If they weren’t suspenseful or didn’t have a touch of humor I generally didn’t read them. , The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson, Slim down Camp by Stephen Manes, Secrets of the Shopping Mall by Richard Peck, The Long Secret Louise Fitzhugh, The Things I did for Love by Ellen Conford, The Other side of Dark by Lois Duncan, The Cat that Ate my Gymsuit by Paula Danzinger, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, The Girl in the Box & Words by Heart by Ouida Sebestyen – ( this is just a sampling ) if it looks like my tastes are major-lite it’s because that’s the kind I liked to read. Fish, the Ape and me, the Dump Queen ( it’s been reissued as Crazy Fish ) and Silver are my faves, Holding me Here by Pam Conrad, The house of Stairs by William Sleator, Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy, Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume, Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders, Tucker’s Countryside by George Seldon, the Ramona books or Ralph S Mouse books by Beverly Cleary, The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright Norma Fox Mazer – I love her short story books but Mrs. My favorite authors were ( are ) Caroline B Cooney who has a great writing style.

Thanks! I have definitely not read all of these books – not even close! I was a huge series fanatic back in the 80’s so most of my reading time was spent either reading – SVH, the Fabulous Five, SVT, the Babysitters Club, Sleepover Friends, Sweet Dreams – or Archie digests! I did however nab the occational non-series books and have sparked up a re-interest in them.

* With Friends Like these ( Could be more of a horror – in the vein of V.C. * The Most Embarrassing Mother in the World * Falling in Love Again ( a Two By Two series book ) * Fourth Graders don’t believe in witches * Movie tie in books – Charles in Charge, The Rescue, Adventures in Babysitting, Honey I shrunk the kids

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