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myLot reputation of 98/100. marguicha (10882)   ranked 20 out of 9,001 in reading 2 years ago

It seems to me that all of us can name stories we loved when we were little. And them for those that like to read, there are many books for adults that each one of us cherishes and rereads.
But when we reached our teen, it was not so easy to find a book. Some were too childish (and I read them but didn´t comment with my friendslol), other´s were really books for adults and I took a lot of thinking to read them then.
I read the "Anne of Green Gables" books when I was starting my teens and loved them. But I prefered the first one: I did not like Anne to turn into a normal lady.
I reread several times the books the Laura Ingalls wrote. I confess that I still read them.
My first "adult" book was Demian by Hermann Hesse. After that I also read Sydharta. And about 16, I read some of the books that John Steinbeck wrote and fell in love with him.
What were your favorite books from, let´s say, 13 to 18? Why? Answering this post would also help a mylotter friend who has a teenages girl.
Take care!happywink

 

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Sandra1952 (3179) response was accepted on 12/19/2010.
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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. mjcookie (1062)   ranked 1,778 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I am still a teen.happy I enjoyed reading the whole Twilight saga though I would say I am not a really big fan of them as most girls are. I also loved reading John Grisham's The Client and Dan Brown's Angels and Demons. Both novels kept my attention to the books--they had a lot of thrilling, exciting scenes that kept me turning the pages.


myLot reputation of 98/100. marguicha (10882)   ranked 20 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

I liked The Cliet very much too. And I liked the picture that was made from the book. Usually after I read a book, I find that the picture does not reflect what was said in the book. It did not happent to me here.
Did you read Dan Brown´s Da Vinci Code?


myLot reputation of 97/100. mjcookie (1062)   ranked 1,778 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

I agree. Same thing happened to Twilight, New Moon, and Angels and Demons. I haven't read the Da Vinci Code yet. wink

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (24673)   ranked 14 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I liked the Andre Norton books, not her Witch World ones, tho. some of Arthur C. Clarke's "Y"s, Dolphin Island for example; some of Robert Heinlein's "Y" books, The Red Planet, Door into Summer, etc.

I guess my favorite Norton I didn't read as a teen because it wasn't written then, but is Breed To Come.

Now, I also liked horse books, the Walter Farley, Black Stallion and Island Stallion books, and Thomas C. Hinkle's horse books.

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3. myLot reputation of 93/100. eileenleyva (2949)   ranked 1,853 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I read an awful lot when I was a teen. I grew up under Martial Law in my country and the people was repressed. I found myself borrowing books from the school library each day. Started with Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys, Mills and Boon to the classics abridged, James Michener and Og Mandino, and the comics. If there is one book I liked, it is Jonathan Livingston Seagull. For one, it is different in style. For another, his story speaks much about us who want to make a difference.happy


myLot reputation of 98/100. marguicha (10882)   ranked 20 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

I agree with you that Jonathan Livingston Seagul is a classic for teens. Did you read Illusions, by the same author?

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4. myLot reputation of 100/100. Porcospino (5839)   ranked 1 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

I remember "Anne of Green Gables", I read most of the books when I was a teenager. my friend had them all, and when she finished reading them, I borrowed them. I also liked the books by Dorothy Joan Harris for instance "Even if it kills me" and "Don't call me sugarbaby". I read them several times. I liked Norma Klein, but I don't remember the names of the books. Lois Duncan wrote a book called "Don't look behind you" and that was one of my favourite books. There is a Danish author called Hjordis Varmer, she has written a lot of books for children and teenagers, and I liked her books very much. She often wrote about the past like the 30's, the 40's etc and I always learned something new while I enjoyed reading a good story.


myLot reputation of 98/100. marguicha (10882)   ranked 20 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

I have always felt that the books where the action is somehere in the past teaches us some History or motivates us to read about it later. I think that now that is so much easier with Interent. Many times, when I´m reading about something that happened before our times, I find myself searching in the web to try to get the whole picture.

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5. myLot reputation of 97/100. yresh12 (1878)   ranked 339 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

Hey Margui.

Wow you read a lot of good books when growing up. When I was a teenager I was fond of reading hardy boys and nancy drew. That's the only book available in the high school library. I also read fiction novels, my father owns a whole lot of them. Hatest author I just don't know why is Robert Ludlum. I also got hook with HARRY POTTER, I don't own a book but I just fell in love with it. I forgot some of them but I really love to read back then.lollollol


myLot reputation of 98/100. marguicha (10882)   ranked 20 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

Hi yresh,
I started to read when I was 3 years old and I haven´t stopped.roflI have a long love story with languages and with books.
I read the first 3 harry Potter bookes. My grandchildren lent them to me. I had to read them to be able to talk to them: they were addicted to them for some time. I also went with them to see the pictures at the cinema ( standing in a long line as it seemed everyone in the city wanted to see the same movie). I loved the movies basically for the special effects.
Here at home, I have books everywhere. I have even had to change wardrobes into book shelves. Lately I have changed my interests a bit from fiction to nonfiction. It must be that I´m getting old.rofl


myLot reputation of 97/100. yresh12 (1878)   ranked 339 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

Thats a blast. i couldnt read when I was three. I can imagine your place now..hmmmm

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6. myLot reputation of 95/100. onlyprincess (404)   ranked 4,189 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

Hi marguicha,
When I was a teen (I'm not too far from it), my favorite series would have to be the Sweet Valley Twins and Sweet Valley High. It's a big hit that time, and I own about 50 books. I just love reading their stories and adventures. It's a big part of my teenage life. Too bad they stopped reproducing the books, but I'm glad I still have them somewhere, dusting in my bookshelf. ;)

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7. myLot reputation of 97/100. lelin1123 (9051)   ranked 193 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

My favorites books when I was a teenager were any and all of Nancy Drew Mystery Books by Carolyn Keene, they were the best. These books would keep you guessing you the killer was and it was just the best reading ever. My all time favorite book though is Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott which is also a movie. I love this book because it shows how a family stuck together through the hard times without there Father being around because he was away at war as a chaplain. How they each had only one dollar to spend for Christmas presents. Each making most of their gifts for each other. It is such a heartwarming story. I love it.


myLot reputation of 98/100. marguicha (10882)   ranked 20 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

I think that Little Women was the first BIG book I read. Before that I mostly read short stories and fairy tales. I immediatly identifed with Jo . Now, decades later, I still remember Little Woman as one of the important books of my childhood and early teens. I saw the first movie and the remake but for me THE movie was the first one.
When I reread it when I was old, I discovered there a world the had escaped me when I read it the first time. The book depicts society in theat part of the country at a certain time if american History. And it also shows a philosophy of life that the author must have learned from her father and his friends.


myLot reputation of 97/100. mjcookie (1062)   ranked 1,778 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

Little Women is beautiful, as well as the movie adaptation with Susan Sarandon and Winona Ryder in it.cry


myLot reputation of 97/100. lelin1123 (9051)   ranked 193 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

You should see the two earlier versions, one dating back to 1933 with Katherine Hepburn and Joan Bennett, Jean Parker. There is also a 1949 version with June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor and Janet Leigh. These are really good version in fact I think maybe a bit better then the 1994 version.

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8. kieszha (19)   2 years ago

SWEETVAlley teens & sweetvalley high... that was during my teenage stage... its a very nice book and you will learn a lot from it.. from frienship, lover and anything bout being a teenager....


alduland (3)   ranked 7,976 out of 9,001 in reading  2 years ago

well my favorite book is MARY POPPINS of which I forget the authors name..but I really enjoyed it when I was a kid about 13~I love this accentric lady and I love her black eyes and pink cheek and of course her amusing magic!

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9. myLot reputation of 91/100. 23uday (2836)   ranked 2,086 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

hi friend
I still remember i have readed many stories books when i in teen.
I readed twinkle star,chacha choudari,investigation books and fantasy books.
It was nice books to read very funny,intresting stories.
have a good day.

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10. myLot reputation of 94/100. zoey7879 (2311)   ranked 1,291 out of 9,001 in reading   2 years ago

Phantom by Susan Kay
The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle
Reflections of the Heart by Sally Laity
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Night by Elie Wiesel

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