9. Anne of Green Gables - Montgomery (1908) (Read this recently thanks to Nana's glowing reviews. Loved it, of course)
8. The Secret Garden - Burnett (1911)
7. The Giver -Lowry (1993)
6. Holes - Sachar (1998)
5. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - Koningsburg (1967)
4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Lewis (1950)
3. Harry Potter #1 - Rowling (1997)
2. A Wrinkle in Time - L'Engle (1962)
1. Charlotte's Web - White (1952)
67/100 with 3 I'm working on. (two quite literally, it's odd how I can start two books at once...) So many I want to read still!
~kiki