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magpie nic · Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 7483 Location: Tyneside

I remember having a book read to us at primary school about a boy who survived in a nuclear attack or similar and there were only a few other survivors, who had to go looting to get food etc. Cannot remember what it was called but I know I enjoyed it at the time.

Titch · Joined: 28 Oct 2008 Posts: 1966

I love Enid Blyton aswell! Very Happy

You've not been on the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ride then Hawk!!

thehawk · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 1986 Location: here

No Titch - it traumatised me for many years.

The CHrysalids by john Wyndham I read as a young teenager - that was brilliant.
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titus4t · Joined: 27 Oct 2008 Posts: 212 Role: assistant head

Pat and her polo pony - read it load of times but no idea who it was by; and the little white horse by Elisabeth goudge; plus rafts of Enid Blyton!

bscaca · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject:

I loved The Faraway tree; Famous five books; Little House on the prairie series; Ballet Shoes and Heidi.

We had a book read to us at school about a mad professor who invented machines but can't remember what it was called. it's th eonly one i can vaguely remember!

wicked witch · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject:

Used to love Malory Towers and the other set of school books by Enid Blyton then bought every single Chalet school book. I used to dream of being whisked away to go there.

smallholder · Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 7356

Wicked witch I liked the malory Towers books too and then like Hawk I really enjoyed John Wyndham as a teenager. ( I wonder if the book you were trying to think of was one of his Magpie?)

magpie nic · Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 7483 Location: Tyneside

Ooh, I will check it out, it has bothered me for years that I cannot remember it!

firefox · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:58 am Post subject:

I loved Famous Five and the Adventure series, but my favourite books were the ones with the bittersweet endings - ones that could make me cry.

My absolute favourite was Jenny by Paul Gallico (best known for The Snow Goose) - about a boy, neglected by his family, who is hit by a car and wakes up as a cat..he meets Jenny (a real cat) who teaches him catty ways and ends up falling in love with her, risking his life to save hers.

My next would be the final volume of The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann -Fox Cub Bold. Another bittersweet ending.

peppery · Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 1 Role: senior teacher

My all time favourites have to be the Chalet school series. I have read nearly all of them time and time again.A pleasure now shared with my daughters. I really wanted to go to the school and have to speak 3 languagues fluently

whoa there pickle · Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:11 pm Post subject:

peppery I loved the chalet series as well!
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smallholder · Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 7356

I never read them - just wanted to say welcome to the forum peppery!

souk · Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject:

My favourites were Fattypuffs and Thinnifers by Andre Maurois and Follow that Bus by Pat Hutchins- haven't read them to my class though.. think I'd have to re-read Fattypuffs + Thinnifers first and think about the political correctness / steriotypes in it

souk · Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:27 pm Post subject:

Oops, stereotypes Embarassed

greyengine · Joined: 27 Oct 2008 Posts: 1761

Oh the chalet school. I've got nearly all of them up in the loft - used to love them as a child and came across them again years later.

magpie nic · Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 7483 Location: Tyneside

I liked the chalet series too!

But really was just posting to say Souk, I love your avatar!!

Rainbow_Bright · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:02 am Post subject:

redredrobin · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 1336

I loved the chalet school. I bought my sister a first edition a couple of years ago so she decided she's like to start collecting them - until she found out how much the most popular ones sell for!

Conker · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject:

Charlie and the Choclate Factory was my most-read book, but I loved reading 'The Hardy Boys' and 'Nancy Drew' books.
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jog_on · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:18 pm Post subject:

I absolutely loved Enid Blyton books as a young child - I didn't get the racism in them at all...so feel a bit saddened by it now! Sad

I also loved the Iron Man Smile

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